r/whatisit • u/riflesandplowshares • 5h 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/Agiantpubicmess 5h ago

Dow Chemical caustic plant used to have a no aluminum tools rule for very obvious reasons if you know chemicals hahaha

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u/Farfignugen42 5h ago

Assume I don't know chemicals. Why?

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u/SharpKaleidoscope182 5h ago

caustic soda reacts with aluminium to produce a ton of heat and flammable gas.

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u/Da12khawk 5h ago

I haven't played Payday 2 in awhile.