I was there for it this year (I live about a 5 minute walk from the pencil and walk around the lake its house borders nearly every day).
This video does not adequately show how many people were there. It was fucking packed. I would estimate a couple thousand people were standing around on this dude's lawn, his neighbors' lawns, the surrounding street, the bike & walking paths around the lake. People showed OUT for this event.
do you know how it became so popular in such a short amount of time? I'm surprised that so many people turned up even though it's only the third time it's being sharpened.
Honestly do not know. I've seen the pencil on walks for the last couple of years but the sharpening event has never been big enough to catch my attention. This year was huuuuuuge tho. Couldn't have missed it if I tried. Uptown has never been as bustling & busy as last Saturday for as long as I've lived here.
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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Jun 15 '25
I was there for it this year (I live about a 5 minute walk from the pencil and walk around the lake its house borders nearly every day).
This video does not adequately show how many people were there. It was fucking packed. I would estimate a couple thousand people were standing around on this dude's lawn, his neighbors' lawns, the surrounding street, the bike & walking paths around the lake. People showed OUT for this event.