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Q: Why is the Number 2 pencil called that?
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Why is the number 2 pencil still number 2 if it is the most popular?

The 2 is the number of the lead in the pencil.


Which Indian pencil is equivalent to US pencil number 2?

2


What is a number 2 pencil?

The # is reference to the hardness of lead A number 2 pencil is averagely hard aka HB


How many words can a number 2 pencil write?

Theoretically, the a number 2 pencil can write an infinite number of words. The number 2 in the number 2 pencil actually indicates how hard the graphite is. For more information, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil_hardness#Grading_and_classification


How do you tell a 2 soft pencil?

A #2 pencil will usually have the number 2 on the barrel, near the eraser end.


Is a 7 mm mechanical pencil the same as a number 2 pencil?

The "number 2" designation refers to the "hardness" of the lead. The higher the number, the "harder" The "7mm" designation refers to the "thickness" of the lead. The higher the number, the thicker. They are not the same pencil.


In 1879 the eagle pencil company patented what?

A leadholder-type pencil that the company called the "Stop Gauge" Pencil. There were 2 patents in 1879: number 213,569, issued on March 25, and number 215,521, issued on May 20. Both were issued to Joseph Hoffman.


How was the number 2 pencil named?

It has to do with the kind of graphite or material used as the lead for the pencil.


Is 0.7 mechanical pencil lead equal to a number 2 pencil lead?

Yes!!!


What is the driffrent numbers on the side of the pencils for?

The number of the pencil is based on the type of carbon lead used inside. The thicker the carbon lead gets the higher the number of the pencil becomes. If you notice a mechanical pencil is 0.9mm in diameter so it would be called a #0.9 pencil. A #2 pencil's lead is 2mm in diameter. So Why would we call a pencil a #3 pencil? Because it's lead is 3mm in diameter.


What is a good sentence for the word pencil?

I needed a number 2 pencil. Stella penciled the appointment into her datebook. The pencil was chewed on. I lost my only pencil.


What is a regular 2 pencil made out of?

a number two pencil is made of wood with graphite in the center of it