2007-07-08 05:37:29 · 39 answers · asked by Feathery 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The number on the pencil does not determine how popular or unpopular it is, it is merely a standard grading designation. Grading is done by how hard or soft the pencil is, as well as how fine a point can be drawn. "H" is refered to the hardness of the pencil, and "B" refers to the blackness of the line drawn.
Number 2HB is most popular as it is an average firmness and hue needed to be seen for writing. For more info see the link posted below.
Hope this helped!
2007-07-08 05:52:14 · answer #1 · answered by Krynne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The clay proportion in the graphite of the pencil will determine the hardness of it. The pencil can be classified in two groups according to their hardness:
Hard pencils: With dry, tenacious , grayish and somewhat narrower
Soft pencils: with oily, fragile, dark and thicker
Inside these two classifications a wide gradient of options exists which can satisfy all the demands , ranging from the superhard pencil to the supersoft one . To be able to differentiate them, besides testing them on the paper, and experiencing in our own skin the diverse tones that they generate, we must observe the numeration or the letters printed on the wooden cane.
Hard pencils offer the letter H (hard) or high numbers: 3,4,5,6...
Soft pencils, on the contrary, are identified by the letter B (bold, marked in English) or low numbers 0,1...
Although, continuing with the previous outline, we can also find those that mix numbers and letters to differentiate the diverse hardness:
Hard pencils are defined by the letter H continued by a number (when higher, harder): 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H...
Soft pencils are defined by the letter B continued by a number (when higher, softer):2B, 3B, 4B, 5B.. hope that answers your question
2007-07-08 05:42:13 · answer #2 · answered by kyle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thickness of the lead inside the pencil.
2007-07-08 05:42:57 · answer #3 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is the number of the lead in that pencil.
2007-07-08 05:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's the hardness of the lead in the pencil.
2007-07-08 05:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the #2 actually has to do with how hard/soft the lead is. but i agree, if we freakin use it ALL the time, and you never even see #1, or #3 lead, or anything like that unless you are an artist or such, why can we just rename it as the #1 pencil?
2007-07-08 05:42:08 · answer #6 · answered by Syd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rotflmao! Very funny question! Answer:
Because they'd already named it #2 and everyone was already calling it #2 (for years and years and years) before everyone realized it really was #1!
Because it would just confuse everyone and they'd already made millions of pencils with #2 stamped on them!
(Because someone thought it was really "crappie" that they didn't name it number 1?)
2007-07-08 05:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The number 2 indicates the darkness of the lead. Good Question!!
2007-07-08 05:40:44 · answer #8 · answered by Suzi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever tasted a #2 pencil?
Tastes just like #2.
2007-07-08 05:42:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silly, It is actually a #1 pencil, twice.
2007-07-08 05:40:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋