Nothing is more difficult to use than a tiny (shortened) pencil. I tried to put a cap on it, or combined two pencils with tape to make it look like both pencils ... I tried to use it until the end, but it was inconvenient and I threw it away.

But then I feel sorry for it. Even pencils were born to be used to the end ...!

That's why the pencil "SPROUT" (8 pieces, about $ 28), which grows herbs when buried in the soil, was developed. Gizmodo Australia reports.


"SPROUT" is a pencil that encloses the "seed" of a plant in the "buttocks". If you use it as a pencil to the limit, bury the buttocks in the soil and give water, sunlight and affection, and the plant will grow steadily. By the way, there are 11 kinds of "seed" such as coriander, basil and cherry tomato.




SPROUT seems to have been developed to reassess our "throw away things quickly" habit. Isn't it possible to change a pencil that is thrown away when it becomes unusable into something delicious, beautiful, and fun? It is said that this SPROUT was born from the idea.


Even if it is not used up as a pencil, it will not be thrown away immediately when it can no longer be used, but it will be an opportunity to create awareness of how to use it until the end.

* The source of the image is SPROUT official website / official Facebook page / official YouTube video