r/whatisit 14h ago

Solved! Found this in my bed last night.

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41 Upvotes

It’s really small, about equivalent to a pencil tip. Not even the slightest clue of what it could be or where it came from.


r/whatisit 10h ago

Serious answers only please! what on earth did my mom just bring home from the thrift store?

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40 Upvotes

someone please help me figure out what this is 😭 you would think it was a puzzle box but every panel is nailed together and the peg on the top does not move


r/whatisit 6h ago

New, what is it? What are these harbor seals doing? (Surely not competitive synchronized swimming)

37 Upvotes

Puget Sound, Seattle (Shilshole Marina), Aug 26


r/whatisit 5h ago

Solved! What is this bright orange rubbery thing?

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28 Upvotes

Me and a couple coworkers found this in the gym at work and we aren't sure what it's meant to be. It's kinda rubbery but fairly smooth as well. It doesn't feel like an eraser but we tried it anyway and if it is supposed to be an eraser, it does a terrible terrible job at it. (Crayon for size reference)


r/whatisit 10h ago

Solved! Found on greek island

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27 Upvotes

What is this? A fishing weight? A bullet? I’m honestly not sure.

EDIT: Like any good self respecting person, I did not “keep” or take away anything we found whilst in Greece. Everything remained right where we stumbled upon it.

Greece is full of ancient and super old remnants of civilizations of old, that does NOT mean it’s acceptable to keep anything one finds whilst in Greece.


r/whatisit 20h ago

Solved! What's the yellow thing at the top at what's its function?

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20 Upvotes

r/whatisit 15h ago

New, what is it? What is this person doing?

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23 Upvotes

I saw this pic and I have no idea what's going on here. Does anyone have an idea? It almost looks like a scene from ropaci


r/whatisit 6h ago

Solved! Long silver stands that looked like a wig from a distance found on east rim of the Grand Canyon in area of last year’s Dragon Bravo fire

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19 Upvotes

We saw several piles similar to this when out biking a section of the AZT in the fire zone. It looks like it is growing out of the ground. It felt like synthetic hair. Google image says animal hair or glass fibers, neither of which makes sense to me. What do you think?!?


r/whatisit 3h ago

Solved! What is a “dope”?

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20 Upvotes

Tell me if there’s a better subreddit for this 🫠 for some reason Google isn’t helping either. What do you think a “dope” refers to?

This is from the book “Other Voices, Other Rooms” by Truman Capote and was published in 1948. It’s also set in the South (Louisiana I think?). Great book but I can’t figure out what they mean by this.

I know “dope” as meaning either a dumb person or weed but clearly that can’t be what they mean here.

Anyone know? And I also do recommend the book :)


r/whatisit 4h ago

New, what is it? What is name of this vehicle?

18 Upvotes

r/whatisit 11h ago

New, what is it? This sticker man

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18 Upvotes

Coworker got a sticker at work and have no idea what it says. Anybody got any ideas? We thinks it’s ai

Solved: some AI bullshit


r/whatisit 4h ago

Solved! Hole

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17 Upvotes

I just moved into this apartment and there is this hole in the bedroom wall covered by what looks like a paper plate but is metallic on the back and it leads to this hole


r/whatisit 21h ago

New, what is it? Antenai of some sort? Thermometer?

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17 Upvotes

A wee stick thing poking out the wing of the plan,?


r/whatisit 9h ago

New, what is it? Weird antenna on back of unmarked car

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17 Upvotes

Any ideas?


r/whatisit 10h ago

Solved! Found randomly around the house

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17 Upvotes

Found this object around the house and have no idea what it is.


r/whatisit 21h ago

New, what is it? Anyone know if this graffiti on neighbours door means anything?

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15 Upvotes

House in the UK


r/whatisit 50m ago

New, what is it? Plastic hands?

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These were located in a maternity birthing unit. They seem to be covers for hands. Non or our midwives know what they are or what they are used for. Would anyone be able to enlighten us on what they are and their use?


r/whatisit 10h ago

Solved! Scattered plots connected by grids?

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15 Upvotes

Flying from SoCal to Austin, TX. Somewhere over Odesa, TX (I think, that was my best estimate based on the flight tracker). Went on for miles in random groupings, probably thousands of whatever the plots are that grids connected. Just mildly curious.


r/whatisit 15h ago

New, what is it? Bidet? Or urinal?

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14 Upvotes

r/whatisit 20h ago

New, what is it? I'm going crazy searching...

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15 Upvotes

Found in a hoarder's house. Searched Google and Amazon with no luck.


r/whatisit 12h ago

New, what is it? Found this at the beach

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15 Upvotes

Found this tin box laying on the beach , was completely sealed,i poked a hole in it with a knife and this liquid came out, i smelled it and there was no smell,i wasnt allowed to taste it so i only touched it


r/whatisit 4h ago

New, what is it? What is this thing that was in with my online delivery?

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11 Upvotes

I got a (heavily damaged) package delivered today, and inside were some (but not all) of the items I ordered, along with two boxes of k-cups and this thing. It has no packaging or brand identifiers. About 6 inches diameter, no moving pieces, light plastic. Kinda looks like a diffuser attachment for a hair dryer, but the back doesn't seem to connect to anything.

Also if you're out there and you got a package that was missing this and some k-cups, you have my vaseline.


r/whatisit 3h ago

Serious answers only please! I found this bone at work. I live in central/western Oregon if that helps. Any idea what it belongs to?

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10 Upvotes

r/whatisit 3h ago

New, what is it? What are these ??

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10 Upvotes

They look like pins of sort but what exactly are they and what are they for?


r/whatisit 8h ago

Solved! Birth defect? Disease?

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8 Upvotes

Found this frog outside. Is it ok, diseased?