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eep_social on Nov 7, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: How did people deal with punch cards?

Woah, TIL that HB was not a branding mark on the #2 pencils I used growing up!

AndyJames on Nov 8, 2023 [–]

HB is the middle of the scale. From there it's going both ways. Hs are harder and Bs are softer. There's also an F thrown into that scale for extra confusion.

https://pencils.com/pages/hb-graphite-grading-scale

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