A way to cheat with ink! A Spanish law student engraved the answers to exam questions on his pens
- The University of Malaga revealed the confiscated pens during a law exam
- The student had engraved the answers to the criminal procedure exam on the ballpoint pen
- The ruse was exposed and the pens were seized but many praised the audacity
A mischievous Spanish law student went to great lengths to cheat on his exams by carving answers into his pens, his teacher has revealed.
Yolanda de Lucchi, a professor at the University of Malaga, showed the pens she and her colleagues confiscated during the test.
She posted the 11 pens, each with small writing etched into the plastic body of the blue ballpoint pen, in a post on Twitter.
A mischievous Spanish law student went to great lengths to cheat on his exams by engraving answers on his pens, his teacher has revealed
Ms De Lucchi said the pens were confiscated during a criminal procedure law exam.
The cunning student was exposed several years ago, but the teacher rediscovered the offending items while cleaning out her drawer.
She posted on Twitter: “The criminal procedure in the BIC enclosures. What art!
“Cheat sheets aren’t like they used to be.”
A close-up of the pens shows off the incredible detail of the trick, with tiny letters filling every available space.
A Twitter user who replied to the teacher claimed to be a friend of the cheating student.
The cunning student was exposed several years ago, but the teacher rediscovered the offending items while cleaning out her drawer.
Gonzo said: ‘Hello Yolanda. I know the author of this marvelous work perfectly well. In fact, he authorized me, ignoring his name, logically, to show you others that he still keeps at home.
“The technique used by the artist, as he tells me himself, was to replace the graphite lead of a mechanical pencil with a needle, which allowed him to engrave the pen very easily.”
Gonzo then showed a number of photos of the ballpoint pens modified over the years.
De Lucchi said: “It couldn’t happen today.
“Now students wouldn’t bother to have such a detailed cheat sheet for an exam.
‘They live at the click of a button, by what happens instantly; it is impossible to see today.
