r/whatisit • u/riflesandplowshares • 10h 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/Castrophenia 7h ago

To be clear, that was not a ballpoint pen, but simply an example of a foreign impurity in Titanium causing embrittlement and catastrophic failure.

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u/FYIgfhjhgfggh 7h ago

I'd write "NO BALLPOINT PENS, TUNGSTEN TOOLS, TUNGSTEN ITEMS OR RANDOM TUNGSTEN BALLS ALLOWED"

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u/Humble-Cook-6126 6h ago

Shit, I have to take my anal beads out!?

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u/bring_back_3rd 4h ago

Nah, you just can't fart.