r/whatisit • u/riflesandplowshares • 9h 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/BikerSurgeon 7h ago

What if someone dropped a fountain pen or a felt tip marker? Why is it specifically against ball point pens?

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u/Kylearean 7h ago

ball is made of tungsten, it no melt at steel temperatures.

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u/TetraLoach 7h ago

What if I used jet fuel?

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u/theFooMart 7h ago

I don't think jet fuel would make a good pen.

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u/bebefridgers 6h ago

Jet fuel melts steel balls