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		Arrath on Aug 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How pencils are made in a Japanese factory [video] To make a pencil, you must first create the universe.

RetroTechie on Aug 3, 2023 | [–]

I, Pencil

https://fee.org/articles/i-pencil/

True for so many 'simple' items in our world of mass-production. 100's if not 1000's of people laboured to bring even the simplest items into existence.

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