From: user@example.net   
      
     > Titanium ore is available all over the world.  It's a very common   
   element.   
   > Titanium ore costs only pennies per pound.  It's almost literally dirt   
   > cheap.   
   ...   
   > Which doesn't have anything to do with putative shortage of titanium   
   > itself.   
      
   I digress somewhat, but has there been a major leap recently in the   
   general ability of industry to process and machine titanium?   
      
   I ask because I've noticed a lot of car parts being made out of titanium   
   at prices that seem impossibly cheap.  Also a lot of very cheap watches   
   with titanium cases, and a lot of tools also with titanium casings or parts.   
      
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