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Why the pencil is perfect

Caroline Weaver · TED

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About

Why are pencils shaped like hexagons, and how did they get their iconic yellow color? Pencil shop owner Caroline Weaver takes us inside the fascinating history of the pencil.

The talk

  1. Why the pencil is perfect 4 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
Small Thing Big Idea
Speaker
Caroline Weaver
Year
2018
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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