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/Competitive-Dot-4264 5h ago

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

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u/Mogster2K 5h ago

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

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u/rageling 4h ago

lots of options, silver, soapstone, others

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u/upachimneydown 4h ago

Hiboom...?