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title: Illustrations of how a retractible pen, mechanical pencil, lighter and PEZ dispenser work
url: https://mechanical-pencil.com/
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date: 2026-06-16
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description: 🖊️ Illustrations of how a retractible pen, mechanical pencil, lighter and PEZ dispenser work. I used to take apart my ballpoints during 3rd period history to see how they worked but this is much better.
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[![Retractible pen illustration](./assets/06-illustrations-of-how-a-retractible-pen-mechanical-pencil.webp)](https://mechanical-pencil.com/)

*Retractible pen illustration*

🖊️ **[Illustrations of how a retractible pen, mechanical pencil, lighter and PEZ dispenser work.](https://mechanical-pencil.com/)** I used to take apart my ballpoints during 3rd period history to see how they worked but this is much better.

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