Top 10 Reasons Why Mechanical Pencils are Better Than Wooden Pencils

1. Mechanical pencils are reusable, while wooden pencils will eventually run out

   

   Indeed, all you have to do is get new lead, as opposed to having to replace a pencil altogether.

   I love mechanical pencils! I never spend time sharpening wooden pencils.

2. Mechanical pencils make a satisfying 'click' sound

   This may be a weird reason, but trust me, better ones will come.

3. Mechanical pencils tend to be less expensive than wooden pencils

4. Mechanical pencils do not produce messy shavings like wooden pencils

   It's so annoying to have to go to the trash can to throw away your pencil shavings in the middle of doing something.

5. Mechanical pencils are more technologically advanced than wooden pencils

   True! Even the word mechanical at the front should tell you it's better.

   This is the best reason. I love technology.

6. Mechanical pencils perform better than cheap wooden pencils

   I hate it when you get that one decorative pencil that is just wood with plastic wrapped around it. Then when you try to sharpen it, it just keeps breaking and breaking until you finally end up with a stub.

   My wooden pencils always break. Mechanical pencils are reliable.

7. Mechanical pencils make writing and drawing easier

   Especially if you're a lefty. Wooden pencils make everything smear all over the place. (I speak from personal experience.)

8. Mechanical pencils do not require sharpening

   This is the best part. I especially hate it if I'm handwriting a paragraph, and you can clearly see where I've sharpened my pencil because it just gets continuously messy.

   Assuming mechanical pencils are the same as pens, I agree. I hate not only having to sharpen pencils but also the fact that they can become extremely tiny.

   Indeed, I find it easier to refill my pencil with new lead than to have to sharpen it, while making sure I've sharpened it correctly.

9. Mechanical pencils have different types of lead

   If you're one of those people who write too hard, then get lead and a mechanical pencil with more thickness.

10. Mechanical pencils do not require cutting down trees

    This is a great reason. Trees support our lives and let us breathe. Without them, none of us would exist. Whoever is reading this probably doesn't know I exist, and that's how many people trees need to give air to.

    Plastic mechanical pencils can easily be sharpened. Why bother killing trees?

    Well, that's true. Also, paper is made from trees, so I don't need to waste.

The Newcomers
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    Mechanical pencils have replaceable erasers

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    Mechanical pencils are small and easy to carry everywhere

The Contenders

13. Mechanical pencils often come with free grippers

    Yeah, this makes it way more comfortable to write.

14. Mechanical pencils can store multiple pieces of graphite, unlike wooden pencils

    Wooden pencils only have one long piece of graphite through the wood, but the skinny pieces of graphite inside the mechanical pencil end up having more graphite in them.

15. Mechanical pencils make you look fancy

16. Mechanical pencils produce more professional-looking writing

17. Mechanical pencils smear less on paper than wooden pencils

18. Mechanical pencils have sharper points for detailed work

19. Mechanical pencils do not make your hands hurt

20. Mechanical pencils make sketching easier

21. Mechanical pencils often include grippers that work as erasers