The metal is smooth, but not shiny. It is super bendable. As soon as I realized what it was, I stopped handling it and washed my hands.

Lead is heavy, but seems such an odd choice for a weight in a consumer device. It must have been cheaper or even free.

    • RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      I’ve used lead quite a bit for various things. It’s “soft” for a metal, but it is nothing like clay and is not “squishy”. It is relatively easily bent and will take a rubber hammer to easily form to shapes. I really can’t think of a material one would encounter in daily use that is comparable to the malleability of lead. So “very soft”, yes, but it is metal.

      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
        1·
        4 days ago

        A good example is a bullet. It can get grooves from the barrel being rifled, but the bullet will maintain its shape for the most part when you dig it out of a tree.

        Not sure how I got to this comment, you’re going to be super confused why someone responded to a really old comment 🤣

      • Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I don’t know what I was thinking describing it as malleable. It is super bendable, but that’s it. I fixed the post now 😅 lol

        • Selmafudd@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 years ago

          I’ve never heard it compared to clay but yeah it does make sense. Lead flashing is probably a little bit thicker than what you have and it’s very pliable, it can easily be shaped with just one finger, I can definitely see how it could be called squishy.