I walk on one sharp point while holding a pencil in my other leg, spinning around in geometry class to make perfect circles. What am I?
A geometry compass
A drawing compass has two legs—one with a sharp needle point to anchor on paper, and the other holding a pencil to draw precise arcs and circles.
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