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[-] gerowen@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

The problem with pencils is that in space broken graphite floats around easily and is conductive. A conductive powder floating into something electronic in a pressurized oxygen rich environment is no bueno.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Graphite powder is also quite flammable isn't it?

[-] gerowen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm not sure, but with that much oxygen in the air I'm sure anything could "become" flammable, especially when atomized or turned into a powder. That's why grain silos on farms are fire hazards; the dust.

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