uni Kuru Toga from Mitsubishi Pencil Company

[ShaheenShine123]

I bought mine off of Amazon.

[choasmaster71]

Is this sold in Pennsylvania or must i buy it online?

[lieutjennifer]

Awesome I just won three of these in a contest! Looking forward to experiencing its pluses for myself

[KiaratheKitsune]

I have two of these, one in .3 and other in .5 Got them at jetpens.com and its so awesome, its good for writing in english and in japanese. I tend to buy more of these soon ^_^

[starlionblue]

Where the hell do you find the pencil lead? I can't find it anywhere. I've searched Target, all the office suppliers, Wally World and Kmart. Nobody carries it.

[KiaratheKitsune]

@starlionblue go to jetpens.com. They have them in stock, its a office store online. Or you can go to amazon.com to order them. Kuru Toga pencils are only found online at these sites and in Japan. They did make one for usa, under some other name but its only sold online too.

[twirmd]

@starlionblue I ordered mine off of JetPens. They have both the .5mm and .3mm ones in stock.

[Flameon7112000ll]

@starlionblue did you try staples i got .5 mm 144 of them for school they also have 144 .7mm

[forza3skillgod]

Or buy 20 pencils for £1/$1 simple

[funky3ddy]

Btw, does this pencil automatically feeds the lead, so you don't have to click the button constantly?

[kaldekngryx]

@funky3ddy no it doesnt

[funky3ddy]

@kaldekngryx Shame :(

[chiru2die4]

I used to skip school a lot, but every year i used to make my parents to buy me the coolest school supplies...this would have been on top of my 'list' for sure.

[jackedupcrackersman]

YES

[Holeyhell]

I don't need the mechanism but it's cool anyway

But still I got the Alpha-gel Kuru Toga so that the cushiony grip still makes up for the presence of the unnecessary mechanism

[bennybong360]

Lost mine TT

[HugeHeadDavid]

is this pencil any good i entered a code that was on a paper that came with my uniball pen on a website to win a prize and this is what i won

[psteele555]

How is it that the "Top Comments" have two comments rated +67 and +8, but my comment that is +309 is not in there? I feel cheated out of YouTube fame! :(

[zeasso]

ชอบครับ

[ihavekankles]

Such useless shit.

[grafite1952]

dove posso comprare questa matita?

[sickkillerps3gta4]

who fucken still uses pencils

[FantomMind]

Rebecca Black supports Kuru Toga.

[iMartger]

So cool!

[DJMikaelito]

Soviets had these kind of thing.....

[JanitorGH7]

what if you write everything in one go hmm?

[Desmeister644]

Look up, back down. THE PENCIL LEAD IS NOW MADE OF DIAMONDS.

[psteele555]

@Desmeister644 Made that comment a month before you ;)

[yurianne07]

@Desmeister644 gf will, then, appreciate this pencil

[JenkoTV]

50 years too late.

[Nutsnbolts12345]

Turning a pencil in your fingers every 30 seconds to a minute is really going to annoy you?...

[raz0rx]

you gotta love the background music

[Mac11em]

You had me at nano freaking diamonds! :)

[BetaEvoTV]

"Rebecca Black - Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)"

They tagged this video as retarded, amirite?

[qhoa1385]

though to me it's unnecessary, but it's really innovative to think of

[LazyJones1]

I love technoloogy and inventions.

I'm a gadget freak, and I want this.

But sooner or later we're going to have to think about WHY we waste rare and valuable ressources on something that a thin bar of graphite in a wooden holster could do just as well, if you manually rotated it...

[ArielCaboob]

@LazyJones1 Nothing rare about those resources

[BetaEvoTV]

@ArielCaboob "Nano-Diamonds", unless those are common.

[LazyJones1]

@ArielCaboob

Plastic is oil-based...

But I meant in general. There's way too much work going into the production of this complex a writing utensil, compared to a thin graphite bar in a wooden holster. And there's no point. It's unnecessary luxuries.

[ArielCaboob]

@LazyJones1 unnecessary luxuries... Almost everything is unnecessary, We are humans with no mission, might as well make cool things and enjoy them.

[LazyJones1]

@ArielCaboob

Sure, like I said, I want one too.

But I do worry about the way we squander valuable ressources on unnecessary luxuries.

One of these days we're going to think of a REALLY awesome contraption, that will be truly beneficial to all of humanity... And we won't be able to build it, because it requires specific ressources, that we've already used up on smartphones, flatscreen TV's and gadgets pencils.

[ArielCaboob]

@LazyJones1 Ever heard of recycling?

[LazyJones1]

@ArielCaboob

Not all molecules and alloys are easily taken apart again.

[jkwon761]

this pencil should b called "uniball MINDFUCK pencil"

[Tiwaking]

I want this!

[musstakrakish]

ummm... Ok it's a pencil there isn't anything special about it... Its just like that dame soundless mouse! Completely stupid and useless!! o.O

[jbdranger]

this is fucking retarded.

[yoshinibble123]

I miss Kai Tak...

[mtbtom7]

in the example he holds the pencil vertical, which gives zero advantage to this product. lol

[St8Solja]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!

[flowiepanda]

ever heard of a pen? NO LEAD!

[jutholmes1]

Mechanical pencils suck balls anyway. Just use a #2

[typesix]

Just get a regular fucking pencil, for fucks sake.

[fgbkw]

I don't even know why I want one, but I do.

[monstero111]

will this help me with my homework problems ?

[punkerboy937]

but,  will it blend?

[xmenx33]

THIS WILL CHANGE THE WORLD!!!!!!

[branislavic1]

but can it drift?

[nannoninn]

I bet it doesn't work in IE

[Zenicide]

sooooooooo what if you write in cursive and dont pick your pencil up...

[SamuelLockyer]

I've had this pencil for ages and had no idea about any of these feature, haha. At first I was like, "That pencil looks familiar e_e" and surely enough, my pencil is accidentally awesome :P

[donbasuradenuevo]

Now I want a mechanical pencil that can also serve cappuccino's while I write!

[PrawnSkunk]

NANO DIAMONDS!!!!!!!!!!

[SupersonicAfroman]

@PrawnSkunk Minecraft ?

[PrawnSkunk]

@SupersonicAfroman

no i was talking about 0:53

[ZerhOfficial]

where the shit do I buy this?

[McGojira]

But can it run Crysis?

[TheBrokenTelescope]

i just use the very back page in my text book to wear the lead down

[mynameisdrpat]

only japs can make something thats unadvanceable more advanced

[TheLeafhopper]

I FUCKING LOVE ADVANCED PENCILS

[bleuxcheese]

its only 7 bux for the plastic version of this... dunno where to find the metal one.

[lilpanagos07]

"Sup guys, just bought a 20$ pen.... hell yeah."

* friends break it in half as joke*

[Nutsnbolts12345]

Or you can just rotate your normal mechanical pencil 180 degrees after one side gets messed up...

[TonyFbaby87]

@Nutsnbolts12345 Yeah because thats what im thinking of as im taking notes in class. Its damn did I rotate my pencil 180 degrees counter clockwise against the rotation of the earth? LOL... Its a neat invention. Gears and mechanics is math intensive, I guarantee you that the design behind this is incredible. Don't trivialize this, some of the greatest ideas on earth started out as pencil sketches on a napkin. Respect the lead! :D

[XXxZAKKxX]

@Nutsnbolts12345 The video shows what happened after rotating 180 degrees, the tip breaks. Just pointing that out -_-

[Metra90]

@Nutsnbolts12345 Yeah that's a solution but are you honestly going to do it every 30 seconds?

[Nutsnbolts12345]

@Metra90 Turning you pencil every 30-60 seconds is really going to bother you that much? I don't even think about it when I write...

[Metra90]

@Nutsnbolts12345 Yeah, I draw a lot of schematics and work through problems for hours and it becomes a nuisance. So I'd rather spend the measly 6 bucks on this and have perfect lines.

[500series]

@Nutsnbolts12345 Have you even tried using this pencil? Not only it keeps the lead sharp is keeps the line the same tone, its worth it

[Nutsnbolts12345]

@500series I've tried it... I still don't see the big deal. I'm just as happy with a normal pencil.

[Metra90]

@Nutsnbolts12345 well turning it doesn't guarantee the tip will stay a consistent size. I have to draw a lot of schematics and this just makes it easier.

[CloitSirron]

@Nutsnbolts12345

Yeah, but what happens then is shown at 0:21 on the bottom of the graphic.

I think its a good idea though.

[aaaaflasd]

@Nutsnbolts12345 that's where it stated that the lead will break, so it doesn't rotate it 180 degrees but by small amounts.

[HyperAndHappy]

But the real question is, can it work in outer space?

[1schwererziehbar1]

WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE ???

[PH1ASCO]

THIS IS WHAT CHARLIE SHEEN WRITES WITH.

[MrGreenday]

IS IT AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE ? I Wanna buy it to support japanese company!!

[SirB1ood]

Who writes anymore since the invention of the laptop... I can haz spell check and be able to read my writing afterwards ^_^

[Kleptako]

@SirB1ood some people still go to school

[DarthFroggy101]

This is truly the dawn of a new writing era. I'm going to email this to all my friends.

[M4Kpl]

CO TO KURWA JEST!

[ASSEMblerEX]

THIS IS PENCIL PORN

[Ziiiv]

Groundbreaking ratcheting screwdriver technology, now for your mechanical pencil!

[thewuvluv]

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG



[DrPepper42yes]

These guys are clearly aliens in disguise, trying to share their superior technological advancements with us.

[crzftx]

And: the force required to actually engage the gears while it is at a regular, small angle with the paper will cause the lead to consistently break! broken lead has the darkest, finest strokes.

[dafragsta]

@crzftx how do you know that? The force required to scrape carbon off a "led" is probably greater than the amount of force required to engage the twisting gear, especially if there is no resistance until the backstop.

[crzftx]

@dafragsta I wasn't giving a product review, I was offering humor. But, if you're trying to start an intelligent discussion between the two of us, I don't think misspelling lead and putting it into quotation marks is a good start. I don't really know where you're going with that, in all honesty. On the point of force (assuming everyone uses HB pencil lead), you're probably right. I will try to avoid participating in scholarly dynamics discussion boards, such as YouTube, in the future.

[dafragsta]

@crzftx For starters, you need to greatly lower your expectations for grammar and spelling with regard to comments on the internet, especially if it's a questionable typo. It'll never get you any high ground.

You turned this into a scholarly debate by just being dismissive for no reason. It's a pretty cool product innovation if it works as advertised, but you seem to think skepticism without a play on words is humor. To each their own. I put "lead" in quotation marks because it's graphite.

[bmxican1317]

wow thats awesome but will it blend?

[Robstailey]

there are people who don't know to rotate their pencil as they use it?

[shagythommy]

ooooooooor you could use a pen!

[XxJm3nDxX]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

[southstar66]

I FUCKING LOVE PENCILS. MY ACHING BONER

[DrCyclopsKSC]

This is why we aren't living on Mars yet.

[Blargh45]

I dunno how common mechanical pencils are in elementary school now, but when I was a kid we they didn't become common until like middle school. My generation is probably the last to master the art of subconsciously turning the pencil yourself after a few strokes.

[nullr1]

That looks expensive plus my handwriting sucks anyway and no amount of evenly wearing expensive lead will fix that.

[MattTrevett]

But I only write in English..

[MattTrevett]

I've never had a problem with my mechanical pencil..

[DeanCasalena]

Man, if only anyone still used pencils.

[vampler]

Warning!!! 0:03 - It's made by "Mistubishi" & 0:25 - It's got an "Engine" in it - It will undoubtedly fail...

[beefinethan]

what happens when you lose it

[DraconicXX]

@beefinethan it rolls it's way all the way home =)

[dnguyen11]

That's smart

[KUBBY1392]

It can write in Chinese?!?!?!?!?!

[zero00tolerance]

@KUBBY1392

thats japanese.....

[MrKlausbaudelaire]

@KUBBY1392

chinese and japanese uses 90% of the same simbols to write, only differnet reading

[donwilson]

Who knew this was a problem?

[kingzeta]

Dont erasable pens exist?

[Shmiitty]

So, I already continuously turn my mechanical pencil because of this. Problem?

[Joe1339]

I really want it, but I don't want to buy special lead for it.

[squiresuzuki]

As with all things, we can except the same thing to come out in the United States under a new name 5 years later....

[MrYosMann]

Wait. That "engine" has been used for years on retractable pens.

[mightyshockwave]

NANOMACHIIIIIIIIIIIIINES!!!!!

[DeceitfulNinja]

Now if only they came out with this technology before.. you know... writing became the dying art form of the computer age.

[RichPorterSOC]

I rotate my mechanical pen too, but this is a great idea.

Regarding the lead being made out of diamonds, that sounds suspicious... graphite and diamonds are both a form of carbon, graphite is a little bit softer though because of the atomic arrangement. Since I don't plan on using my mechanical pencil to scribe or cut glass, I'll stick with my standard graphite lead.

[RichPorterSOC]

I rotate my mechanical pen too, but this is a great idea.

Regarding the lead being made out of diamonds, that sounds suspicious... graphite and diamonds are both a form of carbon, graphite is a little bit softer though because of the atomic arrangement. Since I don't plan on using my mechanical pencil to scribe or cut glass, I'll stick with my standard graphite lead.

[socdk]

Big freaking deal

[dentalplanz]

or you know, you can just turn the pencil around yourself every so often, like most intelligent people do

[Harabec01]

Carbon = Lead

All those years my chem professor has been lying to me!

[dragoon360]

just bust out a pen call it a day

[sileemo]

i love this music lmao

[habshjb]

This is exactly what draftsmen (and women) have been doing with lead holders (2mm graphite pencils) for at least 50 years. Just twist your pencil as you write. Am I really the only one who does this automatically?

[valkyrio]

@habshjb Are you the only one? No. Are you in the minority? Yes. Like you said, draftspeople have been doing this for a while now, but the great majority of pencil users out there are not draftspeople. This "realization" of yours should come with little to no surprise.

[syntak]

aaaand ordered.

[onlyontuesdays99]

Awesome! Gonna farm some nano-diamonds!

[onlyontuesdays99]

HORY SHET

[neocon70]

...and it even writes upside down!!

[VertigaDesignMEDIA]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

[MrShouldBStudying]

so unnecessary. Led pencils do not dull like this video suggests, which is why they had to use computer simulation to show it.

[jacksprrow]

who uses pencils these days tho...

[lkkjhg45]

I NEED THIS RIGHT NOWWWWW

[paintballcraka]

fuck hoverboards we have THIS

[thewho30rb]

400 MILLION EFFING DIAMONDS!

[ViewtifulRyan66]

mother of god

[fatmrwoowoo]

Gentlemen.

Welcome to the future.

[chrono68]

SCREAMING GUITAR FOR PENCIL LEAD.

[c3bhm]

My intuitive hit is that I would not want that spongy shock-absorber effect in a writing instrument. I write A LOT by hand and I think that'd drive me crazy...

[tylerttinsley]

@c3bhm i just got one, it writes like butter, i have super control over my line width. the turn functions with very little pressure needed. also this lead is super great.

[tyler6skeeter]

I'd lose it in like 2 seconds

[capitalflush]

Doesn't really work that well if you write in cursive, but who the hell writes in cursive?

[Dandruffshampoo]

@capitalflush It would rotate and refresh after every word. That's still pretty good.

[cl0ckt0wer]

it's not lead is GRAPHITE! idiots...

[Imperiused]

@cl0ckt0wer I was just going to say this. So... THUMBS UP!

[seehanth001]

Cool!

[XPhaededX]

And for 4 EASY payments of $49.95 this pencil could be YOURS!

[forexnoob]

It only turns the lead when you press down/up, so it is going to get dull if you write in cursive or if you try to draw something. Also the lead might not be #2 due to the nano diamonds.

[meppieomg]

1. Buy 10000 Kuru Toga pencils.

2. Extract nano diamonds

3. Sell diamonds for cash

4. Buy 100000 Kuru Toga pencils

5. Repeat

Problem?

[pwngo]

400 million nano diamonds. that's over 9000!

[BoboBublz]

"Revolutionary!"

Well played.

[Speaks2Much]

Mitsubishi? AWD+TURBO?

[MattyHild]

Where would i buy one? 0_o

[LlamaInMyHead]

Why would people need to waste so much energy producing/manufacturing/advert­ising this? Thanks to how screwed up the world is, I now believe in the Apocalypse. Then all life can have a clean slate to start over with after the second big bang.

[MisterBreezer]

@LlamaInMyHead

Oh shut up you boring bastard. For some people, a product like this is very helpful - think architect.

[LlamaInMyHead]

@MisterBreezer What can architects do if the world implodes? Build us a haus that protects from supernatural forces of nature and beyond? They can borrow my wooden pencil for that.

[djdogjuam]

solving a problem that doesnt fucking exist

[fr3d420]

ILL BUY THE COMPANY.

[BillyWasAMountain]

Why not just rotate your pencil manually? Why do you need a mechanism to do it for you? and Why not just go sharpen the damn thing? And think about how much it'll cost to refill a pencil that uses diamond lead. Get outta here!

[jenesuispasbavard]

Lololol nano diamonds = carbon atoms = graphite.