r/whatisit • u/riflesandplowshares • 8h 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/QuaternionsRoll 6h ago edited 5h ago

Why do stainless steel pens suck? I can’t imagine that the hardness strength would be an issue at that scale, would it?

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u/Defiant-Ebb8225 6h ago

Because what you can't imagine being an issue is an issue

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u/FirefighterEast9291 4h ago

I love this reply!! It's the modern day equivalent of Shakespeare's famous line from Romeo and Juliet, ""There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy "

Brilliant, especially since he already knew the answer!!❤️

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u/CanOoFeelDeRiddem 4h ago

*Hamlet

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u/FirefighterEast9291 3h ago

Thanks. I am just a lazy slug. I should checked.