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also, fucking pencil shavings?
pencil shavings contain graphite (great for getting into shit and shorting shit out) and thin paper (think, kindling)
did the russians gnaw the fucking things sharp? no? idiots...
Grease pencil, you pull a tab and the things unrolls.
nice alternative, and that'd make great sense except... now you have a bunch of long strings of grease covered paper floating about the cabin.
so no. no thanks.
I'm pretty sure astronauts are trained on the usage of garbage receptacles.