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Japanese Overdesign: A Mechanical Pencil That Turns Into a Compass

The RayMay Fujii PenPass

By Rain Noe - November 9, 2021

in Object Culture

Have you ever wished your mechanical pencil could also be used as a compass? Well, me neither. But apparently there's enough demand in Japan that stationery manufacturer RayMay Fujii designed this PenPass:

These run more than $15 on Amazon, which is highway robbery; Jet Pens sells them for $9.25.

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