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Pens and Pencils
Even with the abundance of laptops, tablets, and smartphones in most offices and classrooms, the need to write is still ever present. Pens and pencils are still a main staple in the contents of most desks worldwide.
1,500 Questions
How do you open your iPoint sharpener?
Twist the top piece that appears to be attached to the actual sharpener. The clear plastic chamber should then come off after.
What is the age for kids to start using an mechanical pencils?
Kids should be able to use them when they are more careful with what they are doing. I think I started to use them between third and fourth grade.
How often do people use the pencil sharpener?
I think every 2 days or so. It really varies on the pencil.
From what material is the inside a pencil made?
a lot of people mistake it for led but it is in fact graphite
The origin of the pencil was in 1564, when a large deposit of graphite was discovered in England, and the sticks cut out of the material, called 'black lead,' were sold as writing implements. Before this time, various lead and lead-like disks were often used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to write on papyrus.
Would a KRUPP knife sharpener that says on the back NitrierhartungWhat year is it from?
Nitrierhartung means nitride hardened, perhaps that has some connection to year of manufacture, but I doubt it.
What was the first kind of pencil?
In ancient Rome, scribes wrote on papyrus (an early form of paper) with a thin metal rod called a stylus, which left a light but readable mark. Other early styluses were made of lead. Today we still call the core of a pencil the "lead" even though it is made from nontoxic graphite.
