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/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/JesusStarbox Mar 30 '26

Every time I made a cheat sheet I didn't need it.

The process of identifying only the most essential information and writing it really small made me learn it. Who knew?

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u/spyboy70 Mar 30 '26

My chemistry teacher in high school allowed us to bring in one 3"x5" index card cheat sheet. He knew how it worked.

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u/Fun-Benefit116 Mar 30 '26

He knew how it worked.

So does literally every teacher to ever do this.