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50 Times People Asked The Internet For Help Identifying Mystery Objects And They Delivered (New Pics)
No matter how smart, well-traveled, and well-read you are, you simply can’t know everything. It’s impossible to fit the entire world’s knowledge into a single person’s mind. And so, even the brainiest individuals sometimes spot things that are so bizarre that they have no idea what they’re for and how they work.
Luckily, the sprawling and experienced ‘What Is This Thing?’ community is here to help answer people’s questions. It’s an online group that unites millions of internet sleuths—veteran and amateur alike—who help identify mysterious objects. We’ve collected some of the freshest mysteries these netizens have helped solve to show you just how weird the world can get.
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#1
Two-Stair Concrete Steps In Upstate NY
Mounting block / horse block / carriage stone.
martymcmatrix 6 months ago
That's where the bus collects adolescent witches / witchers who attempt to get their brooming licences at the witchcraft college...🧑🏽🎓 🧹🧙🏽
Uncle Panda 6 months ago (edited)
Witch week was last week, dude. We're all rubber duckies this week. 🦆🦆🦆
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#2
The County Park Near Me Was Recently Renovated, And They Put Up This Thing. It Is Super Tall, At Least 12 Feet. I Thought At First It Was Cameras, But I Didn’t See Any Lenses. It’s In A Wide Open Field, So Maybe It’s For The Weather? I’ve Been So Curious To Figure Out What On Earth It’s For!
Purple martin 'gourd' nesting boxes.
ACanadianGuy1967:
You’ll notice that they are often built so they can be lowered (note to cable or rope in that photo for example, attached near the bottom of the pole.) When the birds leave in the autumn to migrate south, it’s good to lower the nesting boxes and clean them out so they’re ready for next spring. It reduces illness when they have clean nesting boxes.
Two of my neighbors have purple Martin nesting boxes up on poles but theirs look like little apartment buildings. But there are gourd-style ones in our area, too.
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
Purple Martins are a type of swallow that live in colonies. They eat a lot of insects, including fire ants!
Scott Rackley 6 months ago
They eat a boat load of mosquitoes too. My parents live on the lake and between the Martins and the bats that live in the bat boxes we put up, virtually zero mosquitoes.
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nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
For a moment I was thinking they were flightless baby helicopters.
Gossameringue 6 months ago
It's a meeting of out of yellow submarines that aren't yellow anymore. Not are they submarines.
#3
What Is This Tiny Pocket On The Back Of My Shirt
It's a vestigial device deliberately installed into a great number of imported shirts so that they classify as a specific article of clothing which avoids a tariff.
Link: "tariff engineering." It also explains why Converse shoes come with fuzzy, "non-athletic" soles which abrade down to the grippier outsole with use.
Key quote: "Columbia Sportswear adds pockets below the waistline of certain women’s shirts so that they are not technically classified as blouses, which brings the duty rate down from 26.9% to 16%, as Marketplace reported in 2019. The company refers to it as a 'ChapStick pocket.'"
Rick Murray 6 months ago
So a shirt for a woman gets taxed at 10.9% more? How is that not blatantly discriminatory?
nottheactualphoto 6 months ago
10.9 percentage points. That is extremely not the same as 10.9%.
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Parmeisan 6 months ago
Heyyyo so the tariffs are doing *something* good - pockets on women's clothing! No matter that it's uselessly small. Any progress is good progress. 🙃
Strahd Ivarius 6 months ago
Fortunately the Glorious Orange Leader is aware of this and will slap 200% tariffs on Columbia University (they are the one selling the sportswear, right?)
GlassHalfWay 6 months ago
No, Columbia clothing company is not related to Columbia University.
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Nova Rook 6 months ago
We bought a van for the company that shipped from Turkey I think with seating in the back - which is then pulled out once in Canada so that the van is tariffed at a lower rate for being a people carrying van rather than a cargo carrying van. Somehow our system thinks it's good for us to build useless things to avoid tariffs.
In a piece on 'Psyche' written by Ivar Fahsing, a detective chief superintendent and associate professor at the Norwegian Police University College in Oslo, if you want to think like a detective, you need to embrace an investigative mindset.
"The terms ‘possibly’ and ‘could’ should be your watchwords as they are in every real investigation and at every crime scene," he says.
According to Fahsing, this is called the ABC principle in detective handbooks, and it urges you to:
- Assume nothing;
- Believe nothing;
- Challenge and check everything.
#4
What Is This Elevated Place In My House?
It's an Australian house that isn't that old. And according to OP, previous owner was Asian. It's the place where you put the fridge. The plug at the back makes sense. Asians like to hose their kitchen and bathrooms down to make it easier to clean. Water won't go under the fridge this way. I used to live in Singapore.
Lori Gibbs 6 months ago
I want a bathroom that will do that after the boys get done in the morning😏
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
It's a place for the cat's bed, of course. The cat is overlord of all and must have an elevated place off of the plebian floor.
martymcmatrix 6 months ago
Now that it's getting warmer outside , my two afterbirths are letting me sleep in my (their) bed again...🙋🏽
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Lanky Scotsman 6 months ago
Its called a hearth. This is not where the fridge goes it's where the the wood fire heater used to sit. The plug is because a lot of models are fan assisted.
Moonie Pinkslip 6 months ago
When I lived in Sydney, I had a cleaning service couple come in once a week; they were in their late 40s, Asian, and yep, hosed everything down that was hosable :)) Loved 'em!
Christina Fong 6 months ago (edited)
For the kitchen, it's not so much about being able to hose down. Rather, it's so stuff won't roll to the back of the fridge and get lost forever. Singaporean here, and many homes here have this
#5
What Are These Long Metal Looking Sheets Being Draped Over This Building?
Not art, not copper sheeting. Just some dude's attempt to shield himself from 5G. I'm not kidding.
Source: I'm in the neighborhood, people are complaining.
Edit: The "faraday cage" answers from other users are correct. It's not rational, the guy who bought the building is unwell.
Edit 2: It's metal. Yes, it's loud.
#6
Handmade Ceramic Vessel With Inner Cup(?) Attached To The Bottom Of The Lid, Found In A Goodwill Near The Twin Cities Metro. What Is This Intended For?
It's a butter bell. You put butter into the cup of the lid, put cool water in the outside cup and it keeps the butter cooler on the counter.
keyboardtek 6 months ago
Pain in the butt as it only stay cool about one hour.
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marianne eliza 6 months ago
If it has a hole in the bottom of the inner jar, it could be an African Violet pot.
In order to be a good real-life detective, you need a vast array of both soft and hard skills. According to Indeed, detectives need to be adaptable, analytical, team players, good communicators, and quick problem-solvers. Regarding the latter, sleuths should be able to “navigate complex situations and come up with viable solutions.” They should start by identifying problems, then break them down into manageable parts, develop a plan to address each part, and then implement their plan.
Meanwhile, the hard skills they need include research and investigation, data analysis, and technical proficiency with various types of software and equipment. You can practice both your soft and hard skills to sharpen them, look for training and further education, and network and learn from other detectives.
#7
Heavy Iron Twisting Mechanism, About 10 Pounds, Rusty And Thus Rust Colored, Handle Turns All Three Spindles The Same Direction, About 12 Inches By 8 Inches Base Without The Handle. What Could It Have Been Used For?
Rope making. twisting three strands into a rope.
martymcmatrix 6 months ago
You can sharpen up to three witches' brooms simultaneously with this rusty piece of witchcraftsmanship...✏️
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Do witches sharpen their brooms? What do they do with the pointy end?
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#8
What Are These Platforms In Seoul Metro Stations?
Removes fine dust and viruses from shoes installed at Seoul Forest subway station.
#9
Metal Cylinder In Wall Of 1800s House With A Little Lever And Flap
Definitely an old speaking tube. If your house is two stories tall it would have most likely came out by the front door so if a visitor came by and no one answered a knock they could pull the flap up and blow into it and it would whistle to hopefully get some ones attention. Then drop the flaps and be able to talk to each other with out having to go down stair.
My parents old house (it was built in 1906) had one. They had silicone filled the hole by the front door. But it was repaired and made to work great.
Epona 6 months ago
I was just about to comment something about the Aristocats! I was going to try to find a screenshot of Edgar listening in on Madame's conversation with Georges about her will.
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Rick Murray 6 months ago
My first thought was that maybe it was the remains of a gas lantern, but this answer is pretty cool.
martymcmatrix 6 months ago
That's a witch's door bell, mounted upside down to create confusion...🤷🏽 🤔 🔕
The ‘What Is This Thing?’ group is big. Actually, that’s a bit of an understatement. At the time of writing, it boasts a jaw-dropping 3 million (yes, million!) members from around the globe. The subreddit was originally founded in September 2010 and currently ranks among the top 1% Reddit communities by size.
The purpose of ‘What Is This Thing?’ is simple. These internet sleuths help puzzled and lost internet users identify mysterious objects, whether it’s a peculiar gadget, an intriguing implement, a design detail, or something else entirely. Every member is expected to behave in a civil manner and avoid making jokes or unhelpful comments. These are bannable offenses! Keep in mind that “If your comment doesn't help, don't comment.”
#10
Found These Decorative Glass Vials In A Box Belonging To A Deceased Elderly Woman
Perfume bottles..And fancy ones at that..Nice find..
featherytoad 6 months ago (edited)
Yes, those would be pretty on my dresser.
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Moonie Pinkslip 6 months ago
Very popular, and available, in India; they're Persian by origin.
#11
Saw This Metal Door On A Mountain In Tyrol, Austria. It Is Attached To A Thick Plastic Well, Has A Vent On Top Of It, And I Can Hear Air Rushing Behind It Fairly Loudly
Water reservoir for tapwater or artificial snow.
Source: I am Austrian.
Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago (edited)
do not explore other people's source of water or even snow. Bacteria and such would like that. Edit: sorry for not seeing the humor, my brain just went "sock sweat in the water"
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#12
Found In Hotel Room. Has A Plug But Does Nothing. Gold Plate Can Rotate, But Can’t See Any Purpose Or Function!
It’s a lamp and it took me far too long to realise this is sitting on a desk and isn’t actually 7ft tall.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I think the light bulb (or possibly a strip of tiny LEDs) are in the top crossbar, facing down "towards" the golden plate thingy.
Load More Replies... martymcmatrix 6 months ago
It's a witch's kitchen scale for weighing happy herbs, birby beaks and tissues of tormented toads to achieve their spell's desired effects...🤷🏽
The moderator team keeps a detailed archive of the most frequently asked things. You should definitely peruse it before asking for help. It’s quite likely that someone’s already been bamboozled by the object that is making you strain your brain right now months or even years ago!
The mods also have an in-depth guide that you should look through before making a submission.
#13
Lens Or Defect In The Middle Of My Front Window?
That's usually the result of a drive-by with a BB gun.
Kira Okah 6 months ago (edited)
Or if you flick up little rocks with a weed whacker. Grandma's window had a divot like this from the neighbour weed whacking near the edge of the gravel driveway.
geezeronthehill 6 months ago
Think its called a 'spall'. As said, impact from small object at high speed.
Babs McGurk 6 months ago
We had a mallard duck fly into our living room window once. Thankfully it was a double paned window, and the duck only broke the outer pane. I'm sure he had a heckuva a headache afterwards!
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
A water droplet would not have the sharp "indentation" in the center and, if it was stationary (and not currently dripping downwards) would have a more spherical/oblong shape - would not have the flat line at the top.
Load More Replies... martymcmatrix 6 months ago
Nether a lens, nor a defect...witches collect tiny fragments of glass...then they mix it with anti-fire and get some sand which they use as cat litter...🐾
#14
My Kids Are Calling These “Sea Turds,” Since They Are Round, Soft/Spongey And Dark Green But What Are They Really? Pensacola, Florida; Bayside, Underwater
Tar balls! When I was a kid, my mom used to cover me in baby oil before we swam in the Gulf of Mexico so the tar didn’t stick to me.
Stephanie Did It 6 months ago
For some years we took a can of WD40 to the Texas coast, and it worked to remove the tar from our feet.
featherytoad 6 months ago
Serious question, why would you want to swim in it if it has tar floating around?
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
It is! For those ::cough:: who say it's "natural": "Tar balls on beaches are primarily caused by the weathering of crude oil or heavier refined products that have been introduced into the ocean, often from oil spills."
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If you have any Latin or Hispanic blood ICE will take you away for calling it the Gulf of Mexico.
bernie bulk 5 months ago
tar at the beach.....well im guessing it would make 1000 plus sunscrean
#15
Metal Overshoe With Leather Straps. No Waiting Or Stamps
Flat track motorcycle racing shoe. Goes over your boot and lets your inside foot drag around the sweeping corners and not catch or wear out your boot, probably from the 1960s.
During a previous interview with Bored Panda, one of the moderators who helps keep ‘What Is This Thing?’ running smoothly shared a few reasons why people become online detectives who help strangers. For one, they can’t help but get involved as intriguing objects show up. Furthermore, there’s they want to show off their awesome search skills and enjoy the ‘thrill of the chase.’
“Many [people] have unique and obscure knowledge and they like to use it. Get enough of them together and they cover most things,” the moderator explained to us earlier.
#16
Weird Blinking Canasters Found Under Hotel Room Bed. What Are They?
Could these be smart bed legs, for trapping/detecting bed bugs that climb up them.
Lilithrc390:
They are 100% this bug detection things, my mum sent me some closer photos.
Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago
No! Rule 1: always check under the bed and under the mattress! Bedbugs are horrible and will not stay away even from nice hotels and if you bring them home, it's a whole another level of horror! Check your bed, your hotel is doing it's best, but if the previous customer had bedbugs, they won't know. A cousin had bedbugs, he could save some items, but the bed was a loss and so was most of his closets in the room
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#17
Does Anyone Have A Clue As To What These Might Be????? They Are Heavy, And There Are Screw Holes In The 2 “Legs” Of Each Piece
Vintage school desk frame.
C L 6 months ago
Specifically these are the ends to school desks of an earlier era. Beautiful cast iron designs with oak wood parts and holes for inkwells in the desktop. The seat was in front because the desk in back was for the child behind and used in rows. https://outoftheboxstore.net/products/globe-vintage-school-desk-double-wide-black-iron-and-wood
Data1001 6 months ago
I think I've seen those before. They're quite fancy-looking.
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Wild Cream 6 months ago
You’re a bench end! (Sorry haha it just felt right in the moment)
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Dusty's mom 6 months ago
The way it worked was the seat was attached to the top of the desk behind it. There was always a seat without a desk at the front of the row, and the last desk had no seat.
martymcmatrix 6 months ago (edited)
It's a Victorian »witch head protector«, you can tell it by the oval shape it is already forming...🧹🪖
#18
Found Two Plastic Bags Tied Up To A Tree In A Forest- Small, Clear Plastic Bags, Filled With What Looks Like Soil (?) And Zip Tied To A Tree
Looks like air layering to propagate the trees (make new trees from healthy branches faster than starting from seed).
Cee Cee 6 months ago
Yup, it's air layering. I've used this method to propagate plants (camellia and tree paeonies) that won't root readily from cuttings.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
From Google’s search AI: “Air layering is a plant propagation technique where roots are encouraged to develop on a stem while it is still attached to the parent plant. This method involves wounding a stem, wrapping it with a moist medium (like sphagnum moss), and keeping it enclosed to promote root growth. Once roots have formed, the stem can be cut and planted as a new, independent plant.”
According to them, it is exceedingly rare for someone to share a photo of an object and for nobody to know what it is. At the time, the moderator said that under a tenth of all ‘cases’ posted on the subreddit didn’t get solved. On the flip side, the group’s success rate is astounding.
“A majority of things are solved within 15 minutes of posting,” the mod added. This was back when the community had 1.5 million members, a number which has since doubled in size.
#19
Small Different Size And Color Rings. Looks Like Aluminium. Found In A Box With Screws, Nails Ect
Bird rings for pigeons.
Auntriarch 6 months ago
Thanks for the confirmation - the captions to the photos aren't always correct
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Surprised I took one look at this and instantly knew what they were despite having had nothing to do with pigeons in my life. Well, other than feeding some at the bus stop.
#20
What Is This Weird Little Wad Of Cash
Modeling accessory. People use them for dollhouses, stop action films, dioramas, etc. Those look 1-to-12 scale, so they'd look size appropriate with a 6 inch tall action figure.
MissMePhoenix 6 months ago
Probably from a Mini-Brands product. My daughter has a great love for them and some of them have come with small bundles of "cash"
Mimi M 6 months ago
In case anyone was wondering: il_340x270...9_svs2.jpg 
#21
What Is This Black Wavy Wire Display Type Thing? I Thought It Was A Wine Rack But Wine Bottles Don’t Sit Nicely
Old CD rack.
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 6 months ago
I literally have one in my house still holding my DVDs. I'm only 35!!
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Wang Zhuang 6 months ago
Did any of you guys notice that the rack looks like its bending as you scroll up and down the photo? Like a waving effect. Cool illusion
Wild Cream 6 months ago
I didn’t until you said something! Now I’m scrolling up and down looking at it 😂 thanks!
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Richienotsorich 6 months ago
Can't believe that CD racks are so passè that they're not even recognised now!
Data1001 6 months ago
It's a harsh truth when you realize that 1985 was 40 years ago...
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Auntriarch 6 months ago
CD racks usually have slots, I can't see how this would work. I'd say turn it round for loo rolls, but nobody needs that many.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 6 months ago
The CDs just sit on top of each other in each of the slots. They lie flat, not upright.
Load More Replies...The moderator told Bored Panda earlier that ‘What Is This Thing?’ has a serious offshoot on Reddit named ‘Trace An Object,’ which searches for objects posted by Europol (European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation) that are linked to criminal cases.
“We've had some luck in identifying some things, but there's more yet unsolved and more to come as Europol does release some new information every few months.”
#22
Small Leather Fold Over Pouch Attached To A Purse I Bought Brand New Recently
I’m male but I did leather work for a long time. It’s just a card case so you can leave your purse and carry just your id and a few credit cards or bills with you. It’s not a modern use item. More of a throwback.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
::me over here who hates purses and never uses one and literally uses a wallet on a rad 90s wallet chain:: Gimme! ::grabby hands:: XD
Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago
Very much would be a modern use item says the guy with the mini wallet to hold his most used cards and some cash etc. They fit in a smaller space than a wallet these days
#23
Cube Shaped Metal Bead I Found On The Ground As A Kid 15 Years Ago
Most likely it’s a part of a souvenir keychain like this, but from Moscow. The eagle is Russian coat of arms (there’s St George on the shield in the middle), the second picture is St Basil’s Cathedral, and the third one looks like Spasskaya tower of Kremlin.
potatojunior:
Probably it is a veeeery old version of this.
#24
Round Plastic Cap In Yard. Approximately 6 Inch Diameter, 3 Feet From The House
It's a termite bait station. A pest control company puts cellulose material in it to lure termites if they are nearby and then periodically monitors it for activity to see if treatment is necessary.
Beak Hookage 6 months ago
I would have assumed it was one of those sprinklers that pop up out of the ground!
The people asking for help ought to be as detailed with their post title and info as possible, in order to avoid vagueness. When your mystery object has been identified, reply “Solved!” to the earliest comment with the answer. However, you shouldn’t delete your post after an attempt has been made to answer your query.
#25
Round Metal Ball Found Whilst Digging Has A Hole In One Side, Very Heavy Easily 3kg
Cannonball.
Ace 6 months ago
I'm no expert, but I think that's an early 'shell',. Fired from a cannon, the hole would have a fuse in it, the whole ball being filled with explosives. such that the fuse ignites when it's fired and the whole thing will explode as it reaches its target.
Spidercat 6 months ago (edited)
You are correct. Oddly, this type of ball was used in the 15th Century and was an early precursor to the grenade. Small charge in the cannon to get the ball where it needs to go and a longer fuse to detonate once it reached it's target.
Load More Replies... Dusty's mom 6 months ago
It could still be live. Take it to your fire department or police station. Ask to have it returned if it's safe, if you want to keep it.
Don Adams 6 months ago
Need to have it checked by Police/Fire/Bomb disposal. It my well be a hallow metal ball, butcher may be black powder residue inside. More than one family has suffered tragedy from an innocuous Revolutionary/Civil War cannonball. Former Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal here.
#26
Iron? Rod With Heavy Weight, Swings From Side To Side
Its an old pump from a well. We have one with an actual old stand alone pumphouse in my town where i live. The one in your picture is built in to the building. The "pendulum" thing is for moving the pump mechanism to bring up the water from the well.
If there is no water coming out its either because the well is dried up or the mechanic is broken/disabled.
Shelli Aderman 6 months ago
Or they meant, “mechanicals” you can check the original post on Reddit by clicking the light grey name…
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What Is This Screwdriver Like Object?
I have one of those. It came with my tiller to pick dirt and roots from the blades.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Nonsense. It's a sharkdriver, similar to a screwdriver, but with fins XD (am jk)
When posting an answer, you should back up your claims by providing some sort of link to a source. “Everyone's got an opinion, facts help.” The ‘What Is This Thing?’ seriously frowns upon answers generated with artificial intelligence.
“AI rarely offers anything of value and never provides sources to its claims. By all means, use AI to assist, but please investigate its answers and provide your own proof of its claims. Straight copy/paste answers will be removed and the user banned,” the moderators warn.
#28
Found At The Trampoline Park But I Think It Fell From Someone's Pocket. 2.25" Long And Magnetic. Metal With Red Plastic Over It. Printed On It, "M A C Mp-8 Made In The USA"
Mac tools telescopic pocket magnet.
geezeronthehill 6 months ago
For that part you dropped, and can't reach. (But you can see it.)
Robert T 6 months ago
I have a variety of these. I have one similar to that with a flat magnet. I have one on a flexible shaft that will go round corners. And I have another with a little claw grapper that pops out the end. I dropped a crucial screw inside the engine bay of my car once. Can you tell? LOL
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
When I was a kid, my dad gave me an extendible one that had a little "pocket clip" on the barrel much like a pen does (I guess so you can clip it into a shirt pocket?) That thing was my beloved treasure. I need to get a new one :O
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Found This Bag In A Kitchen Of An Airbnb I’m Cleaning. It’s Wet/Oily And Smells Very Strong, Kind Of Like Menthol
Flavored betel nut shavings. Used as mouth freshener/ aperitif in SE Asia.
martymcmatrix 6 months ago
Witches CAN'T stand the scent, so it acts like a repellent for any instances...🙋🏽
#30
Silver-Colored Metal Object Found Partially Buried In Yard
Clip to chain the dog outside.
Nikole 6 months ago
Haha I love how committed you are to the witch comments
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Maim 6 months ago
Chained is hopefully a misused word sometimes - I had my dog on a lead so he could roam the yard without wandering off.
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We’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic, Pandas. Which of these objects were so weird that you genuinely didn’t know their purpose? On the flip side, were there any photos of things that you were actually familiar with?
Have you ever done some amateur sleuthing and helped someone figure out what a mysterious object does? Have you ever turned to the awesome ‘What Is This Thing?’ online group for help before? Let us know in the comments below!
#31
What Is This Thing: Large Aluminum Plate With Feet And Small Hexagon Holes
It’s a dumpling maker. First letter looks like a Russian Ц. These were popular in the Soviet Union
Trophy Husband 6 months ago
Those are not hexagonal holes, those are circular holes. The circular holes are within hexagonal raised bits.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Ц says “ts” :) I have no idea where they’re seeing this in the image though haha. Dumpling in Russian is клецки (kletski). I’m learning Russian and Ukrainian :)
setsuriseikou 6 months ago (edited)
Ц does say "ts" and usually there are also some numbers next to it, as Ц stands for цена (price). Yes, in Soviet Russia things told you how much they cost. Dumplings are most certainly пельмени (pelmeni), and клецки (pronounced klyotski, with the first sylalble stressed) are small pieces of dough with no filling, we usually put them in soups. Source: am Russian. ETA: checked the original post, the numbers are 1-95, so the price was 1 rouble 95 kopeikas, and that's about 1% of what my mom used to make when she worked at a Soviet factory in Siberia
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Alena Pavlíčková 2 months ago
It is probably one of the attachments for a meat grinder, it has a few options. I have identical ať home.
Janet Bakos 6 months ago
Like little baby pierogi! Learned something new here - would love to try this. Some great how-to videos on YouTube.
AnnaKooo 6 months ago
You put a dough over that thing. And add your fillings on those holes and then you put second dough on top of that and roll with rolling pin. Pelmeni will drop ready on your table :D. I hope you understood. If not, just google pelmeni iron, and you’ll get my point xoxo
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A Tray Made Of Paper Pulp That's 8" Long. It's Supposedly Embalming Related
It's a cranial cap.
You put it under the head to absorb leaking brain goo.
Joe Methuen 6 months ago
"monkey brains, though popular in Cantonese cuisine, are not often to be found in Washington D.C."
Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago
Nose to tail eating for the win. It's so hypocritical to eat only some parts of the animal and then go crying about things like feet, tongue, brain, you get the point. Don't like, don't eat, but definitely don't complain without trying.
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#33
Found In My Washing Machine. Small, Pink Face? Doesn't Seem To Dissolve, Has No Odor
This looks like the rubber part from a cheap stamp. Like one at the end of a marker.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
::distantly heard from the direction of Southern California:: EAT IT!!! XD (disclaimer: do not eat it XD )
Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
Oh did anyone have those markers that were stamps like this one on end, but they were also scented? I can still remember the smell of the black one (liquorice mixed with burnt plastic 🤮 ) (edit: upon reflection I might just be mixing up scented markers and stamp markers haha, I think they’re two separate things)
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Yep! I had a whole set of these when I was a kid!
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#34
My Girlfriend Got Her Oil Changed And When She Came Home Found This In Her Glovebox
It is called a glove box damper and it attaches to the glovebox door so that when you open the glovebox, it gently opens instead of just falling open. They might have taken it apart to change the cabin filter and didn’t reinstall it properly.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
Could've been worse. They could've forgotten to reinstall a far more important piece necessary for safe operation.
Jane Hower 5 months ago
Yes, like the lug nuts in one of my car wheels. omg
Load More Replies... Trophy Husband 6 months ago
I once had a mechanic doing oil change and not put the cap back on the oil. There was another service needed that he had to order her part for, and I was coming back a few days later for that. I drove around without knowing that I had no cap on my oil for a couple of days when I went back in he did the other service and he called me to tell me that there's no cap on my oil and that whoever did my oil change last time must have forgotten to put it on. I calmly explained that he did my oil change two days ago, and after checking with some of the other people at the shop he figured out what happened and replace the cap and the oil for free. Could have been a whole lot worse.
#35
What Is This Metal Peice On My BBQ
Matchstick holder in case u need to manually light the grill.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Oh for real? Mine has this too and I’ve honestly never questioned it for some reason 😆
Mike F 6 months ago
My place and furnace is older and has a pilot light. There is one of those attached to the furnace to light theppilot with, except it's about 18 freeking inches long.
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#36
Cupholder-Looking Thing On The Wall Of A Bathroom In A Senior Living Condo
The most likely answer is "hair dryer holder repurposed to cane holder".
Nikole 6 months ago
It would fall through! Just put the beer on the shelf in your shower like a normal person.
Load More Replies... Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago
If it's meant to hold the cane, then job failed, no points, for beer shampoo or other things, good job 12/10. No way a cane user can lift the cane there, even bad for the staff.
Mimi M 6 months ago
But one can hook the handle over the edge and hang it that way.
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What Is This Thing? It's A Clear Glass Imperial Quart Bottle Full Of Liquid And Some Sort Of Construction Inside
It’s a crucifixion bottle, or god-in-a-bottle. Cool! And a bit creepy!
Lyone Fein 6 months ago
Apparently this was a thing in the 1800’s. Kind of like building a ship in a bottle, people would build a crucifixion in a bottle.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
Perfect place to keep all the gods. Then shoot it into space. Maybe then people could accept scientists over mumbo-jumbo speaking clerics.
Nikole 6 months ago
People would just invent new ones, like they (begrudgingly, we) did with the old.
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Joanne Hudson 6 months ago
I didn't see anywhere that it tells what its supposed to do or what kind of liquid is in it.
#38
Blue And White Painted Porcelain Vase-Like Box With Large Hole On One Side And Specific Hole On Opposing Side
It's a headrest. If you google "Chinese porcelain headrest" you'll see a lot of similar ones.
Upstaged75 6 months ago
They're supposed to keep you cool. I wonder if that would work for my hot flashes? 😄
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
You have to get a pair of them, though - one to hold up each of "the ladies" XD
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago
I’ve tried laying on hard things (after learning about Egyptian head rests) and it’s just so uncomfortable 😅 props to our ancestors for rocking it
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Ayep! I have a Japanese buckwheat pillow that I occasionally use when I have a migraine - but it's a bit too on the firm side for me to use every day XD I actually sleep on a Japanese-style shikifuton and the buckwheat pillow came with it when I bought it - the pillow is lovely when I've a migraine because it's SO hard that it actually provides "pressing pressure" on my head similar to pressing the skull with one's fingers XD It helps me fall asleep on the days when my triptan medication won't knock out the migraine. Ironically I'm not fond of overly soft pillows either, though - my everyday "pillow" is an old square couch cushion from a couch we had when I was a kid in the 80s XD (I've handmade pillowcases for it and wash it frequently.)
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Lyone Fein 6 months ago
Basically like a pillow, only you put it under your neck. This one is beautiful.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
I simply couldn't wrap my head around sleeping on a hard block, but this short video explains the elaborate hairstyles and these "pillows". I'm sticking with my contour memory foam pillow because it's comfortable and allows me a good night's rest.
#39
Very Heavy, Sturdy Tongs With Intricate Patten On Inside
Its a wafer iron. Works the same way as a waffle iron, just makes wafers (Krumkake) instead.
Pizzelle irons generally have a waffle pattern on 1 side and another pattern on the other side. Krumkake irons generally have the same pattern on both sides.
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 6 months ago
Back in scouts we'd make campfire pies with something similar. Buttered bread and a little pie filling. Toss in a few marshmallows or chocolate chips and stick it in the fire for a minute or two. Fantastic.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
That sounds amazing! I was in Girl Guides for most of my childhood and I have a horrible memory of making scrambled eggs in orange peels over the campfire. I have no idea what we were thinking or where the leaders got this idea. They tasted exactly like orange peel mixed with egg 😆
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#40
24” Long Lump Of Hardened Tan Material Found In Lebanon, NJ
The waste that is left over after flushing out an injection molding machine.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Purge Patty sounds like a post-apocalyptic drag queen or something hahaha ☺️
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Tara Ntula 6 months ago
Yes, purge. I used to work in a plastics factory. We had to puge when changing color, changing the material type (kind of plastic) or when a machine needed service.
Eliyahu Rooff 1 month ago
Yep. I worked in a place that did injection molding years ago. They make cool door stops.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I wonder if this can be crafted into jewellery or something. I know people have done that with the multilayered leftover paint blobs.
david kichi 3 weeks ago
One is only limited by their imagination. As long as it's not toxic it can be made into something.
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Márcio Miguel Pinto Júnior 6 months ago
I work with plastic injected products and ocasionally bring home small bits of these flushing "tadpoles" and hide them in my daughter's play room to screw with them.
#41
What Is This Long, Quilted, Hanging Cloth Thing With Horizontal Pockets? No Tags, Each Pocket Is The Same Size
Wine bottle holder or really any bottle holder.
SnackbarKaat 6 months ago
Looking at it, I would use it as a toilet roll holder instaid of a bottle holder
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What Is This Round Metal Thing That Looks Like A Lock Of Some Sort On Our Front Door?
It’s a key switch (more than likely) for an alarm system that no longer exists; key switches were fairly common in the days before keypads to arm/disarm. The back of the door where that hole is used to have wires going to it, and if you were to put a wrench on the two flats it would unscrew if you wanted to remove it and have the hole filled. Right now it’s not connected to anything, so nothing to worry about. Hope that helps!
keyboardtek 6 months ago
If it was on a garage door, where the garage has power doors but no walk in door, when you insert the key and turn it, the lock barrel comes out. That barrel is connected to a cable that is connected to the manual release for the power door. It is how one would get into a garage when the power is out.
Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago
I just might go to dig on where the wires went. Maybe you can install some fun home security to it?
#43
What Are These Hair-Like U-Shaped Things I Found In My Bed Today? They Were All Around Belly/Back Height
Looks like pieces of Velcro.
StrangeOne 6 months ago
Yeah, I've seen those come off scouring pads and velcros. It tripped me out at first, as I thought they were bug legs.
#44
Pairs Of ‘Islands’ In A Bay Off US Naval Base
Mooring platforms for the fleet. Lots of great fishing and diving near them. Spend 4 1/2 years in the island of misfit toys.
#45
Yellow Plastic Dog Face Keychain With Sharp Pointy Spike. About Three Inches Long. Found On The Ground Near Tennis Courts At My Gym
This is actually a pickleball holder!!! Pickleballs have holes in them and you're supposed to slide it in and it'll stay put.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
My older sister (49 years old) and her friend (65 years old) LOVE to play pickleball. I need to get them one of these. Of course, the friend is a user and an a****r (and my sister is also a d-bag just like dear ol' mom) so I need to get the most obnoxious style possible.. XD
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Pickleball has become extremely popular in my small town. I’ve never played but there are multiple teams and they have regular tournaments 😂 all playing against each other because no other nearby town has any pickleball teams. Idk what it is about pickleball.
#46
What Is This Metal Circular/Ball Contraption? Found The Picture In A Restaurant In Germany - Could It Be An Agricultural Tool? It Looks To Be Ca 3m In Diameter And Has Spokes Going Inward As Well As Around
This is art: "Scarabäus" by Adrian Basilius.
Nicole Weymann 6 months ago
"Ist das Kunst oder kann das weg?" (loosely translated: "Is this art or to be discarded?")
Andrew Burke 6 months ago
"Mir brauchet koi Kunst, mir brauchet Grombiere" (looselly translated: "We don't need art, we need potatoes".)
Load More Replies... Alewa 6 months ago
That's the attitude with which old structures are taken apart and repurposed.
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Red Curved Plastic Item Handed Out At French Cash Register
This is a token for a raffle. You put it in slot machine to win coupons.
Auntriarch 6 months ago
Or you have a choice of boxes on the way out of the shop, and you put your token in the one signifying the charity you want to support
Beak Hookage 6 months ago
There's a burger chain here that does that, but with bottlecaps!
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#48
This Came In A Nail Trimming Kit. Can't Figure Out What It's Used For. It Looks Like A Tiny Honey Comber. It's The Length Of A Toenail Clipper With A Rubberized Handle
Ear cleaner.
Upstaged75 6 months ago
I've worked with Audiologists - they don't even want you to put q-tips in your ears! This would make them scream.
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Found On A Shore In Turkey, Istanbul Within The Black Sea. Seems To Made Out Of Titanium, Conical And Exposed To High Heat. It Is Moderatly Heavy And Has Russian Text On It. Weighs As Much As A Kilo Maximum
It looks very similar to the nosecone and structure on the ramjets for a Russian KH-31 missile, like in this photo.
#50
Strange Purple Powder/Fine Sand, Found On Former Sheep Farm (France), Runs Bright Pink Under Water, Stains Skin Brown
Chemist here
Definitely sounds like potassium permanganate. It's suspected to be a health hazard and it harms aquatic ecosystems. You're probably fine for handling it a bit, but you should avoid skin contact. If you add a tiny bit of it to hydrogen-peroxide and it fizzes then it should be an indicator that it might be potassium permanganate.
It decomposes into manganese oxide which are the brown spots. The oxide isn't very soluble in water which is why it's hard to rinse off.
It's a pretty effective oxidant, so be careful about storing it near flammable substances.
Ornatharin 6 months ago
It’s also a pretty effective herbicide - source: govt worker relative used it on the gravel driveway for weeds 1988-ish
Jihana 6 months ago
My 81 year old father told me that after the war they used it to rinse slightly spoiled meat to get rid of the bad taste and bacteria. It was also common to gurgle with it when you had a sore throat or an infected tooth.
James William Anthony Lloyd-Williams 6 months ago
Grind it into powder, add powdered aluminium, then a few drops of water. Stand well back and watch the clouds of purple smoke. Definitely don't touch whilst the reaction is happening (extreme heat)!
Lori T Wisconsin 6 months ago
Can be used to purify c*****e base and also used to make the stimulant d**g methcathinone.
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago (edited)
Potassium permanganate aka potassium manganate(VII) is actually quite safe on your skin in low concentrations, but can cause burns at high concentrations and you really don't want to eat the stuff. When I was a child, I was once prescribed potassium permanganate for some sort of skin infection on a foot (long, long ago - I don't recall the details). The instruction was to dissolve a few crystals in a bowl of water - even now I clearly recall the doctor explaining very carefully what I had to do - and soak the affected foot for ten minutes or so every day, as I recall - the skin went brown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_permanganate_(medical_use)
#51
Plastic Tube Stick With Metal Inside, Stored With Some Dental Items
That's Mr. Thirsty!
Aka, "saliva sucker." It's wired to hold whatever shape it's bent into, so it will stay in your mouth as needed.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
Dental hack: tilt your head back when brushing/flossing and you won't drool all over yourself.
#52
Feels Like Ceramic, 13 Inch, Says Pampered Shef Brand On The Back
Pizza stone
Jeremy Seymour 3 weeks ago
If you actually like pizza, they're extremely useful. They heat up with the oven, and get very hot, so when you slide your pizza onto them, they more effectively cook the crust.
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Michelle Carlson 6 months ago
Ohhhh very nice. The handles are a nice touch. I have one that I've used forever. It's great.
#53
Solid Wood Cylinder With Cog End. 16 Inches Long. Roughly 2lbs. Co-Worker Died And Left It At His Work Desk. Had A Background In Reenactment Of French And Indian War. Also Had An Interest In 1600-1800 Ships
It's a treenail, pronounced "trunnel". They were used to secure the ship's planks to the frames. That one looks like oak but the very best were made of black locust. They were also used in the construction of WWII minesweepers to avoid using thousands of iron fastenings which could trigger a mine's magnetic detonator.
#54
White Powder Glob Being Dropped Along Hiking Trail
Likely flour from a running club such as the hash house harriers.
Corwin 02 6 months ago
At a hash, one or more members ("hares") lay a trail, which is then followed by the remainder of the group (the "pack" or "hounds"). Paper, flour, or chalk are usually used to mark the trail. The trail periodically ends at a "check". The pack must find where it begins again; often, the trail includes false trails, short cuts, dead ends, "check backs," and splits. These features are designed to keep the pack together despite differences in fitness level or running or walking speed, as front-runners are forced to slow down to find the "true" trail, allowing stragglers to catch up.
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#55
12 Squares Stuck Together Found Near The Apache Trail. Says 1/4 Oz 7gm, Weirdly Bendy
Tire weights.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
As they said, wheel weights for balancing. Soft metal (most likely lead) made them easy to clamp onto the necessary spot on the wheel rim.
#56
Friend Found This In Her Kitchen. Chromed Metal Pieces Fit Into A Brown Plastic Handle
It's a Kitchen Pot, Dish, Plate, Bowl Carrier.
Lukyfuq:
Pick up hot dishes from steaming trays, always worked when mom did it, 3/10 times i do it, i drop the plate. Had this apparatus always in my parents and grandparents homes. I used to use em like how wolverine has his claws.
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
I have something that looks something like this for picking up jars from the pot when I'm canning stuff.
Rick Murray 6 months ago
I have one of those. It came with my halogen oven to allow me to extract potatoes without burning myself.
#57
Large White, Possibly Concrete, Box Shaped Section Hanging Above Concrete Pad In Basement Carpark Of Building, No Doors Or Access, Same On All Sides
Seismic damper.
keyboardtek 6 months ago
Sky scrapers also have similar anti sway devices to minimize sea sickness on the upper floors/.
Harry Gondalf 6 months ago
I thought seismic dampers were installed on the top floor, not the basement
#58
Found This On The Way Into The Airport. Reminds Me Of Some Sort Of Canon
It is 100% a firearm clearing device. After removing the magazine and clearing the chamber, people stick the barrel of their weapon into the small hole and squeeze the trigger. This device captures fired bullets if someone fails to properly clear their weapon. (Unfortunately it happens more often than you’d think)
Marnie 6 months ago
100%? Did they clarify that so we wouldn't think it was only 98% and the other 2% of it was a stand-up comedian from the 80s?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
It's a figure of speech, not 100% literal.
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#59
Fairly Small, Hard Rubber Ring Found In Car. 50lb And 60lb Arrows On Opposite Ends
It’s a tool for people like physios and occupational therapists to help strengthen grip for clients or for climbers to strengthen their finger grip as well.
#60
I Saw This Couple Inch Wide Vent Hose Looking Thing In The Car Next To Me
The Noggle. No joke, it's for real, as you have seen. 🤣
Sue 6 months ago
We could have used this for our first few air conditioned cars!
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
My '01 Eurovan has vents in the back too, but they're not cooled like the rest of the AC system. They recirculate/blow "outside temp" air only. So, it's nice that you have AC vents in your car, but some of us with older vehicles do not.
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DeoManus Argentem 6 months ago
It looks like a fairly large, nice, new car. No vents in the back?
Uncle Panda 6 months ago (edited)
Designed by a survivor of the 'way back' in a station wagon.
#61
I Found This Old Rusty Solid Steel Thing At The Bottom Of A Hill In The Woods
It's a piece of an oldschool playground. its upside down and its missing the platform you stand on
#62
On A Restaurant Bathroom Under The Dryer, Very Soft And A Bit Heavy, Seems Like An Odd Place For Decor
It's a doorstop. Complete with handle. Likely to hold the door open while the cleaner does their thing.
#63
I Discovered This White Sensor-Like Device In My House And I Don’t Know What It Is
It looks like a temperature sensor with a glycerin tube over it. The glycerin tube helps maintain average temperature by insulating the sensor itself. This allows them to be installed near doors, windows, etc where sudden rapid changes of temperature are likely to occur without triggering false HVAC cycles, or alarms (if it is tied to an alarm system.) The piece it is installed through looks like wire mold. Commonly used when a wire fish would be too difficult or the installing person doesn't want to fish the wire to that location.
Sources: I commercially install said devices.
#64
Palm Sized Four Legged Metal Spike Device Presumably From Early 20th Century
Probably a decorative part for horse harnesses. It is an unused one because the rivets are not hammered. Here is a Finnish metal detectorist forum thread where you can find a similar thing (pic with a Colt lighter).
#65
Small Aluminum Cylinder With Bullet Like End With Grooves
Fake bullet from a belt, I bought this one from hot topic sometime in 2006-2007 when I was a teenager.
PeepPeep the duck 6 months ago
You knew you were hard core emo, when you wore the fluro green or pink version
#66
What Is This Heavy, Green Metal Hand?
$200 US worth of ashtray.
Anonymouse 6 months ago
I would suggest it was for putting rings on the fingers or jewelry in the bowl, like these: https://www.amazon.com/hand-jewelry-holder/s?k=hand+jewelry+holder
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
But notice how all of those have fingers that are "finger-shaped" (unlike the above) and don't have a bowl/concave area in the "palm". I get what you're saying, but the way this thing's "fingers" are shaped/designed could actually cause nicks/scratches on the rings placed on the fingers.
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#67
What Are These Panel-Like Devices Atop Ice Armored Cars?
These are Long Range Acoustic Devices or LRADs. In particular, these are made by Genasys. The small black one looks like a LRAD 100 with a 2000 foot range and the larger ones are LRAD 450XL devices with over 5000 foot range. Highly advanced acoustic ‘speakers’ which can focus enough sound to tell you to ‘drop it’ or by turning up the volume, force you to by covering your ears.
sofacushionfort 6 months ago
Downvoted by bootlickers, or people deaf to irony?
Load More Replies... General Anaesthesia 6 months ago
You see a lot of pictures like this from tin-pot dictatorships. Masked "law" "enforcement".
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Hey US pandas. Hope y’all are doing okay, it must be really stressful down there ❤️ please make sure to take care of yourselves, sending love and tacos from Canada 🌮🌮🌮
Data1001 6 months ago
Thank you. It seems like almost every day there's some new insanity. America is definitely *not* getting "great again" -- it's getting worse and worse all the time. But we love you, Canada, and we are sorry for everything our idiot-in-chief has done to harm our relationship with your country.
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#68
Strange Aperture Found In A Raised Bed, About 1” Diameter, With Hardened Mud Around The Entrance
Burrowing crayfish chimney.
Fuzzdinkel83 6 months ago
Yep. My dad said they would fish for em with ham on a string lol. My gmaw hated them and would knock them down.
#69
Black Rubber Squeezy Object With Long Nozzle That Powder Comes Out From
It could be a bulb duster for pesticide so be careful with it.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
I think generically, it would be called an 'insufflator'. Though the exact use would depend on what it was filled with.
#70
What Is The Is This Metal Object That Looks Like An Eye? Found Embedded In A Shell From A Beach In Florida
Ear gauge with a dried flower encased in resin inside, I had ones almost exactly like this in high school.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Awww! It's a Baby Sarlacc! Be gentle and plant it in a warm, dry, desert area!
#71
Black Electronic Device With 6 Or 7 Big Buttons And A Screen That Displayed What Looked Like Text
Dirtywave M8 Tracker.
SquidgyB:
It's a device for making electronic music.
#72
What Are These White And Pink Balls On My Lawn
Fertilizer, the type that many lawn care companies use. Even if you don’t have a contract with one of these companies, they often make mistakes. I had my lawn fertilized twice by a company that my neighbours use.
#73
What Is This Thing? It Was Included In A Welcome Gift Bag When I Started A New Job. The Grey Thing On The Back Spins. The Grey Patch On The Top Is Very Rough Material
Portable lint remover.
Bi.Felicia 6 months ago
That is not to remove lint. That is an electronic foot file, like a rotating pumice stone.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I wonder if it could also be used to remove "pilling" on certain fabrics that are prone to it!
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Seems like design overkill 😅 I have one of those fuzzy lint remover brushes and it works great
#74
Leather Harness With Metal Chains And Breastplate. Roughly The Size Of An Adult Male Torso. Found At A Flea Market In Louisville, Kentucky
Blinders for a horse/mule/etc
CertifiedCatServant (he/him) 6 months ago
Omg I used to live there (I deleted my other comment because I accidentally posted in the wrong place 🫠)
#75
What Is This White Box With Two Red Buttons In New House? U.k
It's a medical assistance button.
Er... or a panic alarm. Either way.
Eaton HUD-2B-FXD
#76
An Apparatus At Our Neighborhood Park. It’s 8 Feet Tall, Metal, With 3 “Swing-Like” Plastic Seats Chained To The Ground And Each Other
Ok, I’m going to leave this up coz folks seem interested but apparently they are “mini-hammocks” for toddlers.
Upstaged75 6 months ago
It's for little kids who aren't big enough to use the swings. They bounce.
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Small Black Plastic Found On Luggage. Electronics Inside When I Smashed It Open, Causing An Alarm. No Visible Way To Open But Very Light, Fits In Palm
It's a mini patriot self alarming security tag for anti theft and shoplifting purposes.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
So.... someone stole the luggage?! (And then presumably sold it to OP, unless... they're the thief!!)
#78
What Is This Gutter For Leading From A Large Metal Box On The Ceiling To A Trash Can In A Publix Supermarket?
For condensation from the AC.
#79
What Is This Thing That Came As A Freebie In A Beauty Pack?
It's a face shaver. People use it to shave the peach fuzz off their fave or to shape their eyebrows. There's a trend right now of people putting cleanser or some stuff on their face and scraping it all off with the shaver (totally click bait nonsense!).
Marnie 6 months ago
I'm curious. How is it better than a regular razor (like for shaving legs)? I've never seen this thing before.
Load More Replies... Upstaged75 6 months ago
I have a few of these. Don't care for them particularly. I have an electric shaver that works better to remove facial peach fuzz.
Binny Tutera 6 months ago
These are smaller and easier to reach tight spaces. I don’t love them, the peach fuzz on your face helps the skin stay moist. Take it off, and your face can get dry- or even oilier as the skin will amp up oil production if it gets dried out.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I agree, but for the few times I put on makeup when I am forced to go to fancy places with my family XD I have quite the dense layer of peach fuzz (am blonde so IDGAF about it 99% of the time) but when I try to put on makeup, both liquid and powder makeup clings to my fuzz and makes it look horrible. That's the only time I use one of these to scrape off my "fur" XD
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Wooden Pole-Shaped Box With Divots And Screws Next To Scoring Pattern On Public Bike Trail
This is a people counter, the slot above the laser emitter is to run a magnet across to "wake up" the system to download data. This particular model might be Eco Visio, it looks similar to the ones I work with.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
I checked the Reddit post - what this image doesn’t show is sensors embedded in the ground in front of the wooden post, so it counts pedestrians and bicycle traffic :) then someone comes by and downloads the data to analyze for whatever reason.
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I Found This Within My Grandmas Dresser By Some Regular Batteries. It’s About A Small Fingers Length And Seems To Have Some Kind Of Screwing Piece And Opening At The Bottom
Watch link removal tool
murmelinpaiva 6 months ago
I just bought a new watchband and it came with one of these. It's to remove the tiny pin in a metal watch band link. The pins are really tight. I could only get one out so far.
Bi.Felicia 6 months ago
I wasn't aware that some watches come with a link removal tool, that's awesome. I currently have a watch that needs a link or 2 taken out and another that's dead and needs a new battery but I don't know how to get to the battery, without damaging anything. I'm going to check into getting these tools to do it myself. I hope I don't have too much trouble getting the pins out.
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Kerri Clark 6 months ago
Screwdriver for eyeglasses and the holder will hold your glasses while you tighten the arm screws? I think anyway
Upstaged75 6 months ago
You do know it tells you the correct answer in each post?
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Pairs Of Wooden Sticks Nailed To Old Terrace Houses In London
Leftover from a to let sign? Just left there for a year later when the rent goes up…
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Definitely looks like a sign mount. It’s easier than drilling into the brick.
#83
Found This In My Refrigerator When I Moved In It’s Made Of Plastic One Side Is Open And The Other Is Like A Clamp
Looks like a piece to place in a shelf of the refrigerator to prevent a bottle from rolling and store several bottles in a "pyramid". Bottles or maybe cans also.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Random thought but remember when people were making their fridges all fancy and decorated on the inside? Like you’d open it and there would be flowers and decorations on the shelves, and all the food arranged in an aesthetically pleasing way? I wonder if anyone still does that haha
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Oh man, I'd love to! I have a lot of extra stickers XD Maybe I'll start slapping them on the walls/glass shelves! The outside of my fridge is already "decorated" with TONS of hilarious magnets XD
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Small Hollow Wooden Eggplant With Removable Lid And Scoop Attached
I think it’s a toothpick dispenser.
PeepPeep the duck 6 months ago (edited)
https://www.f-shikki.com/sp/komono20kb/km113.htm Japanese tourists item
#85
Found At A Building Site, Heavy, Metal Thing, Around 15cm In Diameter
That is a Citroen hydropneumatic suspension sphere.
Learner Panda 3 weeks ago (edited)
When you see a Citreon car with hydrolastic suspension, this is what is powering it.
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Tim Fawcett 6 months ago
It is basically the same as the spring and damper on a conventional car - the sphere has a rubber diaphragm with high pressure nitrogen in it. When the bottom is pressureised with hydraulic fluid it works as a spring. The damper is formed by the small hole in the bottom. It threads into the suspension leg. Looks and sounds compicated but is simple and gives a wonderfully smooth ride.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Automotive suspension part most likely from a Citroen DS - a French sedan built from 1955 - 1975. Lot of people found it 'weird', but the engineering was advanced for the day, including this 'hydropneumatic suspension system'. This thing would have acted like a spring / shock absorber to provide a smooth ride. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS Citroen-DS...6f1d5b.jpg 
#86
This Plastic Device Is Connected To My Kitchen Sink. It’s Just A Couple Inches Long, Plastic, And It’s Connected To An External Battery
It's a touch controller for a kitchen faucet.
#87
Weird Petri Dish Filled With "Mayo" On The Window Sill Of A Tower Of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
It's bird repellent.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
What’s it made out of? It looks like a candle almost haha
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Wooden Box With 6 Moving Levers And Spinning Dice Wheels, ~1ft Long, Says "What Shall I Smoke?" On It
Maybe a version of this bar-top trade simulator. They were kept at bars to keep customers drinking and in this case to win cigarettes or cigars.
Bi.Felicia 6 months ago
It's a wooden box containing spinning cylinders with dice markings, designed to randomly select an outcome related to smoking, such as the type of cigar or cigarette to smoke. These devices were commonly found in bars and shops to encourage patronage and sales of tobacco products. The levers on the side likely disengage individual spinning cylinders, allowing for specific or random selections.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
As a Canadian who can freely and legally smoke cannabis….this would be fun to play around with 😊 put a few different strains in there and play with your friends
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Cannabis is also legal in a lot of states in the US ;)
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Small, Hockey-Puck Shape Piece Of Metal That Rolled Slowly Towards Me Just After I Heard A Gunshot-Like Sound
Were you near a power pole? It looks like the inside of a lightning arrester. A carbide block. They have a small round in them to blow the ground in the clear if they fail. It should feel ceramic, if it is you now have a great knife sharpener.
Riley Quinn 6 months ago
I don't know what this is, but I'm gonna pick it up without gloves and hope for the best.
#90
Was Sent This In An Order For A 3D Printed Keychain. It’s Fairly Small, Ridged And Printed With Black And Pink Filament. Any Ideas?
Looks to me like a cell phone prop/stand
#91
Metal Object, Not Magnetic, Over 3 Pounds, Hollow Core From Tip To Base
Very ornate powder horn.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago (edited)
My mind went elsewhere…I really should get it out of the gutter one of these days.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I actually have one of those "ahems" that is very close in style/appearance to this, haha XD (Yes, it is actually Eastern-dragon designed/shaped. No, I don't use it. I stick it on my kitchen or bathroom countertop in order to make my mother and sister uncomfortable whenever they barge into my house unannounced, lol.)
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What Are These 2 Black Metal Things? Solid & Kind Of Weighty, Larger Says No. 4 & Smaller Says No. 3
Pipe extractor.
#93
This Random Glass Circle Appeared At Our House And Now The Same Glass Circle Appeared At Someone Else’s House 1,487 Miles Away. Both Found In The Same Packaging Photographed. 1/4 Inch Thick, About 2 Inches In Diameters
Ooh ooh, I think I know this one. This year for Christmas my sister gave me and my wife and college age son small devices for breaking a car window if you get trapped. The devices was like a small flashlight size. But the package came with a piece of round glass just like that to test your device on.
#94
Spotted This Weird Bar At A Gas Station In The Hood
I work on these for a living. The comment has elements of truth, but they do not apply here.
This will not obstruct fuel theft or pulser access in any way. All this is gonna do is keep kids from popping off the "soda buttons" to steal the little magnets in the button caps. They are rare earth and quite strong.
Reinforced lower panels, locking pulser covers, custom locks, encrypted pulsers, and a variety of tamper alarm sensors are all offered by Gilbarco to prevent actual pulser tampering and theft.
All these bars do is stop the buttom cap removal.
Ace 6 months ago
Anyone understand this? . . . . OK I clicked the Reddit thread and it's talking about magnets that are inside the 87 and 91 selector buttons, apparently people would prise the top off them to steal the magnets.
Roni Stone 6 months ago
Keeps kids from popping off the "87" and "91" buttons from the gas pump. There's a very strong magnet inside and the kids like to steal them. Or something.
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Found Inside A Beer Cask. It Is About 4 Inches And I Found Two Of Different Colours Today
This is a hop filter from a vertical extractor for cask beer.
#96
Small, Fairly Light, Rectangular Glass Cup?
My guess is that you hold cigarettes in the top and the bottom is the ashtray.
PeepPeep the duck 6 months ago
Had to google that one. It’s an old design for Czech crystal stem glasses, ornamental but you could have some good egg nogg and put some truffle balls in there or some milk and Malteasers in the base
Phantom Phoenix 6 months ago
So you're saying that the "Small, Fairly Light, Rectangular Glass Cup" is simply a "Small, Fairly Light, Rectangular Glass Cup"?
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#97
Metal Sand Under Workout Equipment At The Gym
Leftover media from finishing. Not a big deal. Used to clean up the metal before painting.
#98
Orange Arm Scanner Thing On The Northbound 5 Freeway Near San Diego. There Were Two About A Mile Apart
It’s a portable truck narc camera
Wild Cream 6 months ago
According to Reddit it’s part of a research project by the University of California San Diego. To quote a redditor: “So it's a scientific study looking at larger vehicles/commercial vehicles and if the driver has a phone in their hand and their seat belt on, and what time of day, time of the week. Cool.“
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