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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
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mechanical pencil vs. lead pencil

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0A "lead pencil" is an ordinary pencil, made of wood with a center core that used to be made of lead, but now, I think, is graphite. Usually you would just call it a "pencil" -- the only time I would call it a "lead pencil" would be to distinguish it from charcoal pencils or colored pencils used by artists. 02br 02br 00A "mechanical pencil" is made of metal or plastic and holds a very thin piece of something that is also called "lead," but is probably graphite.

— Khoff

  • 0A "lead pencil" is an ordinary pencil, made of wood with a center core that used to be made of lead, but now, I think, is graphite.
  • Usually you would just call it a "pencil" -- the only time I would call it a "lead pencil" would be to distinguish it from charcoal pencils or colored pencils used by artists.
  • 02br 02br 00A "mechanical pencil" is made of metal or plastic and holds a very thin piece of something that is also called "lead," but is probably graphite.
  • When the exposed part is used up, you click or twist something to push more of it out of the holder.
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0A "lead pencil" is an ordinary pencil, made of wood with a center core that used to be made of lead, but now, I think, is graphite. Usually you would just call it a "pencil" -- the only time I would call it a "lead pencil" would be to distinguish it from charcoal pencils or colored pencils used by artists. When the point wears down, you sharpen it with a pencil sharpener.02br
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1font00A byproduct question, does a pencil nowadays still made of lead? Thanks.02font01blockquote
01cite10Khoff12cite10A "lead pencil" is an ordinary pencil, made of wood with a center core that used to be made of lead, but now, I think, is graphite. Usually you would just call it a "pencil" -- the only time I woul
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0 As Khoff points out - no. It is graphite.0-
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01cite10Feebs1112cite10As Khoff points out - no. It is graphite.12br
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10What's the difference between graphite and lead?? [:^)]0-
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0 Well, for one thing, lead is toxic and graphite is not. See 01a05000 02a00 for more detail. 0230hrefhttp://www.pencils.com/unlead.html
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0 I didn't know it. Very good website!!02br
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0OMG, you should know more about lead. The gas coming out of the rear of mobiles contians a lot of lead, you should avoid it, in particular, pragnent women and children should watch it out. 05001blockquote
01cite10Kekel12cite10I didn't know it. Very good website!!12br
10thanks a lot for all the explanations!12br
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01cite10Osee12cite10OMG, you should know more about lead. The gas coming out of the rear of mobiles contians a lot of lead, you should avoid it, in particular, pragnent women and children should watch it out. 15012br
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11cite20Kekel22cite20I didn't know it. Very good websi
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0Nothing, Kekel said he or she did not lead is toxic. So I just let him know more about lead.01blockquote
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11cite20Osee22cite20OMG, you should know more about lead. The gas coming out of the rear of mobiles contians a lot of lead, you should avoid it, in particular, pragnent women
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0 Yeap, I really did not know graphite is different from lead.02br
00this website is wonderful because we learn a lot, and not only the English language!02br
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00PS I'm a girl!! [X]0-
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