Erasers Vs. Whiteout

Below is erasers vs. whiteout- which is better, which is preferred, and why.

Introduction

Erasers

One thing erasers are for is to erase, of course. They’re erase-ers!

Whiteout

Whiteout whites things out. Apply a sheet of whiteout onto an error, your mistake’s white-outed!

Good Things About…

Bad Things About…

blank	Erasing	Quickness	Efficency	Size	Used For	Price	Using	# Of Items	Rarity
Erasers	can’t erase hard marks	a few sec.	when hard marks, very slow	1-2 in.	pencil	$4, $5	hard effort	1, eraser	common
Whiteout	shade difference on paper	a few sec.	user can’t be careless	2-3 in.	inks	$3	repeating effort	2, whiteout + cap	common

Now we have two tables comparing, let’s start by merging the charts together.

In the first column, Erasing, we can see that erasers are only good at erasing light marks, meanwhile whiteout can hide marks, but usually has a shade difference on everyday paper. You could write lightly and erase with an eraser, but also can use pen and match the whiteout shade with paper before buying it. However, most shops don’t label whiteout packages on how bright it is. So, erasers are “better” in the column Erasing. After all, what’s a draft in story writing? Let’s put a checkmark beside “Eraser”:

Eraser ✔

Whiteout

In Quickness, erasers take a few seconds. Whiteout takes slightly longer, if you use it too fast, it often scrapes the “tape” in the whiteout. So eraser gets another checkmark.

Eraser ✔✔

Whiteout

Efficency: To solve the eraser problem, we could write lightly, but sometimes we have to press the pencil hard. For whiteout, the user can’t be careless and I bet you’re not careless, so as a result:

Eraser ✔✔

Whiteout✔

In Size, erasers are normally smaller than whiteout.

Eraser ✔✔✔

Whiteout✔

In Used For, erasers can only be used with pencil, but whiteout can clear both pencil and ink.

Eraser ✔✔✔

Whiteout✔✔

In Price, Whiteout is cheaper.

Eraser ✔✔✔

Whiteout✔✔✔

In Using, variety effort and many types of effort mean the same, so both get one checkmark.

Eraser ✔✔✔✔

Whiteout✔✔✔✔

In Number Of Items, eraser has less items.

Eraser ✔✔✔✔✔

Whiteout✔✔✔✔

In Rarity, they both match.

Eraser ✔✔✔✔✔✔

Whiteout✔✔✔✔✔

So as a result, Eraser has 6 checkmarks and Whiteout has 5. To conclude, it is better to use erasers; or you could use the eraser six times in eleven times.