The Search for Adam's Favorite Mechanical Pencil

Ever since Adam shared his frustrations about how his favorite PaperMate mechanical pencil has changed, viewers have been sharing information about why the change occured as where Adam can source the originals he loves so much. Here are some recent mailbag packages that have given Adam new pencils to test and as well as samples of PaperMate pencils from around the world!

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Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman

Thanks for watching!

[THEHARMONIKZ]

Don't care what anyone says, - we all just watched a grown up play with a pencil collection for 10 mins straight.

[shannonlanghart]

I'm laughing at Adam calling the colors of the click erasers uninteresting while wearing the exact same 3 colors on his shirt😂

[timparsons]

Adam's "It's fine. It's FIIIINE!" is such a devastating critique.

[jerrysanchez]

It's so cool that you can just write Adam a letter like "hey check my pen out buddy" and he actually does. He is probably the only celebrity I've ever seen that hasn't disappointed me about who they are from when i was growing up

[ronwingrove]

That Adam Savage said "I like these pencils!" in a video and is then surprised that people sent him a bunch is testament to the humble nature of this man.

[diamondunicorn]

I think Adam Savage is turning into this eras version of Mr. Rogers. He's nice and polite and genuinely loves his audience.

[captaincasualmusic]

Forget trekkie videos. Forget musicians talking about their instruments. Forget larping. This. This is peak nerd, and it's wonderous to behold.

[Chickeeenz]

The fact he openly talks about the importance of esthetics makes me so happy! A clean black pencil might be perfect for having on the desk for an office worker or artist - a yellow/orange one is perfect for the inevitable chaos of a workshop.

[johnwillis]

Hey adam, no clue if you read these this far out, but I wanted to drop a thanks anyway for caring about the little stuff & sharing what you care about. The pentel sharplet-2 blue was my dad’s pencil. I don’t think he lost & bought a bunch or had strong opinions like you or I, he just had the same 10 or so for my entire life. I hadn’t thought about that pencil in a long time until I saw this video. He died 10 years ago this past weekend.

He taught me how to be a carpenter with that pencil. He wrote reports to present to my schools board with that pencil. He designed our house with that pencil. I’m an architect now. Building with my dad & watching mythbusters is how I learned to love design & start making swords out of cardboard and duct tape in Jr. High. I cried about a pencil today. Then I ordered 50 of them. Thanks for bringing this pencil back into my life.

[ehsanrahee]

I've never heard someone call a clear pencil "uninteresting". It's strange how little aesthetic things can effect us. I almost exclusively prefer clear mechanical pencils. Seeing the insides and knowing how much lead is left is always useful information at the very least. Seeing it all move around is just cool.

[direwoulf]

The real mechanical pencil are the friends we made along the way

[koolrcky]

That ending made me realize that Adam is our modern day version of Mister Rogers showing us his world and all the interesting things in it and we are invited to be a part of it as his viewers

[NarcFreedom]

Can we give a round of applause to everyone who sent Adam these gifts?!?! Seriously. All of these thoughtful people spent money and time on this, and Adam gave use some nice content. Love it!!!

[MyNameisRahl]

I love how brutally honest Adam is with his opinions on gifts from fans. 😆 He's very grateful, but certainly not going to sugarcoat it to keep people 100% happy.

[tee_m]

Huge fan of the Uni Kuru Toga personally. Rotring makes one hell of a pencil too.

[Taallyn]

I used the Click Eraser all through college in the late 80s. It was very popular with science and engineering students. The sounds of a dozen people clicking it absentmindedly during tests still brings a pang of nostalgia.

[treycooper]

@Adam savage! Thank you for coming to Dallas fan Expo this weekend! I was the last person to grab a selfie with you and it made my month! I start cancer treatment today and meeting a hero was a bright light in a dark time!! Thank you for all you do sir!

[dduff]

Love it. As an artist, I have an internal dialog with my pencils/pens/brushes. It's always something like "I would like you to do THIS, but your doing THAT. Well can I compinsate for THAT...Ah, so that's what you want me to do!" This brings me closer to managing my tool to hone in on my desired result. But, some tools LIE TO YOU or break their promise. Then I feel misled (no pun intended), and I will start to hold a grudge against them. If you can't trust your tools, they are no good to you.

[LincolnWorld]

I am always amazed by how often Adam ends up talking about something I've recently been deep diving into myself.
The week before the original video about mechanical pencils, I got on a kick of designing and making my own. I also ordered a bunch of what are considered the top ones out there. It is a much more interesting subject than I think a lot of people would assume.

[dralbora]

Had a great team of DJs in Houston in the 1980s (Lee Jolly and Chuck Shramek) that referred to their listeners as their "Vast and unpaid research department." Your fans are even MORE dedicated!!! And love that you share the treasure trove of love and info with us!