Infinity Chelyabinsk Meteor Pen On Kickstarter

Was made aware of this one on another forum. Figured I would throw it up here if anyone was interested. Twist action ballpoint, capped rollerball, & fountain pen options in a Starwalkeresque package. In the top dome is a resin encased piece of the Chelyabinsk meteor.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1624563312/infinity-the-pen-from-space

Already fully funded with 32 days to go as of this posting.

it seems it got the kickstart it needed to start production , it is interesting without a doubt, but for me a piece of old amber will be more attractive

I think @Peneconomics put it best (on his Twitter stream): for US$3, you can buy a Baoer 79 pen on eBay; for another $70, you can get a bit of rock in the cap [to be fair, you may also get a slight upgrade on the nib]. If that floats your boat, go for it!

So it's just a novelty pen? An ordinary pen topped with a meteorite? Okay.

Good idea, bad and questionable design.

1) it looks like (bleep) for the price:)

2) where did they get that much of meteorite stuff? Stole from Russian museum?

3) how do they know how much they need meteorite before start of campaign? It's not commodity you can buy everywhere. They can end up selling 100 or 400 pens - they have that much from beginning?

4) testing meteorite with magnet... well... Piece of iron will do the trick:)

Honestly, incorporating meteorite in a pen is long-lived idea, but should be done to pen that deserves it, one of a kind or very limited edition, high price, not for a KickStarter. That would be a challenge, though:)

 

Did you design INFINITY yourselves?

The concept and prototyping was undertaken 100% in the UK by our design team alone. No ODM arrangements were used through pen suppliers. The primary design goal and challenge was the encapsulation of the meteorite in the water clear dome and excellent writing experience at a low price point so INFINITY could be enjoyed by everyone – a truly everyday pen. We did not design the body. To keep costs down we evaluated and sourced that as a platform component in keeping with best in class design principles.

Funny, because for me it looks like chinese MB Starwalker knock-off.

+1, the design does surely not look "original"