How do Mechanical Pencils Work? #shorts

We've all used mechanical pencils, but have you ever wondered how they work? It's pretty simple overall, but in this video, I wanted to explore the fingers or collet and ring interaction. The interaction between the two makes it such that the lead goes outward more than it returns.

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Script: Teddy Tablante
Twitter: @teddytablante
Voice Over: Phil Lee

Table of Contents:
00:00 - How Mechanical Pencils Work
00:37 - Clicking Sound
00:48 - Resetting the Mechanical Pencil

Erratum:

Animation built using Blender 2.90.1 https://www.blender.org/
Post with Adobe Premiere Pro

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