I FOUND OUT HOW FAR A PENCIL CAN DRAW

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[@snoopyvsme]

I was really hoping he would just drag the pencil along the ground outside and somehow be able to calculate it properly

[@jathins6809]

Me too

[@tokyo4556]

I thought he would do that too 😂

[@zanerussell6365]

I though he was gonna use some sort of robotic arm or vice to hold the pencil in place, or use complex math and barely do any actual drawing. Didnt expect him to manully hold it against the treadmill and put in each lap.

[@pickled6946]

@@zanerussell6365 bruh facts this is exactly what I thought. This video deserves a like he put hard work into it.

[@MYSTRO0]

@@pickled6946 ya he's definitely gonna blow up

[@babyzillakilla]

I love how this is just a dude, making a video with little equipment and editing skill, and a simple question. And it’s an absolute amazing video. Just goes to show that all you need is something to be passionate about to succeed

[@poplix2704]

This comment popular but first

[@ianproctor8069]

Ok tell me what he is passionate about from this video

[@babyzillakilla]

@@ianproctor8069 solving questions we’ve all had but never had the answer to do them. How long does a pencil last? What would happen if I stayed in the shower for a long time? I wonder if I could survive in my car? How much money can I make out of door dash? He’s answered all these questions to save us time. This dude is for real

[@clumsy1234]

Pen

[@MYSTRO0]

@@clumsy1234 pen!s

[@ronfarrell08]

When you sped up the belt, you changed the variables. Now the graphite is hotter(hence the darker shade) which makes it softer and now doesn't last as long.

[@geoffreygriffin3015]

Don't they use graphite when handling molten glass? Do you think that additional speed was a major variable change? I had the same thought too, then talked myself out of it, now I'm on the fence about it

[@tommydragon10]

If it did, it would have created minor changes. He didnt go far with the slower speeds of the first pencil, so I dont see that as a cause for the longer distances. I'm sure he used fairly equal pressure with all the writing tools used.. Also with the pencils being sharpened they had frequent breaks to cool down. I feel like there might be some small scew in it but on the flip side I'm sure its marginal in the grand scheme of this expiriment.

[@visibletoallusersonyoutube5928]

The reason the second more expensive pencil went faster was primarily due to the fact that higher quality pencils leave darker lines. The graphite is softer and leaves bolder lines. Cheap pencils are hard.... and he just said what I typed...... there ya go.

[@simonb2991]

They werent quite same pencil hardness, one was a #2 HB and one was only #2. This makes a difference!

[@lukeporras1288]

This isn’t supposed to be a scientific test. There are so many other variables that could have been controlled better, but this is mostly just for fun and probably still fairly accurate.

[@anoob8582]

Now it makes sense why my dad buys me cheap clothes because it lasts longer.

[@ChayDenne]

😂😂

[@Scrunkles]

Very smert Very smert indeed

[@SeriouslySeriousGrim]

And you’re younger so you’ll probably outgrow clothes faster

[@bigbangattack97]

and its less of a blow to the pockets when they rip or stain

[@since1876]

@@bigbangattack97 I ordered my mother who made minimum wage to only buy me designer clothes through high school. Started with kindergarten. I was six years old. First day in, I had to wear ratty old cut off shorts from when my brother was younger. After the other kids teased me relentlessly, I went home and told my mom we're going to Beverly Hills for some shopping. She said, "But we can't afford that!" So, I grabbed her by the hair, pulling her face close to mine, and said, "look, if you want me to succeed in life, I need expensive clothes. I don't care if you steal them, take a loan out on the house, suck dick for a living, or whatever the fuck. GET. ME. MY. CLOTHES." To which, her response was putting me over her knee and giving me 50 spanks. Luckily, though, soon after that incident, my mother won the lottery and took me shopping. The first week was a bit rough, though, until she managed to finally win.

[@AJ_Sparten1337]

The faster you make the treadmill go, the more abrasion you’ll make the pencil experience. If you had kept the speed at 1/2 a mile, everything would last even longer.

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

Friction*

[@colenichols]

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 Not necessarily.

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

@@colenichols It definitely isn’t helping the lifespan of the pencil either lol

[@Ray_Argues]

Agree. He should have kept it at average "writing speed" and developed a holder for the pens.

[@Yesenn]

Basically when it moves faster, it creates more heat from the friction, and the heat burns the lead (and ink?) faster, right?

[@ziggyzoggin]

me buying a pencil: "so, whats the mileage on the pencil?" shopkeeper: what? me: how long does it write for? shopkeeper: ...I don't know.

[@DrOrder]

Underrated. And companies should be paying him for testing what they fail to test.

[@sarima7621]

Now you know

[@piyush5740]

please god kill me after reading the most unfunny comment ever

[@Kingbob556]

@@DrOrder companies aren’t “failing” to test it. it is impossible to put a number on how long the pencil can be used. there are multiple factors that affect the outcome such as the downward force being forced onto the pencil.

[@DrOrder]

@@Kingbob556 You fail to comprehend if you are only thinking about the numbers themselves.

[@dylanrogers9712]

“Half a mile per hour” You would’ve been there for roughly 8 hours

[@silkic]

fture but he spert iå up

[@itzenrique09]

My respect for him went 📈📈📈📈📈📈 he finished a WHOLE pen without losing it... what a legend 🥲

[@ChayDenne]

😂😂 i wonder how many people lose the pens without finishing them fr

[@itsmarius3778]

@@ChayDenne I have one almost out and its like my prize in safe keeping I’m waiting till it runs out because it’s like the first pen I’ve had that I didn’t lose

[@itzsquishy3712]

@@connorsaxton2920 what?? No he didnt

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

I finish a pen about once a month with the job.

[@realmacthud6768]

@@connorsaxton2920 no he meant the pen

[@DavidCornell1]

Makes me wonder just how many miles of penstroke and pencilstroke we’ve all written in our lives...

[@cade6065]

I thought you were one of those people with millions of subscribers who do random experiments but you only have a couple thousand. I’m subscribing

[@themaidenlesswretch7819]

69k, nice

[@ariannasv22]

Im actually surprised you explained why the expensive pencil gave out so quickly, it was unexpected, but very welcome. Respect.

[@johnsonwithat2322]

Her: He's probably cheating on me right now. Boys: How far can a pencil draw?

[@babissk838]

100th

[@Scrunkles]

*time to find out boiis*

[@cringyhuman3210]

Wait if a pencil can go this far and I’ve used up so many pencils by now then I have written so much wtf

[@cringyhuman3210]

So we are like running on a treadmill but with our hands in writing movement

[@cringyhuman3210]

And we have run so many laps

[@rileyshields413]

My pencil for mathematics runs out in 2 seconds.. this mans pencils last a lifetime.

[@lemondemon1614]

Ikr I draw a lot and mine run out in 5 minutes

[@incatm0]

He wasn't pressing down that hard only gently

[@gwenculver1040]

@@incatm0 exactly. People tend to have a problem with putting too much pressure into their writing and drawing when you don’t need to use much at all. The only reason my pencils last forever is because my dad always yelled at me for pressing to hard when I wrote as a child so writing lightly just grew on me 😂

[@incatm0]

@@gwenculver1040 yeah I press down really really hard especially with pens and I have to stop too

[@hilmyakatsuki1665]

there are different lead grades + different mecha pencil that can take pressure with suspension mechanism

[@ianian4162]

Is... is this art? Like, could you put those papers in a contemporary art museum?

[@pixelwolf1832]

Probably. I mean you saw the Wall Taped Banana right?

[@ianian4162]

@@pixelwolf1832 No, but I think I can see why some might object to its artistic merits.

[@ellagrace9326]

ya i was thinking he could make something cool out of it

[@Dried-Tutorials]

Make a room entirely out of fans

[@ChayDenne]

oh shoot thatd be fun

[@Slidified]

@@ChayDenne please do this that would be awesome

[@potatogeorge6066]

only fans room? 🤔

[@supercomputer0448]

@XAVIER WALLACE-DROLUK that blows.

[@Notree-dl5pm]

@@supercomputer0448 and put a paper airplane in it

[@ArtisticScratch]

The thing about pens is that they produce a deeper color, that's probably why the pen ran out so quickly

[@sokol7215]

Eeehm ok... It's because it's a whole other thing. A pencil has no color, just graphit. Common dude how stupid are you ? ??

[@homemadehavoc184]

@@sokol7215 I mean, he was just saying what he thought, kinda cringe

[@mattie2373]

A pencil is led... a pen is ink

[@rasmus9311]

sokol are you serious? You call somone stupid because you don't agree that grey is a color, check your self

[@staccatopeony]

The colour does not make a difference here, a pen and a pencil create marks on the paper in different ways. A pencil contains a graphite core which rubs off on paper, leaving a grey mark, when pressure is applied. A ballpoint pen however contains liquid ink, which is transferred out of the pen onto the paper where it dries up, leaving a coloured mark. There are also many other factors to consider, such as the pressure used whilst drawing, or the angle at which it is used. Colour is not a reliable factor, graphite density or the viscosity of the ink may change the shade of the mark made, but manufacturers may use a variety of dyes or chemicals to change the colour which have no effect on the longevity of their product.

[@matthewhunter2443]

Imagine how good a number 1 pencil could do if that’s how long a number 2 pencil lasted

[@raz0229]

That pencil brand is soon going to have this video embed on their site.

[@justaduckling6178]

"Given it's size, I'm actually really surprised by it's distance." that's funnymy ex told me the same thing

[@Kennedyjhall]

C O M E D Y

[@Contraption_Productions]

bruh your ex did the pencil distance test too bruh how

[@laishahisiah7633]

gangnam style gaming you don’t get it?

[@justaduckling6178]

@@Contraption_Productions 😂she did 😞💀

[@zyonthelickman]

what??

[@lukeacrey7571]

Do how far does an eraser goes! You’re a legend

[@Nitro-er8ul]

Hell yeah

[@gunslinger_yt5221]

Can we just admire his little mermaid shirt that he has on

[@migw14]

Honestly Im gonna watch until the end just because of how humble he was saying the results are at the end of the video and knowing it's bad for him. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ahlamamr4659]

Yes I was going to skip but after he said it’s best if we kept watching I watched the whole video

[@chaoticcar1052]

See you guys all in a few years when KZbin recommends this to everyone

[@pontusbulow3618]

See ya

[@Balraj_]

Ok

[@avanipanji]

Imma wait here till then

[@billyyou3939]

Instead of changing the paper when finished you should have just flipped it over and use the other side.

[@beauarthur2617]

Very unique and great idea! The only thing I can morally add is how the heat and friction increase by added speed, could add 2 factors as opposed to if you were to use the pencil per norm, still great thank you, totes L+S

[@spthibault]

🤔 really like this video man. Like to see you redo this experiment with something holding the pencils at a steady pressure to try to A) eliminate some of the impact of muscle fatigue and the weight of the hand itself B) to see what kind of suspension device you design. I'd think some kind of augmented Protractor/compass might work suspended .

[@Noooopty]

Bro is hella genuine and curious about life i can hear it in his voice. Keep going at it man I can't wait to see you blown up

[@Will-ek6ww]

All those strips full of lines look like bar codes😂

[@ChayDenne]

they really do 😂

[@joelkntsr]

Fax

[@zart3374]

From experience the cheap pencils lose their color and are not as dark. I use USA gold, they don't break on me as much because I use so much pressure. Edit: oop you addressed that. :)

[@ChayDenne]

hahaha yeah i found all this out😂, crazy that there is so much to learn about EVERYTHING

[@jd.customs]

i watched one video yesterday, instantly subscribed, and have had soooo many of your videos show up on my recommended. i’ve now probably watched 6+ of your videos today haha

[@brakernight7881]

Student: Can i sharpen my pencil? Teacher: No tomy it cant possibly be worn yet you just sharpend it Student: But i already wrote 2 miles it needs it Teacher looks at paper Teacher: Tomy i only see two blocks worth of writing now get back to work Student: Fine 🙄 Student snaps pencil tip Student: Checkmate Teacher: Gasp 😲

[@tc2241]

Great video and good topic. Personally I would want to see this in a more controlled environment, as I feel you could probably get 3-4x more distance out of it with less effort using a few cheap tricks

[@FrozenVodka1]

Yo your videos are wayyy underrated! They need a Milly views already!

[@markfornefeld299]

I’m surprised this hasn’t gone viral people would love to see how long these pencils can write especially when we can do penpals during Covid

[@erictriesasmr2207]

I hope this dude blows up cause content is super good and editing is even better

[@ithecrewnine7725]

Legit some some best content I have seen you don’t get but much genuine people any more on this platform

[@gonzaloaranibarquilichini6144]

Yes its a video that will get recommended to everyone in a couple of years

[@mlg_stickman8941]

Love the content 👍 these videos deserve way more I can’t imagine the pain of walking for 24 hours straight

[@ChayDenne]

THANK YOU :) it really does go a long way to see comments like that!! AND OMG IT WAS AWFUL😂

[@itscadehayes]

all the homework that could’ve been done with that pencil😤😤 that was great dude!

[@Hm86926]

I just did not expect this video to be in my feed.

[@likelywill]

probably has something to do with the more expensive pencil being on a much higher speed creating darker lines as well

[@itzshft]

*Measure the length of the pencil(excluding eraser), draw a straight line for 1ft, measure the length of the pencil again and subtract it from the starting length, divide the difference by the starting length and you get the amount of feet it would have taken to wear out the pencil. This would have saved you a lot of time 😂*

[@lollipoplegacy210]

r/iamverysmart???

[@bawea6357]

Wouldn’t have made a video though.. but you’re right

[@rvka]

Problem is, one foot barely makes the pencil shorter so measuring error could ruin the calculation

[@itzshft]

@@rvka Not if you have a tool that is previse enough.

[@autumn50475]

This might be stupid and expensive, but how far can a car go on a full tank of gas? And how far away is that from the predicted mileage

[@ChayDenne]

thats interesting! Maybe i could do it based on what gear the car is in

[@jeremybauer7954]

Idk why this showed up in my recommended but I’m happy it did PS as an artist you just gave me an idea using the pen! Great video

[@yourmother3108]

Why do I feel like this is something the military would have tested during the cold war

[@ToddGlasier]

ON LSD !!!

[@fartyfat6539]

More expensive pencil usually have better quality graphite in it, and usually lay the "color" smoother and darker than the cheaper ones even if they have the same scale of hardness (the number on pencils). Each manufacturer have their own scale of hardness for their graphite. So for example, an HB pencil from one brand might be smoother and darker than the an HB pencil from other brand. Other than that, the changes on velocity caused higher friction between the graphite and the paper which forced his hands to hold the pencil down harder.

[@diogor420]

Wtf happen to the audio?? It's totally desynchronized with the video

[@raidcallybe]

Surely this video can't be 3 years old without no one noticing. It was driving me nuts thinking I was the only one!

[@benstark4578]

There should have been a mechanism to hold the pencils and pens in place. Doing it by hand gives an uneven amount of pressure being used and also changing the speed of the belt has to change the level of friction back onto the pencils and pens for sure. I hope Chay can redo this with that in mind as I don't see this as being a very accurate result in my mind, roughly good enough though

[@SonicBoone56]

This channel is gonna blow up. I already enjoy the premise of it.

[@pain9490]

idea play fortnite for 24 hours with fans

[@ChayDenne]

i would get DESTROYED! but i actually love this idea

[@majorcringes7465]

Chay Denne do minecraft instead

[@smokey3230]

Shut up fortnite kid

[@kierstin8875]

7:03 for the results of everything

[@pklein06]

The expensive pencil is more expensive because the graphite is bound softer. This will result in a darker line that is easier to draw with. If used in normal writing, the text will last longer on the page without getting rubbed off and it should be higher contrast for easy reading. As the graphite is bound softer, it makes sense that it would wear down quicker. More graphite is left on the page with every stroke.

[@Bilf56]

Is the audio just not aligned at all?

[@raidcallybe]

Yeah I thought it was just me but there's just a couple of others that said something

[@PotatoGodzilla]

Nice video man I enjoyed it.

[@Angel.TKM.]

Well seeing as all of the pencils and the pen were brand new (or so I think) this is accurate to some point. For the no.2 pencils, usually what I've found is that if you press harder on them while drawing/writing, they'll lose lead quicker than if you were to just lightly drag it across a canvas. So really, if you alter how hard you press on the pencils, the lead will be gone quicker. Usually the mechanical pencils I get have about 2-4 more peices of lead in addition to the first one, but how long the pencil can draw for is based off of how many peices of lead you have in the pencil and how hard you press when using it. It was mentioned that the lead liked to break when it went over the tape, so that alters the final result of that too. For the pen, I cant really think of anything that would alter the results of it other than if the pen was one of the pens with the multiple different colors. I have taken into consideration the point of altering how much lead/ink the pencil or pen has, but to be fair, the video title says how long can the pencils go, so if you were to add a lot of lead into the mechanical pencil or you had a multiple colored ink pen, since it's still the pencil or the pen, those wouldnt neccesarily be off the table

[@uwerlmi6120]

This was inaccurate because the paper had the rough treadmill material which made it worse, he also had the pencil draw diagonally which is a longer distance than the straight line measured, the pencils also weren't finished to the end, and the treadmill was going faster than you'd usually write, causing it to finish faster and have a higher chance of breaking. That's why google shows different results.

[@4ourteen4ourteen]

Bro when was the last time i saw original content like this🙏🏽

[@riott]

he should take random rectangles of paper and see if they'll scan in a self-service edit: just saw the end results, nevermind:(

[@dollarstoreconsigliere]

This channel is like me having a ridiculous idea and then thinking about the logistics and then not doing it. But you sir, you have an iron will. I would set my house on fire approximately 15 minutes into this one.

[@Blackhawk5656]

0:48 im pretty sure that was instumental for "Mr.Highways thinking about the end" by A Day To Remember

[@nuru50]

You might just have some NFT worthy art on your hands sir.

[@Prince_-vu4wu]

This was a really unique idea really enjoyed it! more then i thought i would

[@cole6112]

This is probably the most frustrating and tedious experiment I’ve ever watched and for that I’ve subscribed

[@shikamaru7394]

Me : writes one paper essay Front bencher :

[@Herandezbrothers]

The speed conducted more heat on the graphite therefore giving it an easier time to burn material, that could be the difference. Speed creates energy energy creating heat, heat making things easier to dissipate

[@sharpguitar2561]

Love the videos man! 🤙

[@azasmith8567]

Nice video man 👍

[@Flare-nd]

with the frixion erasable pens you could probably only go around at max 20 turns. those burn out in 3-4 days over a week if you are lucky

[@JcBarian]

Man really just showed us how a pencil sharpener worked

[@beulaharun1038]

Wow really appreciate the time and effort you put into this video

[@JustJoshBruh]

How is this dude not bigger he puts so much work into his videos

[@bigredc222]

They make lead pencils in different diameters, it looks like the one you were using is a .07mm, I think that's the most common. I think a .20mm would be closer to the lead in a wood pencil and may last longer than the .07mm. You could do a comparison of the different size lead pencils, .05, .07, .10, and .20mm. Since this was two years ago you've probably moved on to bigger and better things, I hope.

[@brianlink333]

Mans answering the questions I didn’t know to ask👍

[@kevegonczi2835]

I don't know what no.2 means on a pen, but I know surely, that B, HB and H means the hardness of the led. The scale goes from several B-s to several H-s. 3B is very soft, for art purposes, 3H is really hard for like blueprints, and engineering stuff. The price should only differ according to brands, and quality.

[@theartisticduck8175]

He bought the whole pencil, he will use the whole pencil

[@Johnnysimz]

it's no 2 HB, HB for Hard Black. The quality pencil definately was a soft black.

[@sillyoopy]

I have a hunch that the increased fiction from upping the speed is adding in a factor to your experiment. I would guess that's why the second pencil went down faster.

[@hummne]

that pencil went further than my career

[@XenoDyrroth]

Even I find this video more enjoyful than watching my math teacher explain the same crap over and over again.

[@GrImReaPeR12361]

The speed of the machine affected the results of the expensive pencil.

[@Sh0rtC1rcu1t42]

That would be really cool paintings

[@cooldude20128]

my man is making bar codes out of pencils

[@nutbruh9316]

I hadn’t seen this channel before and assumed he had a couple million, but he only had 73k. It’ll be cool to have been here so early when he does have a couple million though

[@koolaidlover1755]

When he said expensive pencil all the artist at home went :🥱 you call that expensive😂.....I wanna die

[@jamal2854]

A big factor is how much pressure you apply, because the harder you push down the faster it drains

[@RamLaska]

I ALWAYS wanted to do this when I was in school. Now do a fountain pen with a large ink capacity

[@notvenya]

That’s actually very good art 😳

[@KingTv.]

My respect for this man and the time this man spent is so high

[@mcdoggo8715]

Because you do a lot of long challenges, you should try to cut trough a pencil by drawing on it with a pen or another pencil.

[@artisticotter2238]

It also depends on how hard you press down on the pencil

[@synxxco]

My question is how did the graphite not break

[@calebweldon8102]

I think the expensive one is intended to lose more graphite with each line since that makes it darker

[@hisokas_juciy6422]

POV: your watching this a 3:00 in the morning Btw great content

[@peterl5437]

This takes "pencil pushing" to a whole new level.

[@therapgame1091]

Cool experiment but you failed on the amount of preasure has to be applied from the pencil to the surface. If you press hard you will lose more particles vice versa.

[@ca-ke9493]

I wonder if he used the same softness of pencil, the packaging on one of them says HB, while the expensive one looks like a 2B. You can get different softness of pencil lead as well.

[@martinserrano1959]

Super good video but I think the results may be imprecise due to some variables changing, for example the speed of the tread miller

[@snicksss]

Breh why’d they think a pen would last longer. If you had a pen you’d know how short it’s life span is compared to this random pencil that lasted for years.

[@jesroe5842]

Dude this guy is wholesome

[@Ray_Argues]

Interesting video. I wonder if this can be hypothesized in advance using volume computation. 🤔