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[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Space (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pens are dust-free, pencils are not. Dust-free pencils are special and expensive because it's a lot of chemistry and testing to ensure that. How do you cleanly sharpen a pencil for example? Special pens are special but cheap because the components to make them are still relatively simple, the ink is still standard. More expensive than standard pens by a fair bit but a lot cheaper and more practical than the pencils.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I misread you as saying pencils are dust free.