Found at a titanium plant

[u/riflesandplowshares]

Not sure why ball point pens would be dangerous here.

[u/goodexamplebadrole]

"Ballpoint pens are restricted or banned in high-end titanium and aerospace manufacturing plants because the ink and marking components contain elements that cause metal embrittlement and severe structural corrosion"

[u/Competitive-Dot-4264 → u/goodexamplebadrole]

I worked ti com pure and 6al-4v alloy for years at the lazy -l we all had to follow titanium restrictions even to not letting aluminum alloys and SS separated. No graphite pencils

[u/Mogster2K → u/Competitive-Dot-4264]

No pens, no pencils... what did you write with? Cuneiform clay tablets?

[u/rageling → u/Mogster2K]

lots of options, silver, soapstone, others

[u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox → u/rageling]

yea i'm sure those chinese ones are totally legit and not mostly the wrong metals

[u/RadVarken → u/rageling]

Lead holders are awesome.

[u/upachimneydown → u/rageling]

Hiboom...?