msagro Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 HEY Y'ALL, Why is a pencil made with 6 sides? I know that they make round pencils so the hexagon shape can't be for grip. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 because they could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarisse Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Because round pencils can roll and fall off your desk :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustStuit Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Well, when there are more than one rows in a pencil box they would stack better. clarisse's quote - Because round pencils can roll and fall off your desk :/ This seems like the best reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarisse Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Not rolling seems like the main reason though. ... ... No comment ... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustStuit Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I was agreeing with you. I should have quoted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easybeat Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I agree with the rolling off the desk however the hexagonal pattern is also more efficient in terms of production (It tessellates). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herpguy Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Because round pencils can roll and fall off your desk :/ my pencils still roll off my desk Maybe they should make them square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Pencil's that have flat sides are easier to shave with a safety scissor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbug1 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 The diameter's of both types of pencil are usually the same, and by using a shape that can fit into a circle, less wood is used and that is more economic. Also, the typeface prints better on a flat side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindOfChaos Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Pencil's that have flat sides are easier to shave with a safety scissor I like this reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakuenso Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 roundness != easier to fall the chicken egg for example is designed so that it would swirve in a circle, the reason that its circular and not hexagonal is to faciliate birth. of course non of YOU have to give birth to a pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X facter Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 of course non of YOU have to give birth to a pencil Do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindOfChaos Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 roundness != easier to fall the chicken egg for example is designed so that it would swirve in a circle' date=' the reason that its circular and not hexagonal is to faciliate birth. of course non of YOU have to give birth to a pencil[/quote'] In that case roundness does not equal easier to fall but a round pencil isn't really designed to swivel round in a circle.. Theres not much point to designing it circular to faciliate birth either so thats another reason to not have round pencils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustStuit Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 It may be easier to grip and write Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarisse Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I was only joking. My answer wasn't meant to be taken seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I like this reason. Thanks... shaving pencils is one of my favorite activities... and I don't see how easy this would be if pencils were perfectly round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustStuit Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkworm Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Pencil's that have flat sides are easier to shave with a safety scissor Classic. I think it's a homage to bees. Here I'd like to mention that Kansas was the first state to name the honey bee as the state insect (1976, I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EverCurious Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 hexagonal pencils have less wind resistance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindOfChaos Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 hexagonal pencils have less wind resistance lol, finally I think we have found the real reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I [/i']was only joking. My answer wasn't meant to be taken seriously its one of the better ones... aside from getting more pencils out of the same block of wood its the most likely. (i know that hexagonal pencils will still roll off a desk if you face it toward the slope. but a round pencil will roll off even if you have it very close to perpendicular to the slope.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski_power Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 How about this one... The National Comittee for Prevention of Cruelty towards Trees initially banned pencils. But then they realised that due to this there would be s shortage of pens and such which would lead to a price hike and the poor people won't be able to pay for it... So they passed the bill to get maximum efficiency from a single log of wood. Hence the Hex pencils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcol Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I [/i']was only joking. My answer wasn't meant to be taken seriously Round pencils are more versatile. I can pick my nose and my earwax more comfortably than with hex pencils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutter_princess Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 personally i am of the belief that, pencils were made hexagonal so as to produce a wibbly line when sharpened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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