Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. And finally ... apart from writing great novels, which of these uses could you put pencils to?"
...1. Use a pair like chopsticks to eat noodles 2. Use as a keep-safe for hair elastics 3. Use in a plant pot to support seedlings grow straight 4. All of them Yes, as long as you ensure they're non-toxic pencils, and preferably before you've sharpened them, they're available for all sorts of uses. Maybe that explains why pencil production continues to grow even though we're all texting and blogging each other these days instead of writing letters. Please do write to me with your ideas for alternative uses - maybe that could be the theme for 'My Second Quiz About Pencils'!
