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glatt · 12-17-2010, 01:38 PM

Why do they call it pencil "lead" anyway? I find it hard to believe that lead was ever used. Lead has been used in paint to make paint whiter, but I don't think lead makes a dark pigment at all. You would want a dark color coming from a pencil.

12-17-2010, 01:38 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Why do they call it pencil "lead" anyway? I find it hard to believe that lead was ever used. Lead has been used in paint to make paint whiter, but I don't think lead makes a dark pigment at all. You would want a dark color coming from a pencil.