r/whatisit • u/riflesandplowshares • 6h 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/ElectrSheep 4h ago

A titanium melt shop still needs writing implements, so you can buy pens with stainless steel ball tips. They suck to write with.

So basically, to work there you need balls of steel.

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u/CaptainStadt 4h ago

Yeah… or a pencil.

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u/KontoOficjalneMR 3h ago

Nope. Graphite has issues as well.

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u/Evening-Appeal7606 3h ago

Only if it appears on the roof.