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'''Pencils''' are writing utensils generally made of [[wood]] or [[plastic]] with a [[graphite]] center used to make marks on a surface. T The graphite core is known as 'lead', though it isn't, because early pencils did use lead not graphite. They differ from [[pens]] because their marks can be erased. Number two pencils are preferred for standardized tests, though a great many other densities of graphite are used for other purposes. Pecil grades vary from soft (B) to hard (H), the standard grade being HB. There is a pencil museum in Kendal, Cumria, England.
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'''Pencils''' are writing implements generally made of [[wood]] or [[plastic]] with a [[graphite]] center used to make marks on a surface. The graphite core is known as the ''lead'', because early pencils did use lead rather than graphite. Pencil grades vary from soft (B) to hard (H), the standard grade being HB. There is a pencil museum in [[Kendal]], [[Cumbria]], [[England]].

Revision as of 12:41, June 7, 2007

Pencils are writing implements generally made of wood or plastic with a graphite center used to make marks on a surface. The graphite core is known as the lead, because early pencils did use lead rather than graphite. Pencil grades vary from soft (B) to hard (H), the standard grade being HB. There is a pencil museum in Kendal, Cumbria, England.

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