Originally Posted By: chaosmagnet
Originally Posted By: bsmith
oh, but how do they get the lead inside?

http://science.discovery.com/videos/how-its-made-pencils.html

very cool! i knew a pencil was a lead sandwich - look at the end of a never-sharpened pencil - but i didn't know how they did it! and who says we're not technologically advanced? that's impressive.
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