Comment on Pens in Space
JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 day agoYou’re just raising the question about why the pencils cost over $100 if all pencils are dust free. What was so special about them when the special pens were so cheap?
Comment on Pens in Space
JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 day agoYou’re just raising the question about why the pencils cost over $100 if all pencils are dust free. What was so special about them when the special pens were so cheap?
phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Pens are dust-free, pencils are not. Dust-free pencils are special and expensive because it’s a lot of chemistry and testing to ensure that. How do you cleanly sharpen a pencil for example? Special pens are special but cheap because the components to make them are still relatively simple, the ink is still standard. More expensive than standard pens by a fair bit but a lot cheaper and more practical than the pencils.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 day ago
I misread you as saying pencils are dust free.