Pluggers by Rick McKee for March 01, 2011

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    LuvThemPluggers  over 13 years ago

    Because the #1s were all sold out.

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    Madhatter1903  over 13 years ago

    Ahh, a question of the ages

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    Olddog1  over 13 years ago
    1 has softer graphite, #3 has harder graphite center. Like baby bear, #2 is just right.
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    jkoskov  over 13 years ago

    Number 2’s try harder!

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    DavidGBA  over 13 years ago

    Words of terror: “You may bring 2 #2 pencils to take notes and fill out your examination forms.”

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    WineStar Premium Member over 13 years ago

    Per Olddog1 – You’re a plugger if you know the answer to that question.

    Sadly, the #2’s Ticonderogas that we grew up with aren’t the same anymore – the “wood” is now a composite and the “graphite” doesn’t have the same feel when you write with it. Boo Hiss!

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    rw1h  over 13 years ago

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a #1 pencil – at least none that actually had the “1” stamped on it. Maybe they can be found next to the “6-Up” soda beverages…….

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    McGehee  over 13 years ago

    Seems to me when I was in kindergarten they gave us #1 pencils to write with. Not sure why.

    Maybe they figured little five-year-olds don’t have the strength for the harder-leaded pencils.

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    OMC-USNR  over 13 years ago

    Personally I use an HB for most work. An F works well too. If I’m in the field taking notes, a 4H is harder to erase.

    Pencils range from 9B (very soft) through H F HB and then up to 9H (very hard).

    The modern pencil was developed by a Frenchman (Conte) during the Napoleonic wars. It consisted of binding graphite with clay and encasing it in a wooden tube. The varying amounts of clay would vary the hardness of the pencil and the darkness of the line produced.

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    EarlWash  over 13 years ago

    OUTLAW PENCILS. Thay mishpell werds.

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    tedcoop  over 13 years ago

    OMC-USNR, an HB is a #2 pencil.

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    Gretchen's Mom  over 13 years ago

    What are you asking her for?! If she’s anything like me, she probably doesn’t know the answer anymore than you do!

    P.S.: olddog1, thanks for the explanation regarding #1, #2, and #3 pencils!

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    macduff93  over 13 years ago
    1s are preferable for left-handed people. #2 lead smears on your hand as you write, #1’s don’t. After a while though, I just got used to it and now I just use #2s.
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    anserman38  over 13 years ago

    …And it’s not even REAL lead!!

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