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In the USA, they no longer put lead in pencils. It is now graphite - a non-toxic substance.
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Can you die from the stuff in a pencil?
Well the stuff in a pencil is lead, if you eat or ingest a lot of it you might die or get really sick.
If you eat a piece of led will you die?
Yes you can die from eating led but, if it was a number 3 pencil that someone ate its graphite and you can only die from lead if you eat a lot of it for example half of a pencil or a whole pencil.
What will happen if you eat pencil lead daily?
You will die a slow and very painful death.
Does sucking on a lead pencil give you lead poisoning?
Actually, the "lead" of a pencil is not lead at all. It is actually graphite. If it were lead, you would get very sick and die from lead poisoning...and as tasty as that pencil tip may look, it probably wont taste good and you really shouldn't eat it. Nonetheless, the graphite probably wont hurt too bad even if you decide to eat it.
What happens if you drink pencil lead?
Pencil lead is made of graphite, which is just carbon. It won't really do anything to you, except it will taste like crap and give you indigestion if you somehow eat enough of it.
Will you get lead poisoning if you touch lead 3 or 4 times or stay around it for any amount of time?
No only if you eat or ingust it
Can you get led poisoning from a pencil?
No, modern pencils contain graphite (not lead) and therefore you cannot get lead poisoning from them. Also, yes because if you can find a pencil with lead still in it you can get lead poisioning.....(obviously)
Can a dog eat lead that is for a lead pencil?
I wouldn't suggest just letting your dog chew on a pencil, but I don't think it will kill them. My dog has chewed on several pencils (without me knowing until finding the evidence) and so far nothing has happened to her. She was still the same as far as hyper activity and she didn't vomit or have diarrhea. But, with that, all dogs are different just as people are different and one dog might react to something differently than another.
Why does your 2 12 year old daughter eat lead pencil?
I'm not sure why your child likes to chew on pencils. Many kids (and some adults) are constant nibblers. The good news is that there's no actual lead in that pencil anymore. They're now made with graphite, which is significantly safer than lead.
How many days or minutes you will die if you eat a pencil?
Pencil making companies do not use real lead anymore, well most of them don't. For the most part pencils are non toxic and you are not likely to die from them since they are no longer real lead. Besides lead doesn't really kill you just gives you brain damage.
Is nataraj 621 pencil is harmful i eat a pencil daily?
yes
Is it safe to eat a cookie that was in the same box as a pencil?
I wouldn't eat a cookie that has been in the same box with a pencil.
