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A clean board (dark) and good chalk (bright) has very good contrast. Cheap chalk on a dirty board, not so much. The feel of writing with dense chalk is much

by ska 7y ago

A clean board (dark) and good chalk (bright) has very good contrast. Cheap chalk on a dirty board, not so much. The feel of writing with dense chalk is much nicer than markers, in my opinion; obviously in others as well. Some of it is just tradition too.

NikolaNovak 7y ago
Must be pretty subjective; while I can certainly see how it could be satisfying, and very much believe there is difference between cheap & quality stuff; but I've personally always found the chalkboard experience grating and "sharp", whereas a good dry marker feels "smooth", "muted" and "elegant" :-/ (as a bonus, nobody I know has screamed and covered their ears due to inadvertent scratch of whiteboard :P )
- LanceH 7y ago
  I've never picked up 8 sticks of chalk in a row trying to find one that works, though.
  - ska 7y ago
    Especially when there are only 7 in that room.
- solveit 7y ago
  Hagoromo actually solved that problem too, it's thicker and so doesn't resonate at that ear-piercing frequency.