Archived BOMBSHELL REPORT: WHY ARE PENCILS YELLOW!?!?!!!?!!!!1 (boingboing.net)
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Archived BOMBSHELL REPORT: WHY ARE PENCILS YELLOW!?!?!!!?!!!!1 (boingboing.net)
submitted ago by Warmoose76
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[–] 1Sorry_SOB ago
I'm guessing it has something to do with racism.
[–] derram ago
https://files.catbox.moe/hhib00.png :
' So popular was its yellow pencil that the company actually changed its own name to Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth. ', "Why most pencils are yellowI like bright yellow and orange equipment because it's easy to find."
'From The Little-Known Reason Pencils Are Yellow, by Gabrielle HickA number of pencil manufacturers, including Hardtmuth, now sourced their graphite from Siberia—the vast Russian province which shares borderland with China. '
'In China, yellow had long been tied to royalty. '
'I always thought pencils were yellow because it made them easier to spot on a cluttered desk, but the real reason turns out to be a lot more interesting. '
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