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minus-squareNuraShiny [any]linkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months agoThere is no way either side used lead pencils. Saying lead is in pencils is a very outdated thing, it’s all graphite these days.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•3 months agoRegular chalk is calcium carbonate. Crayola’s website says their sidewalk chalk uses calcium sulfate (gypsum as an ingredient in plaster of paris). So they’re both calcium salts.
minus-squareAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-23 months agoA sharp piece of graphite from a broken pencil is not something you would want in your eyes either
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There is no way either side used lead pencils. Saying lead is in pencils is a very outdated thing, it’s all graphite these days.
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Chalk isn’t chalk?
Regular chalk is calcium carbonate. Crayola’s website says their sidewalk chalk uses calcium sulfate (gypsum as an ingredient in plaster of paris).
So they’re both calcium salts.
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A sharp piece of graphite from a broken pencil is not something you would want in your eyes either