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2007-05-29 10:40:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
Not to be a total nerd, and you'll probably take me for one anyways... If you'd really like to know, graphite pencils are "labled" according to their hardness or softness.... from 9B (hardest) to 9H (softest), HB is the medium softness and a 2H is a little bit softer than HB and is the most popular because it's easily visible and easily erased. And also most computer grading machines read them best. Anyways, they're generally called #2 and are the most readily available with erasers.
2007-05-29 11:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by Justine D 1 · 70⤊ 5⤋
Speaking of pencils, I heard this little tidbit on the radio this morning. 75% of all pencils are yellow. Back in the late 1800's, most pencils were imported from China, who produced superior amounts of lead (gee..go figure!). Anyways, the real humdinger of the story was the reasoning behind the color yellow. The Chinese connect the color yellow to royalty, and...power. So all pencils were painted yellow and labeled "China"..to impress countries of the world.
2016-03-13 01:34:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good one!!
2007-05-29 10:49:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 21⤋
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2007-05-29 10:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by albanianguy27 2 · 7⤊ 19⤋