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Mechanical pencils are superior to ink pens because they do not wash away when exposed to liquids and allow the user to keep a record of the thought process, including edits.

“I looked into it and I found that like pencils are just better. >> You can't wash them away. Essentially, >> they don't wash away, but they erase.”

The Rest Is Science · May 2026 · 1 episode · 627K views on this topic

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