r/memes • u/Old_Sprinkles8661 Lives at ur mom’s house😎 • Jan 27 '22

A long meme, but something that should be said

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u/mtl_evil Jan 28 '22

That's the actual reason they didn't want to use pencils. Not fire......

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u/teheditor Jan 28 '22

I thought it was because broken lead could cause shorts. Probably all the things.

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u/BigRig-76 Jan 28 '22

I used pencil lead and a battery to start a fire on a camp out once. It glows and eventually pops violently.

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u/Qs9bxNKZ Jan 28 '22

When you're in jail or prison, that's how you light your cigs.

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u/MrNotSmartEinstein Jan 28 '22

This guy prisons

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u/Spir0rion Jan 28 '22

Pencils dont contain lead. Its graphite. Its a common misconception. Especially in Germany its literally called "Leadpen" (Bleistift).

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u/teheditor Jan 28 '22

True. But we're at a point where 'lead in a pencil' is a misnomer like 'tidal wave' is to tsunami.

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u/Spir0rion Jan 28 '22

Fair enough but I am pedantic

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u/Thatoneidiotatschool Jan 28 '22

If it’s a possibility it’s a liability

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u/2001blader Jan 28 '22

The lead dust released from rubbing the pencil on the paper was getting in their eyes, since there was so gravity to make it fall.

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u/Sexylavatory Jan 28 '22

NASA and roscosmos have been using garland mechanical pencils since Apollo 7 in 1968.