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  • pntballa18
    FFR Player
    • Mar 2005
    • 3357
    #16
    Re: Lead pencil crisis....

    Originally posted by meiloyn
    Also, does anyone know a guess-free method to finding the square root of an unfamiliar number without having to use a calculator? I'm asking because if this guessing game keeps up, I'm going to fail the future test, or at least manage to answer 4 questions by the time class is over.
    I doubt your teacher wants you to solve the roots into decimal form. He probably just wants you to simplify the radicals.

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      • fluffygdog95
        FFR Player
        • Apr 2006
        • 77
        #17
        Re: Lead pencil crisis....

        What do all these .7's and .5's mean? Don't you all just carry a hunk of graphite around?



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          • jamuko
            FFR Player
            • Jan 2004
            • 1083
            #18
            Re: Lead pencil crisis....

            Originally posted by DrawingJunkie
            A .3 mechanical pencil sounds awesome, where did you find that, jamuko? I have a slight problem with breaking lead, which is why I use my .9 most of the time. But I like using .5 when I have to cram writing into tiny spaces.
            I got it at the college bookstore on campus. It was expensive, but I love it to death. You can probably find a cheaper one somewhere. (And wow, I've never used a .9 before XD it'd probably drive me nuts... even .7 bothers me in most cases.)
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              • DrawingJunkie
                FFR Player
                • Dec 2006
                • 180
                #19
                Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                I decided to search online and found .3 mechanical pencils for about $4, without shipping. That must be quite a pencil you have there XD


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                  • Chocaholic
                    FFR Player
                    • Mar 2007
                    • 74
                    #20
                    Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                    ya'll must like drawing alot! thats cool!
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                      • JurseyRider734
                        lil j the bad b-word
                        • Aug 2003
                        • 7506
                        #21
                        Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                        Lead?

                        Um...they stopped using lead years ago because it caused lead poisoning. Every pencil is now made with graphite.

                        way to go.
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                          • Windscarredfaith
                            (づ￣ ³￣)づ watermelon
                            • Mar 2005
                            • 2612
                            #22
                            Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                            Mechanical pencils. <3

                            PS- Morning Glory, ftw.

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                              • meiloyn
                                FFR Player
                                • Feb 2007
                                • 291
                                #23
                                Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                                Originally posted by JurseyRider734
                                Lead?

                                Um...they stopped using lead years ago because it caused lead poisoning. Every pencil is now made with graphite.

                                way to go.
                                I know it's graphite, but the habit of calling it lead is hard to break.

                                Originally posted by pntballa18
                                I doubt your teacher wants you to solve the roots into decimal form. He probably just wants you to simplify the radicals.
                                So that's what she meant by "simplify", huh? I assumed the decimal form was the simplified form because you could simplify 'square root of 2' into a number, just like you could simplify 'square root of 36' into 6.

                                Originally posted by fluffygdog95
                                What do all these .7's and .5's mean? Don't you all just carry a hunk of graphite around?
                                They are the diameter of the graphite sticks in millimeters, I think. .5 and .7 are the most common sizes. The size your pencil uses should be marked on your pencil.
                                Last edited by meiloyn; 03-14-2007, 08:24 PM.
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                                  • pntballa18
                                    FFR Player
                                    • Mar 2005
                                    • 3357
                                    #24
                                    Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                                    Originally posted by meiloyn
                                    I know it's graphite, but the habit of calling it lead is hard to break.
                                    How is it a habit? I doubt you were alive when lead was used in pencils.

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                                      • Windscarredfaith
                                        (づ￣ ³￣)づ watermelon
                                        • Mar 2005
                                        • 2612
                                        #25
                                        Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                                        I wish they sold the graphite in less than .5 here. Taiwan has this awesome .3 kind to refill .3 mechanical pencils. It's awesome and it's so easy to write small on paper.

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                                          • LythincaMan
                                            FFR Player
                                            • Aug 2006
                                            • 661
                                            #26
                                            Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                                            Its actually Grafite, not lead. Lead is poisoness and can kill you.

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                                              • justom
                                                FFR Player
                                                • Jan 2007
                                                • 698
                                                #27
                                                Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                                                Originally posted by Windscarredfaith
                                                I wish they sold the graphite in less than .5 here. Taiwan has this awesome .3 kind to refill .3 mechanical pencils. It's awesome and it's so easy to write small on paper.
                                                I wish we had .3 mechanical pencials here I like writing small.
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                                                  • jamuko
                                                    FFR Player
                                                    • Jan 2004
                                                    • 1083
                                                    #28
                                                    Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                                                    Originally posted by DrawingJunkie
                                                    I decided to search online and found .3 mechanical pencils for about $4, without shipping. That must be quite a pencil you have there XD
                                                    Seriously XD that thing is a monster. It's made of metal and can retract the entire tip of the pencil without having to draw the lead back in. Honestly I'd probably prefer a lighter-weight pencil (I once had a super-light .5 from Japan that rocked) but I paid $20 for that darn thing, so I'd better love it. XD

                                                    Originally posted by Windscarredfaith
                                                    I wish they sold the graphite in less than .5 here. Taiwan has this awesome .3 kind to refill .3 mechanical pencils. It's awesome and it's so easy to write small on paper.
                                                    I got the .3 refills too, in the same brand as all the common ones. ^^ They do sell it here, just less commonly. Try checking a big office supply store, or maybe an art store.
                                                    Last edited by jamuko; 03-15-2007, 12:36 AM.
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                                                    I like delicious things
                                                    I shoot eye beams at the things I hate and make them explode! (Yay!)
                                                    So Happy! Smile! Hello! It's a picnic every day
                                                    There's lots of happiness in my pocket
                                                    So let's play forever~

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                                                      • Tek.Ni.Que
                                                        FFR Player
                                                        • Nov 2002
                                                        • 46
                                                        #29
                                                        Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                                                        .9 <-- the way to go
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                                                          • Kilgamayan
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                                                            • Feb 2003
                                                            • 6583
                                                            #30
                                                            Re: Lead pencil crisis....

                                                            ^ WTF
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