Post Aoaa91FgFPZxiLyfg0 by catmisgivings@stranger.social
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(DIR) Post #AoaUZ7E43lRs2wHYhs by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-12-01T02:19:51Z
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Some of the toys I'm nostalgic about are kind of environmental plastic disasters. I loved these "push pens"But there's no way to refill them. You just have a lot of plastic bits when the lead runs out...I wonder if that could be redesigned...The idea of having a bunch of ready sharp points of lead is nice.
(DIR) Post #AoaUiBRzioWPkt7cRc by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-12-01T02:21:29Z
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@puppygirlhornypost2 Probably for the best. AND YET.
(DIR) Post #AoaVdNxTtGgB3P7ppY by trachelipus@masto.ai
2024-12-01T02:31:48Z
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@futurebird I used a Pentel .5mm mechanical pencil during the period when I was still graphing quadratic equations by hand. No, the point was never as sharp as a freshly sharpened wood pencil. However, it never got as dull as a wood pencil either.
(DIR) Post #AoaWCel1QLBrI57GXg by bug@chitter.xyz
2024-12-01T02:38:10Z
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@futurebird the closest equivalent i can think of is that some 2.0mm lead holders like the rotring 300 have built-in sharpeners under the button cap instead of an eraser
(DIR) Post #AoaWxzfVUjhjku6nvU by PizzaDemon@mastodon.online
2024-12-01T02:46:44Z
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@futurebird I felt my most Yang as a kid sharpening my pencil with the small blade of my swiss army knife. Not nearly as effective as using the tiny plastic purpose designed tool but very satisfying
(DIR) Post #AoaYHcydfdAL7oz2tE by bgrinter@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-12-01T03:01:23Z
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@futurebird @blogdiva then graduated to a mechanical pencil in high school. Felt very clever just using one 😝
(DIR) Post #Aoaa91FgFPZxiLyfg0 by catmisgivings@stranger.social
2024-12-01T03:22:19Z
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@futurebird are you serious ._. if i lost just one of those little nib things the whole pencil became useless. give me a sanrio scented eraser any day :D :D :D
(DIR) Post #AoabzrONjh7QRAo9k8 by smn@l3ib.org
2024-12-01T03:43:06Z
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@futurebird I really wanted to like these for aesthetic reasons but they were outperformed by even the most pedestrian of mechanical pencils.
(DIR) Post #Aoadvu4u0Z2NW7wCEC by nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social
2024-12-01T04:04:48Z
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@futurebird Can't seem to get to your server atm to read the other posts, but I guess I have to ask the question others are probably already asking: why not just a mechanical pencil with fine lead? Some can get pretty fine and I'd argue sharper than those points are for the finest ones.
(DIR) Post #AoaggisLfyyyIAWDYm by jayalane@mastodon.online
2024-12-01T04:35:39Z
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@futurebird I remember those having a core of the next points and being able to load a little tower of sharp points that fit together into the back? I can't find any internet evidence for this however. As I tell my kids, I grew up in a sea of plastic.
(DIR) Post #Aob29UAXX2kW7EaGG0 by rayhindle@mastodon.social
2024-12-01T08:36:10Z
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@futurebird Propelling pencils or clutch pencils?