Why pen caps have small holes at the top? 3 main reasons, 3rd one is Amazing!

      WHY YOUR PEN CAP HAVE SMALL HOLE                  AT THE TOP?

Pen cap hole

Did you know it or have you ever noticed it that why your pen cap have small hole at the top of it?

Here are the 3  Amazing Reasons behind this!  3rd one is Amazing! 

In 1991 the French company BIC started punching holes in it's Pen Cap.

1# THE HOLE EQUALIZES THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE PEN CAP:

                                                                         The hole on the top of the pen cap may help to equalize the pressure inside the pen cap and it's useful to prevent the pen cap from flying away, it also saves us from some serious injuries, it is because the pressure inside the cap is very high if there is no hole and it result in the flying away of the pen cap due to which there is a danger of Serious injury to eye or face etc. But! when there is a hole on the top of your pen cap then No Worries.

pressure entering the pen cap

2# IT PREVENTS THE INK FROM LEAKING:

                                          The hole on the top of the pen cap is useful for the prevention of leakage of the ink from he pen. It may help in maintaining  the temperature equalized.

leaked pen

• But another more Heroic side of the story is the third point or the third benefit of the holes on the top of a pen cap. It's Really Amazing and Unbelievable.

pen hole is life saver

3# THESE HOLES SAVE LIVES SOMETIMES:

                                                                        If a pen cap is lodges in your Throat, the hole leaves a pathway for you to keep breathing. It helps in breathing for at lease a short time or for some minutes.
The reason for the less time of leaving a pathway for breathing is that the Researches shows that the bodily secretions may Eventually clog the tiny hole. 

Pen cap inside the Throat

•  The majority of the Swallowing Accidents occurs between the Children Ages 6-15 Years old