Ballpoint pen works after scratching on paper

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How is it a ballpoint pen which did not work previously, miraculously starts working again when you make a few scratches with it on paper? What’s the mechanism behind it?

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The ball itself was probably stuck from a piece of dust. Dragging it across sufficiently rough paper managed to free it again.

The ball is supposed to roll ink on as you write but they occasionally get jammed.

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