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I was signing a rental contract a few years ago and pulled out my own pen. The landlord stopped me and said: "..Is that an erasable pen?"

It was one of these Frixion pens. Didn't even realize what I was doing. It was funny in a slightly embarrassing kind of way.

Aren't all pens erasable with bleach though?

What matters isn't that the signature exists on paper, what matters is that you actually signed it.

The issue is mostly that it could erase by accident.

Prove it :)

> Aren't all pens erasable with bleach though?

No - pens with pigment based inks (the ones that were advertised heavily for being great for writing checks and signing documents securely with) will stick around until the bleach disintegrates the paper back into pulp.

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