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How do pencils write on paper?

Chemistry For Your Life by Bleav + For Your Life

May 21, 202600:46:46Science & Medicine

Why does a pencil work so perfectly? Why does graphite leave marks on paper instead of just crumbling apart? And what do pancakes, honeycombs, geckos, and intermolecular forces have to do with any of it? This week we fol...

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How do pencils write on paper? is an episode from Chemistry For Your Life by Bleav + For Your Life. Why does a pencil work so perfectly? Why does graphite leave marks on paper instead of just crumbling apart? And what do pancakes, honeycomb...

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Published May 21, 2026, 00:46:46 long, audio available.

How do pencils write on paper?

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