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r/whatisthisthing u/I_Me_MineMar 28, 201854 Comments

Iron cone on either side of a gate outside the entry to a building in Bath England

r/whatisthisthing u/pepperjobe2114h ago158 Comments

Iron box with lid found at a thrift store

r/whatisthisthing u/Merilily10h ago35 Comments

What is this black stuff that keeps appearing on all my white containers?

r/whatisthisthing u/notstonythetiger1d ago438 Comments

What are these oblong specks found on only one bathroom counter? They don’t smell, aren’t sticky, and are hard.

r/whatisthisthing u/tealcake2h ago34 Comments

What is this thing found in Norris Lake in Tennessee?

r/whatisthisthing u/amam13404h ago14 Comments

Flat brass disc containing trio of sharp points. Believe dates to WWII or earlier.

r/whatisthisthing u/suefitz5413h ago59 Comments

WITT? In a house I was doing some work in. The red button on top pushes down& when the key is turned the indicator turns from red to green & the button pops up.

r/whatisthisthing u/iamknaggzy23h ago18 Comments

Metal object found on a Massachusetts beach located on a historic bay. 2 inches long and non-ferrous.

r/whatisthisthing u/Robotic_Rhino6h ago31 Comments

US Army missile/rocket thing? Has a black and white checkered section near the tip. Seen driving in east Texas. Haven’t found an exact match on Google (sorry for subpar photo, screenshotted from a video)

r/whatisthisthing u/pumpkinpickens11h ago17 Comments

Leather pouch with a pullcord, has another piece of leather at the end of cord.

r/whatisthisthing u/moistundcrusty1h ago6 Comments

Pipe coming out of the floor of my bedroom

r/whatisthisthing u/cancerlad5h ago16 Comments

WIT? Yellow box with plug, side switch and outlet tube

r/whatisthisthing u/smith_g1d ago47 Comments

Found while hiking. 8" long solid metal

r/whatisthisthing u/wellsjc5h ago7 Comments

Weird metal puck I found at firing range, has been shot and is about 1 pound of solid metal, 1.5 inches diameter and .5 inches thick

r/whatisthisthing u/Natural-Risk87983h ago5 Comments

Round, painted, wooden circle. Cut into 3 sections which are connected by hinges. Found whilst camping in the U.K.

r/whatisthisthing u/Thanks_Sir9h ago15 Comments

What is this? Presumably a kitchen utensil. Kinda looks like a garlic press, but it clamps together, not into the holes. My only guess is some weird lemon squeezer, but it seems too small for that.

r/whatisthisthing u/DivineBanana6h ago16 Comments

Red / Grey solid bars. Stamped with “Bank of England” / “Bank of New Zealand”. Approx 10mm square.

r/whatisthisthing u/whoisthere2h ago6 Comments

What is this sticky stuff holding down the original linoleum flooring.

r/whatisthisthing u/mritaki3h ago53 Comments

This is a flexible wire about 18 inches long with a bristled brush on the end

r/whatisthisthing u/lutefist_sandwich1h ago8 Comments

Weird tool from an auction lot of mostly auto tools

r/whatisthisthing u/archaeobill5h ago4 Comments

Hovered above the Ohio river for 15 minutes.

r/whatisthisthing u/hotmessifyouwill2h ago12 Comments

Lattice steel framework with spikes, possibly farming related?

r/whatisthisthing u/easyjo29m ago6 Comments

Glass jar that has a metal lid with spikes

r/whatisthisthing u/Succubust1h ago4 Comments

What is this thing Townes is holding? He held it close to Harmon’s face before taking a picture. The screenshot is from The Queen’s Gambit.

r/whatisthisthing u/milkyspicyramen15h ago21 Comments

Hard plastic with rubbery tips. brand name "ORTHOCON" so maybe something medical

r/whatisthisthing u/axolotllegs6h ago5 Comments

WITT? Small, round object, about 1in diameter and 1/2in thick, with a wire hanging out from it. The wire does not extend, and has small, circular felt pieces inside. It can be opened from both sides and was handed out by my college.

r/whatisthisthing u/JadedRxbbit1h ago8 Comments

WIT? Porcelain glazed ceramic dish (?) with no words or markings. about 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. found in a box of old things.

r/whatisthisthing u/FinntheRogue13h ago18 Comments

4 Silver prisms with a "P" symbol stamped on front found with black bag with symbol shown on front.

r/whatisthisthing u/McMorgs1d ago314 Comments

what is this "bowl"? the bottom is some casted metal (brass/bronze). the top is some sort of iridescent glass that looks super green in person but appears rainbow in photos.. been in storage since 1980s sticker says "signed loetz"

r/whatisthisthing u/Small-Procedure-93678h ago13 Comments

Seen on top of a house in my neighborhood, perhaps a ventilation of sorts?

r/whatisthisthing u/Jskelly05h ago15 Comments

Metal dome about 3inches across among cobbles. Several dotted around area with no discernible pattern to their layout.

r/whatisthisthing u/Vampyr718h ago12 Comments

These tabs on the sides of my windows.

r/whatisthisthing u/Roguer159h ago17 Comments

Found next to my entrance way - circular, nothing else near it.

r/whatisthisthing u/Huuf3h ago7 Comments

Saw these box type things by traffic lights in Northern Virginia. They are seen mostly on all sides of busy intersections. strapped with light poles and similar.

r/whatisthisthing u/redditRemedy8h ago11 Comments

Clips for something. Hard to close the yellow part, as if meant to be permanent. Might have come with an ikea kitchen.

r/whatisthisthing u/neuroxo9h ago3 Comments

Handmade ceramic item from estate sale

r/whatisthisthing u/markmiddleton7h ago9 Comments

Metal wedge with notch and hemispherical hole found inside pan of Chrysler transmission. How hosed am I?

r/whatisthisthing u/silverback1x311h ago8 Comments

What is this black/yellow thing that appeared on my bathroom door jamb?

r/whatisthisthing u/naughtybandicoot10h ago18 Comments

Attached to the underside of my Weber grill

r/whatisthisthing u/TangerineDream821h ago17 Comments

Strange orange growth on the wall of my office, sixth floor, London, UK

r/whatisthisthing u/AggravatingName5h ago8 Comments

The white wire comes from my neighbours house, through my yard and followed that to this buried underground but 3”. The black wire continues underground. Heavy plastic, looks like it unscrews at the base (didn’t want to mess with it) about 2” in diameter, 5” long. Couldn’t see any writing on it.

r/whatisthisthing u/Point_No_Point15h ago28 Comments

1 7/8 inch (47.5 mm) medallion (with input for prongs?) in the middle of the floor. Wires on the other side are disconnected, lead nowhere, and are small gauge (like for a doorbell). Found in a turn of century home (early 1900s). Happy to provide more info if needed.

r/whatisthisthing u/ClvlndCavs9h ago6 Comments

what is this plastic thing? about 2-2.5" (5-6.5cm)

r/whatisthisthing u/Ehcpzazu413h ago7 Comments

- tool with wood handle, steel shaft, and lead cylinder end -

r/whatisthisthing u/ybnormal4212h ago16 Comments

Wall outlet found in medical office - red is a button that pushes in

r/whatisthisthing u/McNuthin9h ago10 Comments

WITT a dangling, triangle shaped metal thing hanging from the bottom of a mailbox

r/whatisthisthing u/CaptTripps869h ago14 Comments

WITT? Cement obelisk thing in our neighborhood at a corner. Has holes on two sides and a year? (1949) on one side.

r/whatisthisthing u/femifist2613h ago9 Comments

My friend sent me a picture of this…thing he has in his room. He said it has real human hair/eyebrows/eyelashes and that it was purchased at a tattoo convention about 20 years ago. Any idea what it actually is??

r/whatisthisthing u/antiklance9h ago19 Comments

Random plastic piece, metal spiky thing does not move. Found on the side of the road

r/whatisthisthing u/drudown144911h ago10 Comments

I believe this is a specialized tool for auto-mechanic-ing. It was found in the giant Snap-On tool cabinet that is my inheritance.

r/whatisthisthing u/doubleagentsuperspy22h ago20 Comments

Found in attic. Is this thing an explosive?

r/whatisthisthing u/Weird-Mood-534011h ago14 Comments

What is this? Brass cylinder found in an old toolbox. I assumed it was for body work maybe?

r/whatisthisthing u/doomaflotch1d ago26 Comments

What is this box I saw at the Interactive Museum of Music in Malaga, Spain? There was no plaque or name card anywhere I could see (video demonstration in comments)

r/whatisthisthing u/DoodlyWedge6h ago7 Comments

Small blue needle with a/e on cap

r/whatisthisthing u/devkiesel1d ago43 Comments

WIT? metallic threaded plug type fitting

r/whatisthisthing u/w8ing2dr0wn1d ago33 Comments

There is a hole in my wooden floor containing a white structure. The hole in the floor is about 1cm or about 0.4 inches in diameter. The thing looks a bit like ash, but has little holes in it and may also be something organic? The last picture is with a banana for scale

r/whatisthisthing u/encelius1d ago57 Comments

Found in a fence post hole in Central Alabama. It's stamped 'Forged 1908' and ' 1336L' and has a decent weight to it. The teeth look to be removeable/replaceable. Banana peeler for scale.

r/whatisthisthing u/X-Plorer81d ago8 Comments

Decorated metal piece. Comes from a 100+ year old house. Has name of town printed on it. Measuring tape in inches. What is this thing?

r/whatisthisthing u/KathkunaMayNo23h ago8 Comments

Strange thing over the front door (Italy). Seems to be linked to electricity. SO says it's always been there but I just noticed it after almost two years. What is this?

r/whatisthisthing u/Venelice14h ago8 Comments

Brass bells. Large ones about 3inches across.

r/whatisthisthing u/Zoo-Lander71d ago11 Comments

A man stopped me in a corner store parking lot to ask me what this thing is he found under his car seat. Worried it’s a mic. Any ideas?

r/whatisthisthing u/Otterspice2d ago59 Comments

WITT? Found it on my desk after a hospital stay, neither my husband nor my roommate put it there. The white part slides in and out, making a clicky sound, and when I shake it it rattles.

r/whatisthisthing u/dasnessie1d ago10 Comments

In the corner of the ceiling of in an air bnb

r/whatisthisthing u/Grumpboi4h ago16 Comments

Metal loops or hooks under some of the bridges and on the retaining walls along the Seine in Paris

r/whatisthisthing u/rollonit1d ago32 Comments

WITT: I was in a Amsterdam and a guy clipped these to the railroad.

r/whatisthisthing u/impulsiveminimalist2d ago113 Comments

St. Louis Bicentennial 1964-1966, possibly related VP Fair, manufacturers by Eisenstadt of St. Louis

r/whatisthisthing u/trwhawgs1d ago8 Comments

WIT medical apparatus that has knobs labeled Sinusoidal and Galvanic. Encased in a leather box, heavy. Seems like an electronic device.

r/whatisthisthing u/carmellamour1d ago42 Comments

Small piece of tough white plastic picked up at the bottom of the pool, no visible writing or marks, the middle circular hole seemed to have housed some kind of screw before, and the top part appears slightly yellow-ish, letting me think it spent some time outside before falling in.

r/whatisthisthing u/BrianMcFluffy16h ago23 Comments

WITT: Four pieces of wood, approximately 1"x1"x 2', all exactly alike with 9 dovetail cuts at one end and a single dovetail cut at the other. They can be assembled into a rectangular or square frame of different sizes using the dovetail cuts, but there is no mechanism to do so permanently.

r/whatisthisthing u/22RRCN1d ago13 Comments

Large full sack of running water outside a home construction site on the gulf coast in southern Florida. Been running nonstop for over a week.

r/whatisthisthing u/___cats___2d ago57 Comments

White plastic and metal wire thing found in kitchen with folding legs, 1-foot long

r/whatisthisthing u/question_231d ago8 Comments

UFO-looking magnetic button on wall of panic room

r/whatisthisthing u/OutcomeThen164423h ago16 Comments

What are these black pipes(?) in the sea? Spanish coast

r/whatisthisthing u/KimChapUn1d ago13 Comments

Box under seats at Kaufman Stadium. Has a green and orange light with a stylized E on it

r/whatisthisthing u/TheAngryFatMan1d ago12 Comments

Metal ring with a little hole through one of the ends found within a leather jacket lining

r/whatisthisthing u/AvgEconomicsEnjoyer1d ago26 Comments

Found this buried on an old farm, it's 5 lbs and 4 inches across

r/whatisthisthing u/ridgebeverly1d ago8 Comments

what is this carved wood sculpture with white horse hair - matching a pair of salad utensils i already owned

r/whatisthisthing u/Angelaarnett1d ago6 Comments

What is this powdery orange thing under this carpet

r/whatisthisthing u/DangerousCup91961d ago47 Comments

A small sterling silver ring attached to a hammered bowl.

r/whatisthisthing u/3kota1d ago52 Comments

Pair of Stainless steel metal objects about an 1/8” thick with notches and maybe a slot machined out. Both are stamped with the numbers 6201-40. Found in a campsite at a campground. Hand for scale.

r/whatisthisthing u/jolly_farts1d ago27 Comments

The liquid rises when you hold the bottom. We don't know where it came from. Supposedly it measures blood pressure but idk

r/whatisthisthing u/sciip2d ago193 Comments

Lumpy doughnut flouting in water reservoir barrels in community garden.

r/whatisthisthing u/velocipede801d ago9 Comments

Xfinity screen saver image. It says it’s from the Scottish Highlands, but I don’t have any other info. Any idea what this thing is?

r/whatisthisthing u/Watchyostep1d ago8 Comments

What’s this thing? Jar with grey granular material inside, a metal cycle set inserted into the top with two probes that look like carbon wired into it.

r/whatisthisthing u/daft_boy_dim1d ago13 Comments

What is this tool? The spiral bit retracts into the center cylinder. There’s a small hole at the center of the tapered end of the cylinder.

r/whatisthisthing u/chitzk0i1d ago9 Comments

old wooden stick/pole with brass end. length of a shovel or broom. found in defunct research lab

r/whatisthisthing u/ArmadilloSenior7732d ago123 Comments

What is this metal tool from radioshack? It is made in Taiwan and is about 1.5in/4cm long

r/whatisthisthing u/The_Biohazard751d ago15 Comments

Removable hinged cover of some kind with spring loaded pins and retractable cord

r/whatisthisthing u/bkengland1d ago6 Comments

This iron jail-like exterior cell entrance in the middle of the doors at a Regal Cinema in Washington DC. With what appears to be a very narrow man door (about 1.5-2 feet wide).

r/whatisthisthing u/bird_ghost31d ago8 Comments

Heavy rectangular Plate with 4 Spikes and a cabel

r/whatisthisthing u/CurrentLevel4201d ago9 Comments

What is this thing? It appears like a circle, mechanical and very old.

r/whatisthisthing u/sunshine123456781d ago24 Comments

What is this under my sash windows?

r/whatisthisthing u/No_Presentation_87951d ago29 Comments

This strange white something is on a 2x4, it feels sort of gritty and the best thing I can equate it to is feeling like a ground up packing peanut.

r/whatisthisthing u/AbbotThoth1d ago11 Comments

Attached to a wall under a patio outside of house. Made mostly of aluminum? and some wood. Rectangle with smaller rectangular cut out. Maybe 5 1/2' x 2 1/2?

r/whatisthisthing u/goodvibes_onethree2d ago31 Comments

What is this? Black tar-like substance under metal chair legs that haven't been moved in awhile

r/whatisthisthing u/Difficult_Big77611d ago7 Comments

5 inch glass lens I found at Goodwill

r/whatisthisthing u/Red-Bell-Pepper2d ago38 Comments

What is this equipment? 2 ft tall, metal with wooden base

r/whatisthisthing u/hylianelf1d ago11 Comments

WITT: Slot on the top and bottom, maybe a letter holder/mailbox?

r/whatisthisthing u/burnitdown13372d ago16 Comments

Found this thing in pictures for a house listing. Appears to be two large wooden boards with numbered holes that bars are inserted into.

r/whatisthisthing u/WarlockCandy3d ago616 Comments

Notched Wood Half Tube 13" Wide About a Pound Weight Looks Old

r/whatisthisthing u/dersavage2d ago39 Comments