# Ouch - did I just tattoo myself?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 2, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouch-did-i-just-tattoo-myself/620683 "2012-05-02T20:55:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![spotthegerbil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@spotthegerbil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spotthegerbil)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouch-did-i-just-tattoo-myself/620683/17 "2012-05-03T10:37:24Z")

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> [@So what exactly is a "Bruce?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-is-a-bruce/4905/5):
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> **spotthegerbil** So you can sharpen that mechanical pencil to a super sharp point and it doesn’t break the second you start writing? I hate dull pencils but it was a breaking super sharp point that led to my eyeball jab.

You do get a tiny bit crumbling when you use it, but not as much as a regular pencil crumbles. Some folks rotate the pencil as they draw to maintain sharpness.

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