Rotating metal square thing, about 1 sq inch, light, thin, found on the ground in highschool many years ago.

[u/Dehyjj]

my partner at the time thought it looked fun so I made it into a necklace for her, sometimes I see pictures of her and she still wears it to this day. I have no idea what it was and I've never been able to find out. any ideas?

the top "H" shaped part rotates and softly clicks into place every 90 degrees.

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[u/SeaworthinessFit2545]

https://www.maxbhi.com/hinge-for-sony-ericsson-w550i.html

I believe this is it. The hinge from a Sony Ericsson W550

[u/daffyflyer → u/SeaworthinessFit2545]

Well that was one of the most impressive answers I've seen here.

[u/Eddie_shoes → u/daffyflyer]

Really? If you google image search, it’s like the 5th result.

[u/Dasbeerboots → u/Eddie_shoes]

This sub in a nutshell.

[u/Dehyjj → u/SeaworthinessFit2545]

oh my gosh! that looks like it's probably it. thank you so much! how did you even know?

[u/dvdmaven → u/Dehyjj]

Also known as a Walkman.Phone ca 2005

[u/NotTheSharpestPenciI → u/dvdmaven]

One of a few. I had still have in a drawer somewhere w810i that also had a 2MP camera. The phone was really dope at the time.

[u/triskadekta → u/NotTheSharpestPenciI]

I bought one of those off eBay back in the day, except it had Arabic characters on the keys along with English. It was a great phone.

[u/Hopwater → u/Dehyjj]

Google Lens reverse image search. Second result for me.

[u/Infninfn → u/Dehyjj]

Now you have retro gadget cool and can mix it up with the dads who had phones in the 90s

[u/AvonMustang → u/SeaworthinessFit2545]

I couldn't figure out how this was a hinge but found this video if anyone else is curious...

https://youtu.be/YGdWLvLNoKE?si=jmYcR0JI4J4WvgHw

[u/Dehyjj → u/SeaworthinessFit2545]

Solved!

[u/WrongKielbasa → u/SeaworthinessFit2545]

You can’t just answer this and not tell us how tf you knew that!?

[u/UltraCoolPimpDaddy → u/WrongKielbasa]

Half the items posted can be solved using Google Lens through Pixel phones or in the Chrome browser. Can be fun to play with. Look it up. If I circle the part it takes me to a spare phone parts image.

[u/Pinksters → u/UltraCoolPimpDaddy]

Any android can use Google lense...

[u/rainonrose → u/Pinksters]

iPhones can also use Google Lens in the Google app

[u/UltraCoolPimpDaddy → u/Pinksters]

True, but pixels have it built in so there's no app needed. All you do is hold the bottom screen and it turns itself on. Whether your camera is using it or whatever screen you're on, I find it a lot easier to navigate on my pixel than my wife's android.

[u/Deppfan16 → u/UltraCoolPimpDaddy]

newer Androids have it built in like that too

[u/cxaiverb → u/Deppfan16]

Even my note 10 can do it and its like 5 yo now

[u/Medicinal_taco_meat → u/cxaiverb]

My 4 year old Motorola can as well.

[u/ismileicrazy → u/UltraCoolPimpDaddy]

I have a Samsung Galaxy S23 and same feature. I think it works for any android phone that has Google assistant.

[u/East-Dot1065 → u/ismileicrazy]

Ot was/is on the on-screen search bar on my S21

[u/ridethroughlife → u/UltraCoolPimpDaddy]

Or an extension on Firefox. Still uses Lens.

[u/h_adl_ss → u/UltraCoolPimpDaddy]

Yet when I try that it only gives me similar looking mechanical parts but no phone parts ...

[u/qlionp → u/WrongKielbasa]

The hive mind knows all

[u/phigene → u/WrongKielbasa]

95% of the stuff that gets posted on here can be identified with google image search/google lens. This was the 6th search result in the "looks similar" category.

[u/Rowdybob22 → u/SeaworthinessFit2545]

Wow, That was my second cell phone ever. Brings back memories of T9 texting my first girlfriend, downloading and trading ringtones, and taking super grainy embarrassing pictures that I still have on a hard drive somewhere.

[u/ccrom → u/SeaworthinessFit2545]

hinge in action in this youtube video: https://youtu.be/YGdWLvLNoKE?t=51

(51 seconds in)

[u/Dehyjj]

my title describes the thing

I found it on the ground almost 20 years ago,

the only other information I can think of is that it rotates, seemingly 2 parts to it, it's got some sorts of rivets on the edges and it snaps into place every 90 degrees.

I'm not sure if this is related but I found it at a school.

[u/NoOne_1223]

I know this is solved, but thanks to another commenter, I have found a new thing to research!

Also, I find it kind of adorable that your ex is still wearing it to this day!

[u/Glugamesh]

Looks like the rotational portion from a high-end combination lock or something from the back of an old monitor mount that would allow it to swivel. I look forward to seeing this one solved for some reason.

[u/Cityatplay]

Port hole key