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Chalk of Champions [video]

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Re: Chalk of Champions [video]

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Post by jacobolus »

capnrefsmmat wrote: post #4

I 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,…

> good chalk on an enameled steel chalkboard

Try a real slate chalkboard sometime. It’s amazing. (But not as easy to slide up and down as the metal versions.)

Re: Chalk of Champions [video]

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Post by readingnews »

One day someone woke up and said "wow, those k cups are an environmental disaster"... I wonder if a similar thing will happen with dry erase markers. As a professor, I go through far more dry erase markers than chalk... When I am done with chalk there is just dust. Not sure if those dry things recycle, but no one I know puts them in the recycle bin.

Also, there are very, very good chalks at jetpens from Japan still being made.

Re: Chalk of Champions [video]

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capnrefsmmat wrote: post #4

I 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,…

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Re: Chalk of Champions [video]

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Post by CapitalistCartr »

new4thaccount wrote: post #10

Can someone recommend a good chalkboard to accompany the chalk that you could fit on your lap? Maybe 3 foot by 3 foot?

36" is about the maximum width that can fit, but 24" is about the maximum depth; after that it tips off your lap. For many people 18-22 is realistic.

Something this size: https://m.staples.com/Flipside-Chalk-Board-24-x-36-Black/pro...

Re: Chalk of Champions [video]

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Post by downrightmike »

youeseh wrote: post #6

This 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.

The Japanese company went under because the owner was too old to carry on. Nice to see that someone else is taking it up.

Re: Chalk of Champions [video]

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Post by youeseh »

downrightmike wrote: post #17
youeseh wrote: post #6

This 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.

The Japanese company went under because the owner was too old to carry on. Nice to see that someone else is taking it up.

That is pretty amazing. He didn't pass it on to anyone... no underlings to continue the effort.
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