Pencils are cut into a hexagonal shape for a variety of reasons. One reason is so that the pencil does not roll off a flat surface, such as a desk, quite so easily. Another reason for being cut hexagonally is so that they can stack more easily.
To stop them from rolling
Pencils are hexagonal.
it is naturally found in Hexagonal shape latter it can be re-cut in any shape as desired
it is naturally found in Hexagonal shape latter it can be re-cut in any shape as desired
Cylindrical, because it can be formed on a rotating wheel, or hexagonal, as it makes it easier to hold.
A hexagon.
Pencils have six sides because for the companies making them it's alot cheaper. You can make more six sided pencils from the same amount of wood than round pencils. For every 8 round pencils there would be 9 six sided pencils. Also they don't roll off of desks as easily. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Also like honeycomb, hexagonal tubes stack very well in a box with no space left between them.
If there is an eraser, then 12 edges (6 on the hexagonal pencils sides and 6 on the sharpened point) If there isn't any eraser, then 18 edges (6 on the hexagonal pencils sides, 6 on the sharpened point, and 6 on the top).
So they don't roll off your desk.
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Pencils are cut from wood blocks and are originally either square or (less commonly) round. They are either smoothed to a ROUND shape, or milled to a HEXAGON (6-sided) shape, which reduces their tendency to roll away on a mildly slanted surface. (Thicker carpenter's pencils are oval for this reason.)Pencils made from synthetic materials (plastic, polymer) can be extruded in any shape.