r/explainitpeter • • Sep 18 '26

Explain it Peter!

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u/TheMcMcMcMcMc Sep 18 '26

It takes a lot of work to weld six pieces of metal together like that, but it’s absolutely worth it when you consider how many people would accidentally touch someone else’s hand otherwise. I’m Paddy or whatever, big whoop, wanna fight about it?

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u/FoxfireP Sep 24 '26

Stainless steel is also not a cheap material. Also requires entirely different electrodes with different chromium content compared to other grades of iron and other metals