How do pencil erasers work?

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How do pencil erasers work?

Why is it that if you rub a clay/graphite (Commonly called pencil lead) mix onto paper, why will rubbing it with an eraser remove it. How does it do this? Does it remove layers of the ...show more

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lol why do you ask? Erasers pick up graphite particles, thus removing them from the surface of the paper...

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How can I get my pencil erasers to work?

If you ever get those pencils with erasers that just don't erase, but rather just smudge the writing, how do you get them to erase like they're supposed to?

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Just rub the smudge over a rough surface, and when the eraser is white, after the layer gets peeled...

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Pencil erasers remove pencil marks by rubbing. Most pencil erasers are made of soft rubber that crumbles...

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Erasers pick up graphite particles, thus removing them from the surface of the paper. Basically, the...

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That is because every eraser is different, so some work while other don't.

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Is the triple <pencil, paper, eraser> rightly regarded as a miracle?

Edited question details after a discussion with Rohan Nag: Should we expect, a priori from the laws of physics, the existence of a triple of materials with the properties and relations that pencils, papers, and erasers have? I ask this because the pencil...

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Miracles don't exist, all those three items were invented by humans, great and very useful inventions...

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Erasing Non-Photo Blue Pencil

My drawing style has been black ink over non-photo blue scanned in as line art until recently. Now I want to watercolor my drawings, but still start them with blue pencil. I'm having a heck of time erasing my the non-photo blue pencil marks, though....

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Ok, I'm about to share a secret. I use one of these. They're "erasable" because you can rub...

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Do any teachers have that policy of reducing student grades for doing work in ink pen instead of pencil? Why?

As a tutor and a substitute teacher, I've encountered a number of student reports of math teachers with the policy of giving students a zero for completing their work in ink pen instead of pencil. I don't understand this policy. I've heard that some...

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These grades were not given because of school rules, or even federal law, usually it is just the preference...

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Cheap place to buy Pencil-Top Sports Erasers

Where can I find a great deal online for Pencil-Top Sports Erasers

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! this item is no longer available but you might like this instead Sports Erasers Pencil Tops(24/PKG...

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Cheap place to buy Foohy Mega Pencil Petz Fruit Scented Erasers

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Foohy Mega Pencil Petz Fruit Scented Erasers is out of stock You may be interested in a similar item...

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