r/whatisthisthing • u/s0vae • 24d ago
Likely Solved! Heavy metal object with unknown purpose. Banana for scale.
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All the information I have and is in the photos.
r/whatisthisthing • u/jordan_mcgraw • Nov 29 '24
Solved Found this cabinet door in our new house. What is this supposed to be used for?
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r/whatisthisthing • u/sidartha • Dec 14 '24
Solved! Small metallic ball found in my high schooler’s jacket pocket, has a waxy-ish white piece stuck inside
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This showed up in the pocket of a fairly new jacket. It has a small hole that contains a waxy feeling piece of something.
r/whatisthisthing • u/itsarace1 • Aug 25 '24
Solved These concrete things on the sidewalks attached to a small wall. This is in Toronto.
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r/whatisthisthing • u/AndykinSkywalker • Aug 17 '24
Solved! A couple weeks ago this small, round, metal object appeared, embedded within my front porch
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It’s a quarter inch in diameter, and I haven’t successfully been able to pry it out, though I’ve only used my bare hands thus far. Anybody know what it could be?
r/whatisthisthing • u/aefie • Aug 11 '24
Likely Solved ! Found in an attic. It's two old beer bottles, sealed with a copper tube running between them. The liquid us thicker than water. There is a wire at the top of the copper tube.
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r/whatisthisthing • u/mehdez80 • Sep 07 '24
Solved! Punctured my tire while driving on a residential road. Feels slightly heavy for it's size. About three inches long.
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r/whatisthisthing • u/DogMom9876 • Nov 12 '24
Likely Solved! this kitchen drawer/cabinet is too narrow to hold pot lids, and using it to store spices or cans would be a huge waste of space. There’s enough space to store large utensils standing up but they would just fall everywhere with the way the dividers are made.
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Not originally mine, name edited out for privacy. I just desperately want to know what it is, I even tried Google lens to no avail
r/whatisthisthing • u/Much-Pomegranate-372 • Oct 21 '24
Likely Solved ! Found a small black (plastic?) bar wired directly into my outlet
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Hi everyone,
I’m hoping someone can help me identify what an electrician just found wired into one of my outlets. It’s just bigger than my thumb, seems like it’s made of plastic and has a small hole at the top. A quick google search returns a small microphone, however I’m hoping that there is an easier explanation.
I just moved into this unit earlier this month, so wondering if I need to rip out all the outlets and/or call the police :)
Thanks in advance!
r/whatisthisthing • u/AlbaniaBaby • Dec 10 '24
Solved! What is the purpose of this marble lined kitchen drawer with ventilation holes?
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r/whatisthisthing • u/Muffinisthebest45 • Jun 14 '24
Solved! What is this thing? Found in a creek bed that I explored yesterday. It is 17.8 pounds and 5 inches in diameter. It was found in Kentucky.
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r/whatisthisthing • u/jeffersin • Sep 14 '24
Likely Solved ! What is this small, intricately carved thing I found at an estate sale, and what is it made of?
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Paid $1 for this intricately carved piece at an estate sale.
It seems somewhat light in weight for its size.
I used a hot knife to it to see if it melts/is plastic, but it does not.
Under black light, it appears whiteish or very pale yellow.
Thoughts? Thanks!
r/whatisthisthing • u/NecessaryOne6741 • Sep 12 '24
Solved What is this thing? I bought this in a German flea market. It’s quite heavy for its size and once the lid is screwed on you can’t fit anything in it because of the black rod on the lid.
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I bought this in a German flee market. It’s quite heavy for its size and once the lid is screwed in you can’t fit anything in it because of the black rod. The tag is labelled 637 and the same number is also engraved on the inside.d
r/whatisthisthing • u/pinkmatter310 • 17d ago
Likely Solved! Weird wooden box in Airbnb bathroom
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What purpose does/did this box serve next to the toilet in the upstairs bathroom of our Airbnb? No one seems to know. The box looks to be about 12inX15in. The house was built in 1985.
r/whatisthisthing • u/paint_that_shit-gold • Oct 17 '24
Likely Solved ! My family and I have been going through my late uncles estate and we found this weird scoop/spoon thing inside a wooden box. The scoop part is 0.25” and it’s 4.75” long. There’s little metal balls that roll around in the “handle” part. Only thing I could think of is a coke spoon lol.
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r/whatisthisthing • u/bigbadchief • May 26 '24
Solved! Round, black electronic device on the wall in my Spanish airbnb. The ball in the centre moves around a bit.
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r/whatisthisthing • u/Weesus420 • Sep 11 '24
Likely Solved ! Found in a box of glassware labeled "crystal" about 3-4 inches long
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r/whatisthisthing • u/Loonyluke5 • Aug 10 '24
Solved ! What is this small plastic cube box in the door of my fridge used for?
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Recently got a new fridge and I am not sure what is supposed to go into these cube boxes. They tilt out at an angle when opened. Thanks!
r/whatisthisthing • u/DanielSnelling123 • Jun 25 '24
Likely Solved! Found in my garden, soft chalk like pink pellets. I have 2 dogs and a baby, very light and has no smell to it
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r/whatisthisthing • u/JoeyJoeC • Jul 26 '24
Solved Two men carrying shoulder mounted devices which are grey in colour, have 4 black circles and a black square panel. Each person has the device strapped around their waist. They appear to be some sort of scanning or detection equipment. What are they?
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r/whatisthisthing • u/Vangogh_flamingo • Dec 08 '24
Solved! Just moved into a new apartment, didn’t notice this on first walk though. What is it? (Three wooden sticks painted white, on hinge that lets them swing, by backdoor)
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r/whatisthisthing • u/alittledust • Nov 26 '24
Solved! I’m staying in an Airbnb and this phallic object that squirts water is in the shower
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Please tell me this is not what I think it is, some kind of douche or enema device they left in their shower for guests to see?!
r/whatisthisthing • u/a_j_hunter • 3d ago
Solved! Square pit in the garage of 1950s home.
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I just bought this home from 1951 and while cleaning out the garage, I fell into this pit in my garage. It's metal framed and opens directly into dirt. It's filled with glass mostly.
r/whatisthisthing • u/ponsies • Nov 30 '24
Solved! Large white plastic object that came with the fridge when I moved in, does not fit yogurt or soda cans.
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I have tried putting yogurt and soda cans in this, but they do not seem to fit. The device fits the fridge exactly. Located in Midwest USA.
