even if it is graphite or some other type, is it poisonous if you get it injected into your bloodstream? I wanna know, i'm only 11 and i'm curious
2007-09-28 15:51:36 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
if you get it infected
2007-09-29 05:45:42 · update #1
i was playing around with a pencil, and i stabbed myself by accident, there was a small hole after, with the pencil lead stuck in it, it hurted alot! just kidding, i thought putting alcohol in it then it hurted worse
2007-09-29 05:49:39 · update #2
i was dared to, i got 20 bucks for it though
2007-09-29 05:50:04 · update #3
Graphite is not poisonous. I have poked myself with pencils a couple of times, and made it through the skin (on accident, ok? I'm not very coordinated sometimes) and I'm still fine.
2007-09-28 15:55:04 · answer #1 · answered by AnnaBanana 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Is Lead In Pencils
2016-12-29 09:25:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lead in pencils is actually made of graphite. It was first called lead because it resembled the color and luster of lead.
However the puncture of the tip of a pencil may lead to a gray mark inside the skin for many years. The graphite is not poisonous and the consumption of lead is generally harmless... (Unless you consume large amounts)
Being injected with some into your blood stream, may not be the best thing, however; it will probably lead to death.
Good questions... Asking questions is how you learn, so don't be afraid to ask. And there is no stupid question.
2007-09-28 15:57:58 · answer #3 · answered by sayamiam 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's *possible* that there was lead in the painted wood surrounding the graphite, but unlikely. The stuff inside pencils is graphite and clay, and maybe a very small amount of paraffin or oil, which are pretty harmless. Real lead hasn't been used for pencils four hundred of years.
2016-04-06 06:16:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THe graphite isnt poisonous. A sharp pencil will hurt you if stabben into you but it is the physical trauma that will generally kill you. No the graphite which is a form of carbon
2007-09-29 02:05:39 · answer #5 · answered by Bob D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they use graphite now which is layers of carbon. Lead, the element, is poisonous but its not in pencils. I'm sure you could call pencil lead deadly if it was used to stab you or something.
2007-09-28 15:58:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! I have had a whole pencil point broken off in my tush for decades - Becky Fry held out a freshly sharpened pencil as I was sitting down and it broke off clear back to the wood - the parents couldn't get it out at the time - I have had ZERO trouble with it.
2007-09-29 13:36:58 · answer #7 · answered by Smarty-Marti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Injected? Like you grind it up and shoot it up? Probably kill you deader than a doornail. If you just got poked with a pencil it won't hurt you. Won't hurt you if you eat it. I know. When I was in grade school, I ate a ton of pencils, wood, eraser, lead, and all. Didn't eat the little metal part.
2007-09-28 15:56:22 · answer #8 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Pencil lead is made of graphite, which is entirely made of the element carbon (C). No, it is not poisonous, but getting anything stuck into your body is not fun, or usually good for you. ... But it is not poison. It is actually the same ingredients in pencil lead as in a diamond! Just carbon (C)!
2007-09-28 18:02:59 · answer #9 · answered by Brandi C 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Pencils use graphite now and it is not poisonous
2007-09-28 15:54:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋