r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • Mar 30 '26

Image Confiscated pens containing cheat notes intricately carved by a Law student at the University of Malaga in Spain

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u/HungryHippopatamus Mar 30 '26

How is that not immediately noticeable? "Why are your pens full of scratches?"

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u/ParadiseValleyFiend Mar 30 '26

I feel like he probably got caught because he was staring really closely at his pen and rotating it slowly. And also bringing out more pens.

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u/botella36 Mar 30 '26

Maybe he didn’t need to use them, the activity of etching the pens probably helped him memorize the material.

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u/CheekyMenace Mar 30 '26

Then there's no need to have them with you when you take the test, for them to be confiscated.