Testing Crayola vs Japanese chalk 🧑‍🏫

[@theshoppingexpert]

QUICK EDIT: please do not eat the chalk 💀 👈 Clickable LINK to the exact product is on my channel above the subscribe button 😊 🔗 Or type jo.my/chalk into your browser 💙 Thanks for watching! I'm a one-man team so a like and subscribe will always mean a ton to me

[@among-us-99999]

so this video is just an ad?😒

[@NinjaTenK]

Nope not an ad

[@NinjaTenK]

The links aren't clickable

[@Ermzec]

​@@NinjaTenK it is its just KZbin updated and turned off links in videos for comments and descriptions the will still work if you copy and paste it

[@NinjaTenK]

@@Ermzec not on a phone

[@Ruenne]

I love 'overly'-engineered mundane items. Making small things in life a bit more pleasant to use is such a little treat

[@theshoppingexpert]

I couldn’t agree more. Those are actually my favorite kind of products and why I originally made this account: everyday products that aren’t as fancy or eye-catching on the surface, but instead deliver reliable, outsized value to one’s life. Things like this chalk, kitchen utensils, towels, fans, pens, watches, scissors, chairs, lamps, etc. Unfortunately, the current product review meta on social seems to one-liner descriptions of cheaply made unitasker-type products that have more flashiness than function 😕 not that those products or content don’t also deliver value, but imo often tend to veer more into the territory of “impulse purchase that only gets used once or twice” rather than “this is a quality product that will take care of you if you take care of it”

[@CaptainLian]

That actually perfectly describes alot of Japanese products

[@gutzbin]

I recently got a Uni Kuru Toga Advance mechanical pencil. The core, the part that holds the lead, spins as you write to keep the pencil tip sharp no matter what. Japanese stationery and office products are over-engineered, but worth every penny.

[@ImWithMe]

A lot of Japanese products are like this because of generational manufacturers. One family will do the same type of work for hundreds of years, so they have made every improvement you could ever think of!

[@ziolan8970]

Yep, it's for exactly this reason I love fountain pens. The design is simple, but that's what left room to make it complex however their designers wanted to

[@nickfifteen]

As a Korean, it's EXTREMELY touching to find out that the Japanese owner handed his company and secrets off to a Korean to carry on us legacy. With all the negative history between us, it's wonderful to see the ones who work hard to rise above all that animosity and build a new relationship with one another.

[@Frixworks]

I was gonna say that as well! I'm hoping that relations continue to normalize and get better. United in friendship, the countries will surely thrive together.

[@tanktank4057]

Achieving world peace, one chalk at a time

[@Geegs]

​@@FrixworksKorea and Japan have, in recent years, lent more focus on an "Enemy of my Enemy" mindset. Both nations despise China and North Korea far more than they despise each other, though many Japanese see Koreans as lesser and many Koreans see Japanese as barbarians. On an individual basis, there's hardly an issue, but on any scale above that, it becomes an issue.

[@acuothacuoth502]

@@omni0414 that was used on chinese subjects their bad blood comes from the korean occupation from the 1910s-1945 and the invasion after the sengoku jidai

[@misanthropic_shithead7438]

Youre not Korean. Lmao 🤣🤣

[@NearlyAnna8]

I got my husband a box for Christmas and he practically cried with excitement. It really is fantastic chalk

[@towhee3400]

That's so endearing hahaha. I hope he enjoys his chalk! 😂

[@Jimmy03010]

Lmfao he is happy over a chalk I too love when gifted small daily house hold items 😆😆

[@maingrader4434]

I love it when people appreciate small gifts because it holds greater value for them

[@samaraisnt]

why r u guys acting like it’s small and insignificant? isn’t it expensive, rare & going extinct lol? i mean, it was discontinued. like being gifted polaroid film.

[@NearlyAnna8]

@@samaraisnt It's not very expensive actually. It was discontinued because the guy who made it retired, but he passed the formula on to another guy in S. Korea and he has continued making it with the old recipe. So you don't have to stockpile rare, limited amounts anymore - you can get it straight from the source. :)

[@preksha_12]

My inner child was waiting for the colourfull chalkes to be tested

[@user-nl4yv3et9s]

Sindio!!!! Me too But the way he opened the box with reverence....i expected a whole beam of light to emmanate from the box uppn opening

[@sethsamsclarke1428]

Aye same the blue one looked tasty as

[@shrimpaerospace]

Duuude hagoromo chalk looks so crunchy I don't know how they do it

[@ruba4251]

Me too 😂😂😂

[@vandanakardam4785]

Same here 😂

[@xander6476]

One of my professors would always go a little crazy because graduate students would steal his special chalk

[@trym2121]

That chalk is rare item

[@potato686]

lol that professors use something that he couldn't buy more than what he already bought in his stash of chalk

[@lxmesoda]

to be fair why would you steal someones property

[@angellopez5315]

@@potato686 English please

[@Lilly-Lilac]

@@lxmesodathese are grad students we’re talking about to be fair. They subsist off beer and the lie that they only have one more year to go until they finish their PhD.

[@myria2834]

You know the man felt immense pride knowing just how important his chalk was to the academic community. There was a large group of university professors all stockpiling enough of the chalk to last the rest of their careers the moment they found out there would be no more produced.

[@Legendendear]

Its no linger produced? :(

[@mikiwilliams4133]

​@@Legendendeardid you watch the short? It's 30 seconds with captions dude

[@teamcybr8375]

@@Legendendear It wasn't going to be produced anymore. But after seeing the outpour of support and desperation to hold on to lifetime supplies by mathematicians, the owner ultimately found a professor that he trusted to carry on the legacy after he retired.

[@rampage3337]

this shit is not real it's a made up story to get views

[@teamcybr8375]

@@rampage3337 You are factually incorrect.

[@thesuperamazingalex810]

R.I.P. Hagaromo You will be remembered as the company that made great chalk.

[@Senriam]

I just bought some at the start of the semester. Still works like a charm.

[@Dfathurr]

I remember my Calculus professor, during first introduction class. Was not teaching first syllabus but instead give this story about chalk (after story about himself). But i kinda understand the importance of this chalk after hearing his story He told us that essentially, teaching is also an art. Not only rely on how good our knowledge are, but also how good our media are. It might be a skill like public speaking or language. But he also notice that small things, like the chalk is also very important. That is why he brag having this Hagoromo chalk and even demonstrating the difference between Hagoromo chalk and ordinary chalk.

[@sonohanabira9703]

A little sidenote, the specific reason why the owner of Hagoromo passed his legacy to a Korean math teacher was because he showed dedication like no others. Several Japanese companies contacted the owner for buying the recipe, but the owner insisted on keeping the name and recipe unchanged - which, as you see, got turned down and broke the deals. This "random" math teacher out of nowhere, however, kept on pleading the owner to pass his legacy saying that "the good things should always be the last to disappear" (Teacher also accepted all the conditions, including keeping the name and recipe unchanged). After long contemplation, the owner finally decided to pass everything to the teacher, and this is basically how Hagoromo is still in business!

[@ddeowon]

Do you mean the the good things should be the last to disappear

[@sonohanabira9703]

@@ddeowon exactly! :) thanks for pointing out

[@NoriMori1992]

I respect him for standing his ground. Showing respect for his craft, his product, and his customers.

[@edenakasha7574]

Thankyou, I never knew I cared about the chalkapocalypse until now. But now I'll only ever use this brand, despite having zero need for it. 🫡🤍

[@missourimongoose8858]

Why would anyone change the name anyway with this kinda resume

[@JyuzouNT]

"I know it's just chalk." People in these times be comparing keyboard switches... I don't think they have anything to say to this chalk, lol.

[@mini-monke-vr]

At least keyboard switches have different feel and sounds, these are the same, he just presses less hard on the left.

[@JyuzouNT]

@@mini-monke-vr ...that's some shallow analysis after what I've just commented, lol.

[@lanternno8491]

@@mini-monke-vr But the chalc does have a very diffrent feel and has huge advantages feel wise to regulat chalk.

[@waterassasin]

​@@mini-monke-vrit's like you didn't watch the video

[@okaygeOK]

​@@mini-monke-vrbait or mental retardation. You call it

[@rockclanhawkstar1454]

That wax coating sounds absolutely amazing! I have sensory issues with normal chalk texture. But that sounds like something I could comfortably use!

[@DrCandyStriper]

Fwiw they make chalk holders that push up like lipsticks. I recall the nuns at grammar school having them with crosses on them.

[@silversiren7046]

And this is why Japanese craftsmen are renowned the world over. They care more about their craft and history than selling out.

[@eddiew.4650]

And screwing over lifetime fans instead of just sharing the recipe for free. You can just make the chalk at home if you're that passionate about it.

[@theshoppingexpert]

Fun fact: the setup for making the chalk uses machines that were originally meant for bread dough, udon noodles, mixing floor, & making roof tiles

[@zesu09]

i love udon😍😍😍😍🥵🥵🥵

[@Aisndianeidnawbedja]

In the same machine? Yummy!

[@lazyrn...]

​@dumbcats you will be in for a bit surprise next time you have udon

[@Epsicronics]

Okay but why is there an overlap in machines meant for both bread and *roof tiles* ?

[@justjoe1071]

​@@Epsicronics ceramic and bread are baked. Probably baked two-fer.

[@tiredrattoby]

I can’t believe they didn’t call it the “chalkalypse”

[@idriswone8839]

Damn, you beat me to it

[@AlfaOxTrot.]

I thought he said that.

[@eatarock]

Meh, I like achalklypse.

[@hexelnov7D9]

​@@eatarockI like chalkpocalypse

[@eatarock]

@@hexelnov7D9 that's difficult to say IMO, I prefer shorter things. Get your damn mind out of the gutter you horny shit

[@Rudrapatel6872]

I swear Japan be making the best school supplies 🔥🔥🔥

[@user-sj6kz2mh2y]

Most schools use smart boards and write on the screen with a pen meant for the screen or whiteboards by now

[@finalcountdown3210]

"Glides like lipstick on a mirror" is one of the best similes I've ever heard

[@wjb4578]

Yeah this makes me want to try out this chalk

[@zacholmschenk4775]

I was about to correct you and say the correct term is analogy but then I looked it up. 7th grade English has failed me

[@eirschu8973]

​@@zacholmschenk4775😂love you

[@inkyman5998]

@@zacholmschenk4775I think you just failed 7th grade English

[@chochovie]

@@zacholmschenk4775props to you for looking it up rather than just correcting them without knowing. ik a lot of people just say crap on here without ever double checking

[@theshoppingexpert]

Fun fact #2: Mass produced chalk is made in

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@theshoppingexpert]

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[@CoatApple]

@@theshoppingexpertE x3

[@Giratina871]

@@CoatApple E x4

[@metazoxan2]

I guess this explains why no one just stole the recipe and mass produced it. As good as it is compared to normal chalk that kind of production rate becomes a big problem in mass production.

[@flahaerty9873]

Bad chalk and bad blackboards are the only reason why I hated to go to the board at school. It was such frustrating to press a lot to write some stuff not pale enough. If I were a teacher or still went to school, I would even buy myself a pack of this chalk

[@gelinegonzales]

True. That dry chalky dusty feeling on your hands is so icky. Plus, our chalkboard is squeaky af.

[@dannymartial7997]

I can’t believe just how much better it is. I thought something as commoditized as chalk would be flushed out by now, but they seem to have the recipe locked down.

[@7kortos7]

AND PEOPLE SAID I WAS CRAZY!!! I told *everyone* "this chalk doesn't write like when I was in school" and this is exactly the difference!!! years of confusion finally validated. thank you. vindication feels good.

[@ohtrueyeahnah]

Smooth like Hagoromo on a chalk board

[@GeekFreeek]

What gave it away for me was the fact that it sounded different! The good/old chalk has such a smoothness to writing but also the sound it makes. The new stuff sounds fake 😂

[@MissyCeleste]

Crazy? I was crazy once.. they locked me in a room, a rubber room, a rubber room with rats and the rats made me crazy.

[@T3Deye]

I am not crazy! I know they swapped the chalk brand!

[@7kortos7]

@@MissyCeleste Crazy, I was Crazy Once They locked me in a rubber room. I died there. They buried me six feet under. Daisies grew and tickled my toes. I laughed so hard it drove me... Crazy, I was crazy once. They put me in a room with padded walls I died there, they buried me six feet under Then the bugs came. Bugs. Bugs drive me crazy. Crazy, I was Crazy once… 3 days have passed I left it all behind I slowly lost my mind It's nowhere that I can find Maybe it's in the ocean Feeding all the plankton Feeding all the sharks For display in our parks Is that a daisie? those drive me crazy Crazy, I was Crazy once. that's the song i was taught when i was 7. a few decades ago haha.

[@HKlink]

I remember my old art teacher back in, 2004 or so? He talked about colored chalk once. He talked about how new chalk sucks because each year they add less pigment to the chalk to save money. He took a brand new box of chalk and drew a line on the board. Red. ...ish. Like just the average red we were all used to seeing when a teacher used red chalk. And then he very carefully took out a box of old chalk, no idea how old, but it must have been from the 80s or something. Looked ancient. He very carefully drew a single line of red chalk on the board and put it away again, to be used again next year for the next year of students. And wow was that the most vibrant red chalk I ever saw. I had no idea chalk COULD be vibrant. It was gorgeous. That single red line of chalk will haunt me for the rest of my life. Screw that pale stuff they do 20 years ago. I don't even want to know what kids these days have to suffer between their zoom lessons when they actually pick up chalk. Give me VIBRANT CHALK.

[@NeoNovastar]

Unfortunately, alongside just using less pigments, the most vibrant of reds is usually only achievable with heavy metals. You definitely do not want to be inhaling that in dust form. But the color lover in me understands. It feels like the quality of things is rapidly decreasing all over the place. It hurts so much to watch.

[@FunnyParadox]

"they do 20 years ago..." the 80' was... 40 years ago :')

[@ElizaArika]

​@@FunnyParadoxthey meant the *pale* stuff from 2004 which is almost 20 years ago... bc the 40 years ago one is the vibrant stuff

[@Mad4400]

@@NeoNovastar I started making chalk during the pandemic as we were in lockdown and the kids from neighbouring homes would spend a lot of time drawing on our long driveway. I used plaster of paris and PVA glue to make the chalk and tried a few different ways of adding colour. It took so much acrylic paints or stamp pad inks to create fairly pale tones (I wouldn't call them colours). Luckily, I had kept some samples of colour dyes from when I work for a cleaning product manufacturer. That stuff is so concentrated, one drop would be enough to colour 2-3 litres of water vibrantly. I over did it with the first batch and while the chalk was awesome, it would stain your hands after a few minutes of use. Black was impossible to make, I used all the black ink and charcoal I had and could only manage a medium grey.

[@cerisem7727]

Most schools don't do chalkboard anymore. Not even regular whiteboards. Schools use Digital/interactive whiteboards. This is coming from a former student who went through all three.

[@bigbuba5212]

Normally I would just think it's placebo and people being pretentious but this calk actually seems like the real deal

[@jennifers1040]

This video is so convincing that I ordered a pack and it's amazing!

[@certifiedspacebisexual]

i love this story. i’m so glad he entrusted someone with his secret recipe. it’s so wholesome. i love special mundane items. chalk. who would’ve thought

[@benita5912]

A lot of people have said that it’s not the same anymore

[@ashleyjohnson9651]

​@@benita5912it probably isnt exactly the same, when you do something for decades, its more than just the recipe going into the craftsmanship. you learn and adjust a bunch of minute details because you know the subject of what youre making so well. but its still got to be better than your usual walmart chalk and i believe that in the years to come, the new owner will gradually learn these tiny adjustments and improvements, so the chalk will get better as time goes on

[@riverstein7251]

A lot of my professors told the story of how they panicked to buy the special chalk, sometimes even stealing stashes from each other. My university’s buildings are old and still had the big old school chalkboards all over the place with no signs of them being replaced with dry erase boards anytime soon, so good chalk was invaluable

[@Cara.314]

Why not just share the recipie? Make the world a better place. Quit hording knowledge. Capitalism and IP holds humanity back. Some people would have documented the entire process and shared it with the world and declared it public domain. Those are the real heros. It's selfless

[@Valchrist1313]

​@@Cara.314 Capitalism and IP, really? Shows how much you know... You can literally go to Google, look up the Patent and find the secret recipe. This is because Patent Law, requires DISCLOSURE to protect IP. As Patents only carry a 20 year protected term, this both incentivizes the sharing of innovation, and the dissemination of it in tot he public domain. Without IP law and Capitalism, information would be held secret, and there'd be no incentive to share it besides altruism - And somehow, I feel like you'd like to eat a dinner you cooked before the entire rest of the world gets an equal portion. Without Patent terms, there'd be no reason to undertake the risks and research costs that lead to innovation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PURPOSE: To obtain an easily erasable chalk giving a clear mark even in wet state, by compounding a gypsum base material with titanium oxide powder at a specific ratio. CONSTITUTION: The objective chalk is produced by compounding 80W90wt.% of a gypsum base material with 10W20wt.% of titanium oxide powder. As an alternative method, 80W90wt.% of a calcium carbonate base material is compounded with 10W20wt.% of titanium oxide powder. COPYRIGHT: (C)1989,JPO&Japio 1988-02-09 Application filed by HAGOROMO BUNGU KK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hording knowledge is what happened before Capitalism and IP law. For example, take this passage from the Chang-tzu or Zhuangzhi, one of the foundational books of Taoism. My physical copy advocates 'burning books and keeping the learning in the hands of the few, keep the peasants low as grass so they may be easily harvested'... but this online version paraphrases pretty much the same thing: Destroy the jade and shatter the pearls, then petty thieves would not appear; burn the accounts and rip up the contracts, and the people will return to simplicity; break up the weights and the measures and the people will no longer argue; obliterate the laws of the world the sages have made, then the people can begin to be reasoned with. Throw away the six tones, destroy the pipes and lute, block the ears of Blind Kuang the musician, then every person in the world would for the first time be able to hear properly. If adornments were abolished, the five colours cast away and the eyes of Li Chu glued shut, then everyone in the world would be able to see clearly for the first time. Shatter the template and plumb line, discard the compass and T-square, break the fingers of a craftsman such as craftsman Chui, then for the first time everyone in the world will have and use real skills. ....... This is how China was run before the modern era. How did that work out?

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

Growing up in Japan, most of my teachers used hagoromo. I was in high school in 2015 and I remember my Classical Japanese teacher panic buying them, just like the professors in the video. I miss her, she's still the most passionate fan of Hagoromo I've ever met. Edit: Classical Japanese is a school subject where we read old Japanese language text (~7th to 19th century, basically a different language). Quick correction since I reread the comment and it looked like I was trying to say she's a "classically Japanese" person or something 😂 Fun fact, the name hagoromo is also derived from the angels in classical Japanese mythology. It's the fabric they wear to float in the sky, hence hagoromo chalk is supposed to write like you're gliding through the clouds. Heavenly, so to speak.

[@TheMongooseOfDoom]

Mathematicians say you cannot write a wrong theorem in Harogomo.

[@SanguineCynic]

I appreciate that you included an explanation of the name. I absolutely love the reason behind it.

[@jaesynn2015]

"Ayashi no Ceres" taught me the word "hagoromo" 😅

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

@@SanguineCynic heavenly quality indeed ❤

[@shihchunting]

Interesting fact, thank you

[@dariusskillen1367]

The math department at my university uses this chalk and it’s amazing when I get to write on the board 🙏

[@Temulgeh]

oh i'm glad they found someone to pass the recipe to! i'd heard about this story before but didn't know the end

[@julyol119]

My dad is a professor and teaches theoretical physics at a university. I gifted him a box of this chalk and he was so happy. He told me a story about a professor he had as a teen, who had fancy chalk and how this was actually how he envisioned being a professor was. Mind you, he is one for many years now, but apparently I helped him complete his vision. This is also how I know even my super accomplished, 60yo father is still figuring out how to adult. Which is a very calming thought.

[@mydearriley]

That's beautiful of you! I'm inspired to get a box of this for my mom. Granted, the effect may be lost on her classroom of unruly middle schoolers

[@julyol119]

@@mydearriley Ah, it's for her, not for them. I also got my dad a little tube to carry a single piece of chalk in for the lesson and he was over the moon (he was worried he'd forget the box of chalk in the classroom, because ADHD, so I looked for a solution).

[@trishmotherofbirbs2006]

I so love this for your dad. As a younger academic I feel this so much I’m crying. ❤❤❤

[@julyol119]

@@trishmotherofbirbs2006 Thanks 😊 I hope I'll get there too, some day.

[@NikkiKNuvo]

A parent can only hope for children who pay attention to the little things that matter.. you're amazing & I'm so happy your dad got to have you 💛🥹

[@bookclubchd9588]

Woah the writing is insanely smooth...i need to taste it

[@HighwayStar-pj7wt]

Yeah they looks tasty🤤

[@blakksheep736]

Please don't eat it.

[@sevanie1181]

3 types of people

[@SaphiraTessa]

It was my first thought as well "I wanna eat it" 😆

[@tartagliathe11thfatuiharbi77]

Great minds think alike

[@solarrae]

best thing i love about it is that it usually doesn’t make that awful sound that most low quality chalks make because it’s so smooth.

[@labenvenci1584]

Mathematicians when I introduce them to a whiteboard and markers : 🤯

[@gray7652]

As an artist, I understand the obsession and panic completely 😂 it really sucks when your favorite supplies get discontinued. I was trying to buy certain pencils my friends swore by but I couldn’t find a pack of 12 because the company decided not to offer the pack of 12 pencils in one color anymore.

[@Wolvenworks]

IKR? I’m still looking for the rare Pentel Side Fx because Pentel hasn’t been making that type of mechanical pencil for years and I’m freaking out that i might never be able to get spares…unless i pay 100 times the cost to get it shipped from Canada to Indonesia. And i have no reason to give the customs guy another BMW.

[@Solaceon]

​@@Wolvenworksomg those aren't a thing anymore?? No wonder I haven't been able to find them!

[@Wolvenworks]

@@Solaceon far as i figured, it’s prolly too unorthodox and niche for Pentel to keep making.

[@fakename287]

They’re like $15usd for a 7-pack on ebay

[@Wolvenworks]

@@fakename287 yes, and guess which country doesn’t have ebay

[@realdapperdice]

As a mathematician, when I found out about this chalk I proceeded to buy a hundred-dollar chalkboard from someone in the countryside. It was your typical high school size chalkboard, I then went and hung the chalkboard, bought the chalk from Korea and now I use it every single day of every single class period. Best decision I ever made! Update: OMG thank you for all the likes!

[@parrotshootist3004]

you now use it on groups, for math hypnosis?

[@realdapperdice]

@@parrotshootist3004 It's funny you make that joke, many of my students from last year are jealous I have the board now. XD It's almost like they want one of their own.

[@itsOZone]

why not just use a cheaper marker board?

[@realdapperdice]

@@itsOZone because expo markers suck!

[@ceciliauniverse1143]

​@@parrotshootist3004pm

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

This is a pretty great way to create a shortage and then fill the niche with the same product at a higher price

[@regularname1825]

Souless, this profit-over-people mentality is why we can't have nice things

[@iscander_s]

Yeah, if he really cared he could make his recipe and technology open source, but nooo

[@vegalatt9774]

I'll never forget the sound the chalk make when a piece of is included inside the chulk.

[@irenemathew6699]

Explains why japanese anime chalks always end up hitting the student once thrown

[@nicknguyen1150]

And that must be hurt as hell

[@scottishcheese13]

… do normal chalks not fly in a straight line or something?

[@cabbageasparagus]

@@scottishcheese13sad

[@sepg5084]

​@@cabbageasparagus No

[@kira6204]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Arterexius]

As a craftsman with pride in my work, there is no such thing as over engineered items. It's either quality work or trash. I primarily work with wood and like my teacher said, it's either good or it's kindling.

[@tristanbackup2536]

Same as a cabinetmaker. Personally hate working with chip/particle board because it's cheap, MDF is ok if you're gonna coat it well with long lasting paint given MDF is very easily shaped.

[@thombaz]

​@@tristanbackup2536Prticle board is cheap? Where do you live?

[@cliffwun7175]

​@@thombaz wait, particle board is expensive in your country??

[@jeremias-serus]

@@thombazyou can get a 4x8 piece of particle board for $20 at Lowe’s here in NJ

[@DBT1007]

Yup. It's either you build TALL or WIDE. QUALITY or QUANTITY. Japan and Germany famous for their TALL/QUALITY mindset. USA, China, etc famous for their quantity mindset. Low quality stuff. They spam-produce their products. They dont care that much about qualities. Quality can get your life so much easier&better, but quantity survive more. Because it's easier to replace. And this quality vs quantity is for every fields. Even in animation, game.

[@DarkFae888]

Probably better for the environment too (the use of black boards and chalk compared to white boards and markers)

[@invisiblegirl2704]

I never would’ve thought that chalk could be so cool-

[@adampatterson2195]

I saw that same video and bought some hagaromo and brought it to my math teacher. She was immediately entranced. It’s genuinely THAT good of chalk.

[@vomm]

Yeah because it's not just chalk. It's like saying chocelate milk is THAT good of milk, ... . If you use normal chalk correctly it's also very good, I never brake it and it's easily readable and much more sustainable as it's not shipped around the world and full of chemicals.

[@chickenmadness1732]

@@vomm Chalk isn't sustainable. It's dug out of the ground.

[@vez3834]

​@@chickenmadness1732 more See how he didn't say perfectly sustainable?

[@MrStone125]

@vomm full of chemicals? My guy you're acting like you're eating the shit, it isn't going to do anything to you, lmao.

[@loxione210]

@@MrStone125 wait until he figures out what's inside the device he used to make his comment 😭

[@Nomad3656]

It is an item indeed, but items that are made with care basically transcend just being an item and become an art piece to be appreciated as well as used. Functional art is truly priceless.

[@Handles_arent_a_needed_feature]

An art piece that probably lasts for a month

[@tired_introvert6299]

@@Handles_arent_a_needed_feature still an art piece, though.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Less of u eat it :) @Handles_arent_a_needed_feature

[@Handles_arent_a_needed_feature]

@@Eduardo_Espinoza i suggest you dont eat it then. Most schools and unis have food facilities so i suggest you go there if you get hungry

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

School food suc :)@@Handles_arent_a_needed_feature

[@Wompssbu]

Missed that chance to call it the "chalkopolypse"

[@just_a_dude691]

Man, why do chalks make me drool? 💀

[@cbones98]

Just stop eating it

[@just_a_dude691]

@@cbones98 you do know that chalk is more addicting than you think, right?

[@timmccaughey540]

Anyone who says, "It's just chalk," has never had the luck to use a stick. They are sublime.

[@killzone2631]

My favourite thing about Japan is how hard they work on the most mundane things and turn it into family businesses and are very proud of their work.

[@patrickt101]

I mean how is this different from any other country’s family owned businesses? Every been to an Italian owned restaurant? If the owner doesn’t come out to interrogate the whole table on how the food is, then it ain’t real Also small businesses in Taiwan have this mindset too, the amount of pride everyone seemed to take in what they do there was awesome to see

[@vritantpaul6676]

​@@patrickt101 Just a bit of background on why Japan is slightly ahead of others when it comes to quality control: In 1950, Dr. W. Edwards Deming a renowned quality-control expert was brought to Japan by General MacArthur, who was frustrated with a war-ravaged Japanese industrial base where he couldn't even count on being able to complete a phone call. At the request of the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers, Deming began to train the Japanese in his total quality-control principles. Deming taught the Japanese fourteen principles and a basic core belief that is the foundation of virtually all decisions made in every successful, major, multinational Japanese corporation to this day. The core belief, simply, is this: a constant, never-ending commitment to consistently increase the quality of their business every single day would give them the power to dominate the markets of the world. Deming taught that quality was not just a matter of meeting a certain standard, but rather was a living, breathing process of never-ending improvement. If the Japanese would live by the principles that he taught, he promised them, within five years they would flood the world with quality products and within a decade or two become one of the world's dominant economic powers. Many thought Deming's proclamations were crazy. But the Japanese took him at his word, and today he is revered as the father of the "Japanese miracle." In fact, each year since 1950, the highest honor a Japanese company can receive is the National Deming Prize. This award is given on national television and is used to acknowledge the company that represents the highest level of increases in quality of products, service, management, and worker support throughout Japan.

[@Jock801]

America has the same thing except they do it for everything, all the shit japan works on is anime shit.

[@Kodaiva]

its no different in other places, the grass is always greener on the other side

[@matthewrammig]

That’s definitely a hallmark of the Japanese, and pretty much exclusively so.

[@titusg4247]

Crazy how whiteboards aren't the staple everywhere now.

[@Percy_PotterEdits21]

I think chalk apocalypse is a mouthful Chalkpocalypse works better imo

[@i_hateithere]

I’ve never wanted to have a fresh box of chalk more in my life than after that first fresh chalk line. These are juicy!❤

[@SimonVanliew26]

It’s chalk… literally couldn’t be any less juicy

[@Ferrari255GTO]

​@@SimonVanliew26ah, yes, a good ol' glass of chalk juice XD

[@Common_Curtisy]

@@SimonVanliew26you… you understand slang right?

[@TITA-n-Dimsum]

@@Common_Curtisy forget em… he’s a cornball! 😂

[@vintage-radio]

​@@Ferrari255GTOyummy

[@SolisAstral]

My school started buying this brand of chalk this year instead of whatever brand we were using before. It's soooo nice and there are so many packs in every classroom.

[@RaggaBaby]

What type of school do you go to?

[@SolisAstral]

@@RaggaBaby a university

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

@@RaggaBabyshould have guessed it no regular school could afford bougie chalk

[@teamcybr8375]

@@TheRealRusDaddy It costs less than 50 cents per stick.

[@Whatismusic123]

​@@teamcybr8375"per stick"

[@elijahdaves1305]

That man was brilliant. He announced he was going out of business to drive the value of his business up with revenue before he sold it. Make sure his exit strategy was as sound as possible

[@BLACCRAINBOW1997]

Ive always wondered why some teachers and professors write so smooth and fast and i can read it clear lol

[@Pvkasz]

This makes me happy, knowing that the original maker got to know that even if he had to shut the company down, his work was appreciated and it's been continued

[@celeratis1]

I teach in a classroom first used in 1921. The chalkboard is 20 feet long and made of four 5 foot lengths of slate. It’s beautiful. I buy Hagomoro chalk with money out of my own pocket because that chalkboard deserves it.

[@TranquilSeaOfMath]

So cool to hear about your great chalkboard. I love those old ones, they were good.

[@chibicheeks78]

I wasn’t sure classrooms even had chalkboards anymore. That’s amazing

[@andrewjanus8009]

I'll buy ya a pack just for that board

[@angelabby2379]

i don't understand why don't u just use those spidol board type👀

[@godish_tv8623]

Where are you working lol what school still has chalk boards even 20 years ago all my classes had whiteboards with a projector

[@KG-fw5wk]

Thank you for that history moment that I almost forgot. I was in high school at that time and was laughing about the chalk apocalypse when reading about it.

[@idkidkidk262]

My teacher with a whiteboard: 🗿

[@tobennaokoli4450]

Man summoned an entire fandom with that chalk.

[@AryanBanerjee]

Ah, so that's his summoning scroll board. I see…

[@_Sami__]

What fandom?

[@tobennaokoli4450]

@@_Sami__ Naruto

[@Lucki_MORELIKEUNLUCKI]

Hagoromo Otsusuki

[@archangel5125]

Sage of six chalks

[@tyrothethird3081]

For those curious, the official reason they shut down was declining use of blackboards in classrooms and the owner’s declining health

[@goherepalpurohit4784]

Not in a lot of countries, like India

[@rajat1960]

@@goherepalpurohit4784 countries like India do not use expensive over engineered chalk.

[@iscander_s]

@@rajat1960 he could make recipe and technology open source, then it could be made by anyone and it wouldn't be expensive anymore

[@troypollonais9143]

I had no idea the Sage of 6 Paths had a chalk business. You learn something new every day 😮

[@nicovandermerwe2747]

I've never seen someone this excited about chalk

[@nilsskoog8907]

It’s actually insane the difference between Hagamoro chalk and the rest. I will never stop using it

[@adanactnomew7085]

But what about white boards. Chalk is just sensory overload.

[@orangepeel765]

I’m so happy it’s still being made. I don’t ever use chalk but it’s nice to know that hard working professionals have a utensils that they love

[@genericyoutubechannel6180]

Nah i heard about this chalk and rhe guy who saved it from extinction. As an artist nothing is more buttery, satisfying or orgasmic than an overly perfected tool.

[@ayuu.]

Chalk is so nostalgic. I've never seen it since 2000s when schools changed blackboard to whiteboard

[@jennifer_mertens]

I have absolutely no need for chalk. So, WHY do I want that Japanese chalk so badly now. I'm actually trying to convince myself I could possibly use it and must have THAT MAGNIFICENT CHALK😂❤😂.

[@doublehamsandmitch1108]

We have the power to keep businesses in business. Even if you don’t use the chalk that often (or even at all), giving the company your money will help them continue making a product that people love

[@xixi560]

Legitimately I'm like surely I need this uhhhh 😂

[@tami7992]

Same for me 😂

[@TKOfromJohn]

Just means you have money to blow you should be happy

[@noobslayer6915]

That means that this guy succeeded in convincing you to get it. Now you'll click his link, buy it, and he'll make money.

[@kperandos]

Hagoromo is not only the Sage of the Six Paths, he’s also the god of chalk-making. What an accomplished life.

[@jhawk589]

HIGHLY underrated comment

[@ihatesnakeu.7238]

The Sage of Six Chalks

[@roshini.m.d9505]

😂

[@GamingWithHarshit69420]

Now that's what I was looking for.

[@Stealthy_PandaxX]

​@@ihatesnakeu.7238 you deserve the ENTIRE cake

[@Vuhhin]

I kid you not, that chalks just feels so good to write in the chalk board compared to regular

[@fishii8237]

Imma give this to my math teacher one day

[@smaticus7747]

Never has someone in my life convinced me to buy chalk, bravo sir, bravo

[@Ferrari255GTO]

The mere fact that it isn't messy and leaves you looking like a drug lord out of control is an extremely strong point

[@sebastianfernandez6146]

The japanese turn anything into art. The process of making matcha to creating chalk. Literally amazing.

[@soul77736]

yeah even their warcrimes

[@truthseeker7322]

The most professional craftsmen in the world.

[@carmelitajones7779]

​@@soul77736 😂😂😂 I'm laughing because I was not expecting this comment.

[@mareksicinski3726]

craft

[@sebastianfernandez6146]

@@soul77736 LMAOOO wtf 💀

[@user-kv9bc5wg3z]

Being high that made my soul feel good

[@nyanbinary1717]

As a former English professor, I never understood my math colleagues’ obsession with continuing to use chalk, but I’m happy they can continue using the best.

[@andyzhang7890]

Always crazy how often I see Japanese folk elevate seemingly regular things into high art

[@Dunkaroos248]

This is so true. From jeans to steak, when the Japanese do something, they do it right.

[@yackum_3331]

Yes also being close minded humorless people they do that so well

[@hodoupmer]

​@@yackum_3331 you never met more than 2 japanese people

[@Kodaiva]

what happens when you make good products instead of profitable ones

[@Etrius10]

Yeah like xenophobia and misogyny.

[@brendancurtis7848]

One of my college roommates was a mathematician and he bought this chalk. I can confirm it’s genuinely that good.

[@KrystalxParis]

Now I know why teacher chalk is more perfect than the students chalk 💀💀

[@user-pb5ne2ft5i]

I love how Japanese people always finds a way to solve problems

[@JadenYu]

Ah yes, “Chalk” “The cooler chalk”

[@vez3834]

You vs. The guy she tells you not to worry about

[@leobuana7430]

​@@vez3834 It's even thicker and tougher than average one

[@muziklol69]

i am the 69th like

[@MayoTheNnaise]

Hagoromo,The sage of chalked paths

[@lukes401k]

The sage of six chalks

[@dainaortiz]

Woe hopefully by his stripes or who ever strips we peoples are healed by the stripes of Child protection services new testament? And not roots as in Alex haley! Violence like that doesn't give God or a saviour to expose such? I as peoples have family's that goVonor and Can prove a homosexual hate Crime useing created law!

[@henrybusse7513]

I can FEEL the glide on that chalk, jesus christ

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I knew about the chalk apocalypse. I DIDN'T know that the chalk was saved and is available again now. I love that.

[@leedarnell8977]

I had taught English for 6 years in Japan and I can definitely vouch for the quality of this chalk as well! It's much sturdier and does not fragment as easily when making long, broad strokes. Though I don't use chalk boards anymore, I would definitely go to this brand if I ever need to again.

[@mastroitek]

I tried it a few times in the math building of my university and hoooow boy, smooth like butter and pleasent to the ear. I was surprised that something common and simple as a chalk could make me smile

[@LindyLime]

I taught English in China and their chalk exploded when I tried to write with it

[@harryp3804]

​@@LindyLimewas probably a Chinese knock off 😂

[@hendystark8333]

@@LindyLime you sure that ain't a middle eastern chalk?

[@KyryloMudrokha]

I think the best part is that it's less displeasing to the ears, it actually sounds right.

[@devilsdeckofcards]

chalk still gives me chills when its used but at-least this one is good quality while it does so.

[@naki051]

Even if no one uses the black chalk-board anymore, it's still very good to use artistically. It should never disappear for good.

[@tumbletv_]

My biology teacher uses this chalk! Apparently all the other science teachers steal it from him because it's the "nice chalk" and he just ended up buying each of them a set lmao

[@CM-xr9oq]

What kind of school do you go to that still uses chalk boards?

[@KewalTailor]

That's kinda cute and wholesome honestly

[@tumbletv_]

@CM-xr9oq one that doesn't get enough government funding and still uses projectors on pull down screens in 90% of the rooms

[@ejkoscielski]

My girlfriend gifts her professors a few hagoromo chalk sticks at the end of every semester, especially her math and physics professors.

[@Mapple318]

I was fully expecting you to say the teachers were buying chalks in bulk because the school funds are somehow unable to afford chalks

[@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810]

Honestly I would totally get a chalkboard just for it lol, looks like a fun chalk

[@AR47X420]

Chalk eaters gonna love this. That premium snack lol

[@cottondrop1733]

You didn't need to call me out like that.😑

[@chronicwizdom8638]

It’s not just chalk, when someone puts passion into something to make it the best or better then the competition then it’s worth it’s value

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

I’m so glad he passed the knowledge down 🥰

[@RebeccaLoran]

People forget how much technology gets in the way. The classics are really classics for a reason. The brain works a certain way, and if you get rid of chalk or even dry erase boards for some technology, it might be more convenient, but you sacrifice effectiveness.

[@TechPage27]

Dude, just roasted Crayola in a universal language

[@R3TR0J4N]

Damn 😂

[@e33yodonnell]

This answered one of my childhood questions that I had in life. Some of my teachers had regular light chalk, and some of them had thicker, more visible chalk. I was always confused as to why that was but now it makes sense.

[@mverick5444]

Omg the tasteful thickness of it.. it even has a water mark...

[@theshoppingexpert]

@@mverick5444 something wrong, @mverick5444?...you're sweating

[@smokeybowls187]

​@@theshoppingexpert Yoooo, underrated reply from a content creator right here 😂

[@the_bluecrystalpanda]

​@@smokeybowls187 Chalk that up as a win then

[@_SHR00M11_]

Omg finally I found a short that isn't a loop

[@Random_Dude.Online]

When you create something that most people loved from first use:

[@subject_changed4690]

I'm not a math professor nor will I ever be, but even I was panicking.

[@yessinekchaou3144]

Huge respect for hagoromo not only he created some amazing chalk but he also created 9 tailed beasts

[@NinjaAndrewREE]

Naruto reference 👍

[@zulkarnainrashid6300]

Oh so that's where I remember the name from😂

[@NinjaAndrewREE]

@@zulkarnainrashid6300 yeah Hagoromo Otsutsuki

[@RandySloan]

Who's looking for this comment😅

[@Iwannaeatlasagna]

He's the son of a btch who got rid of Madara but he is absolutely not a btch

[@777kerokeropi4]

The original owners trust on the math teacher is something lmao