Chalk of Champions [video]
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Chalk of Champions [video]
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#2So, I guess mathematicians hoarding original Hagoromo chalk now have to stop before they write down a theorem on the blackboard and ask themselves: is it chalk-worthy? [0]
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#3So, I guess mathematicians hoarding original Hagoromo chalk now have to stop before they write down a theorem on the blackboard and ask themselves: is it chalk-worthy? [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUkZdWnBTt0
I can't believe I watched a 5½ minute video to get this joke, but it was worth it. I also learnt about a new contraception method. I love HN.
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#4I use this in my office (well, the Korean replication that's still sold). I firmly believe that good chalk on an enameled steel chalkboard is far superior to a whiteboard: it always erases cleanly, the ink never runs out, it writes with high contrast, and it's immensely satisfying to write with. The only downside is chalk dust.
By contrast, the cheap chalk the department buys for us is terrible. It squeaks, it snaps, it refuses to erase cleanly. And our conference room whiteboard markers are always dried up and don't write clearly.
I have yet to turn into an illicit chalk dealer, though.
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#5When I graduated I bought my PhD advisor two boxes. It's great stuff. But beyond how dense and smooth it is, particularly good is the colored chalk. Most colored chalk doesn't erase well. Hagoromo erases completely, easily.
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#6This feels like part 1 of a 3 part series.
In Part 2, we must visit Japan to learn about how it came to be and why it went out of business.
And in Part 3, we go to S.Korea. We learn about the company thats producing chalk from the purchased recipe.
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#7I made loads of drawings with this chalk, it’s all true: https://drawings.rey.sc.jas.life/groups/blackboard
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#8I made loads of drawings with this chalk, it’s all true: https://drawings.rey.sc.jas.life/groups/blackboard
Please make more. These are great :)
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#9The successor, Umajirushi DC Chalk, is available here from JetPens (San Jose, USA), $1.80 for 6 sticks, or 30¢ per stick (also available in a 72 pack like shown in the video)
https://www.jetpens.com/Umajirushi-DC-Chalk/ct/3774
“The two well-established chalk makers Umajirushi and Hagoromo worked together to develop this chalk.”
Thinking a six-pack might make a nice no-reason gift, to friends’ kids or my local baker or church who uses a chalkboard, I just placed an order.
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#10Can someone recommend a good chalkboard to accompany the chalk that you could fit on your lap? Maybe 3 foot by 3 foot?