Of course there's a day for everything. Many days on the calendar, in fact, are used to celebrate more than one "milestone." But I must admit my dismay when I found out that April 15 not only is Tax ...
A pencil eraser (Alexis Madrigal). It's true, as Arthur C. Clarke said, that the most advanced technologies are indistinguishable from magic. It's not true, however, that the world's most magical ...
Some creations appear after a period of intense publicity, with immense significance. There are some inventions that begin with a simple observation that seems too trivial to be a creation but has far ...
A new sheet of paper is a blank canvas, but a microscope shows that it's a wild, tangled jungle of cellulose fibres. “Every time you drag a pencil across that grid, you’re causing a little structural ...
Rubbers are a staple part of any pencil case when you're going back to school - but it turns out we may have all been using them wrong for years. There has been much online debate over how to ...
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) is mulling strict restrictions on the amount of plasticizer chemicals contained in rubber erasers. Some erasers currently sold on the market ...
Like many good ideas, Kerri Thurman's eraser collection started with a light bulb. When she was 10 years old, she saw a pink light bulb eraser. Her mom thought it would be nice to buy it and start a ...
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