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Tiny pencils (about 1/8" thick) (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by solrize to c/ultralight

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

They look like 3mm thick...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Hard to tell, but looks like they're actually just shy on an 8th

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

3mm matches better

Crazy small

[–] thonofpy 1 points 2 months ago

the unit is also superior in other regards, such as beeing understandable without an internet search to people outside the US

[–] solrize 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks, I edited the title to say "about". I'll use a caliper when I get a chance.

[–] AchtungDrempels 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hahaha, nice, what do they weigh?

I usually bring one of those bic crystal pens, the cap is really nice to clean my finger nails too. I have used the cap also for other stuff which somehow i don't remember what it was now. They apparently weigh 5.8g, but I only bring a half full one to save some ;)

[–] solrize 2 points 2 months ago

Based on math I'd guess about 0.5g each, but I haven't weighed them. Of course they'd be lighter if cut to 55mm or so, to fit in a match case or Altoids tin (front to back direction). They're about 80mm long as is.