The Powers of the Mechanical Pencil

Since school will be starting soon, I’m trying to compile a list of the ten most useful things one can do with a mechanical pencil. Thus far, I’ve only come up with four items on the list:

  1. Write with it (*sigh*)
  2. Use its spring as a cannon and shoot paper clips around
  3. Pop balloons
  4. Carry encoded documents inside the hollow cylinder

Does anybody have any other possible uses for this multi-talented object?

Published in: Archive from Reckless Abandon | on August 16th, 2005 |

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  1. On 12/29/2007 at 10:04 am Neko Hashira Said:

    5. Pretend it’s a syringe and scare everyone by giving yourself ’shots’
    6. An alternative to African bone nose-piercings
    7. Use it as an obnoxious poking device (my brother’s favorite)

    . . . that’s all I got. XD

  2. On 12/29/2007 at 11:42 pm Wraith Daquell Said:

    Wow - I’m taking a little walk down memory lane reading these posts.

    So we’re up to number seven… let’s see if three years has added any uses to my mind…

    8. Extract the graphite, compress it, and make a diamond for profit
    9. Pretend it’s a microphone and sing into it with all your heart
    10. Erase with it (duh… why didn’t I think of this before?)

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