I asked people if they liked regular pencils or mechanical pencils better. Here’s what everyone said:

• Bryn Mayo said mechanical pencils because they have longer life.
• Conner Knapp said mechanical pencils because if you break your lead, you can push more out.
• Stella Wilson said mechanical pencils are better because they are fancier.
• Landon Kalmer said regular pencils because the erasers last longer.
• Moses Dohner also said mechanical pencils because they are just better and last longer.
• Jordan Schulz said regular pencils because they last longer, and the lead doesn’t break as easily.

I guess Mechanical pencils take the win!!!

Comment on what you prefer.

Random Facts About Pencils:

• The first pencil was created in 1795 by Nicholas-Jacques Conte.
• On average, a pencil can be sharpened 17 times.
• The average-sized tree, a cedar, can produce about 300,000 pencils.
• During its lifespan, a pencil can draw a 35-mile-long line and write around 45,000 words.