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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 143.252.80.110 (talk) at 15:45, 22 March 2006 (Environmentally friendly?). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

does anyone have an image of a mechanical pencil that we can use? -Vince251

I can scan one in tomorrow. --Carnildo 09:38, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC)

What is a Metal propelling pencil?

One of the pictures is labelled "Metal propelling pencil", but there no discussion of what that means in the article.

Environmentally friendly?

"Mechanical pencils are considered to be more environmentally-friendly than conventional pencils due to the fact that wood is not necessary for its manufacture and no wasteful wood shavings are created."

What? It seems to me that far more energy and materials would be needed to produce a mechanical pencil than a few standard pencils. And most softwoods, such as those used to make pencils, are farmed anyway. I'm removing this - if anyone can come up with a decent cite then by all means put it back. 143.252.80.110 15:45, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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