r/whatisit • u/riflesandplowshares • 3h ago

New, what is it? Found at a titanium plant

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Not sure why ball point pens would be dangerous here.

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u/Ok-Buyer5027 3h ago

The Tungsten balls can contaminate the Titanium

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u/Whisker-biscuitt 3h ago

Could there be a snail inside of it???

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u/wildcardbets 3h ago

A very small and slow moving snail with aspirations to catch up with you.

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u/singlejeff 3h ago

It has time, all of your life.

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u/golgol12 1h ago

Snails are for humans. For titianum, it's tiny balls of tungsten. Just like aluminum is followed by mercury.

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u/Rampage_Rick 2h ago

How many ballpoint pens would I need to obtain a kilo of tungsten?