I almost solved the NCEES Pencil Color Equation! ..... but not quite

ptatohed · Jan 27, 2015

I was going through my beloved NCEES pencil collection when I noticed a pattern. I really thought I was on to something. By studying the year/month/color patterns, I theorized the following "NCEES Pencil Color Formula":

April of an Odd Year = Blue

October of an Odd Year = Red

April of an Even Year = Black

October of an Even Year = Green

I was feeling really, really good about my theory and it checked out repeatedly...... until I found a lone Blue April 2010 pencil in my stash.

Doh!

But, hey, I was close!

PS. Does your pencil(s) fit the formula?

CU07 · Jan 28, 2015

I have April 2012 and it's black. I'm pretty sure my FE pencil was green and that was April 2007, but I don't have one handy to check. Anyone else take that exam?

buffalo · Jan 28, 2015

My theory is the NCEES uses whatever color is shipped to them from China.

Lomarandil · Jan 28, 2015

April 13 is blue, but I have an October 09 that is black.

cupojoe PE PMP · Jan 29, 2015

October 08 was blue.

October 13 was red.

DanHalen · Jan 29, 2015

April 06 was red (I think) - I was seeing red after the exam and threw my pencil in the trash....why did I do that? :brickwall:

April 12 was black

April 13 was blue

April 14 was black

Ken PE 3.1 · Jan 29, 2015

Wasn't there a yellow one at some point? Or am I just imagining things?

iwire · Jan 30, 2015

2014 April - Black

2013 Oct - red...

so you are correct so far...but how many pencils you have

ptatohed · Jan 31, 2015

buffalo said:
My theory is the NCEES uses whatever color is shipped to them from China.

Amateur, all professional NCEES pencil connoisseurs (eh-hem, such as myself) know that the genuine NCEES pencil comes from nowhere but France.

iwire said:
2014 April - Black

2013 Oct - red...

so you are correct so far...but how many pencils you have

wire, this is information that will be divulged when the moment is right. Patience young grasshopper.

Ivory · Feb 1, 2015

DanHalen said:
April 06 was red (I think) - I was seeing red after the exam and threw my pencil in the trash....why did I do that? :brickwall:

April 12 was black

April 13 was blue

April 14 was black

My quess is blue for April 15, blue always following black, so the color sequence is how we feel after the exam "black & blue".

ptatohed · Feb 1, 2015

Both my three pencils, and my friend's three pencils, supports my half-baked theory.

http://engineerboards.com/index.php?showtopic=18334

http://engineerboards.com/index.php?showtopic=24687

JHW 3d · Nov 1, 2015

*bump*

October 15 was red

ptatohed · Nov 2, 2015

Good to know, thanks J3!

Audi Driver P.E. · Nov 2, 2015

Actually, the pencil was red and white for the October exam.

ptatohed · Nov 2, 2015

Audi_driver said:
Actually, the pencil was red and white for the October exam.

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Amateur. :shakehead:

user 30371 · Nov 2, 2015

My October 2009 pencil is black.

matt267 PE · Nov 2, 2015

I hope to never hold an NCEES pencil again.

NJmike PE · Nov 2, 2015

matt267 said:
I hope to never hold an NCEES pencil again.

Is that code for April?

matt267 PE · Nov 2, 2015

To hell with April.

iwire · Nov 2, 2015

I was right this time around!

I almost solved the NCEES Pencil Color Equation! ..... but not quite

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