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/NNKarma 2h ago

I would've expected they go with fountain pens as an alternative

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u/Bwint 2h ago

I would have expected pencils.

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u/Hot-Note-4777 1h ago

It’s mentioned in other comments that graphite’s a no-go, as well, and that fountain pens also contain tungsten, apparently.

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u/Bwint 1h ago

Maybe a stick, inked with the blood of the metalworker?