User can create, shape and manipulate lead, metal which is soft, malleable, ductile, dense, resistant to corrosion, poisonous and resistant to radiation. It has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed to air. Lead is used in building construction, lead-acid batteries, bullets and shot, weights, as part of solders, pewters, fusible alloys, and as a radiation shield.