r/Whatisthis • • 10h ago

Open Metal top with plastic handle. Metal wheels that all turn independently..

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Handle is plastic. The rest is metal. Ive tried Google and chat gpt, no luck getting a positive identification. Found in a maintenance room.


r/Whatisthis • • 4h ago

Open Found in grandparent’s belongings

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Cast iron contraption found by a friend in their grandparent’s belongings.


r/Whatisthis • • 5h ago

Open I know what the object is. What are the letters/characters

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Can anyone make sense as to what these characters/letters are? Thanks


r/Whatisthis • • 6h ago

Solved Family got this from a friend who was giving away old things from her job as a teacher, what is it?? Mom says it's a penguin but it looks a bit more like Santa to me

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It also kind of looks like ogre from livly island, honestly.


r/Whatisthis • • 5h ago

Open 1-Inch Copper (?) Cylinder. Found on bedroom floor after cleaning/rearranging. Is hollow, and I can see through the little protrusions on the side. Looks like the protrusions also have threads for stuff to screw onto. Has some weight. Nothing is written on it. VISINE for scale lol

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r/Whatisthis • • 16h ago

Open What is this? Found on window sill under ac unit

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Just took out my window ac unit and found this underneath. What is this? I live in Chicago on a second story apt…


r/Whatisthis • • 4h ago

Open Updated post (shuriken) characters

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This is an updated post in regard to the shuriken but just the characters


r/Whatisthis • • 11h ago

Open Scar across street with sunk metal brackets

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Perhaps more “what was it”?

Miller Street, Pyrmont, Sydney, Australia. A scar across the street that has been deliberately left open when asphalt has been added/updated around it. What looks like metal brackets sunk into the ground at either end. Nothing else distinguishing about it.

Figured it would have been some sort of gate but then why have it across only half the street? It’s not close enough to an intersection to be a traffic light sensor. Ancient traffic measuring tech? But if so why leave it exposed?


r/Whatisthis • • 21h ago

Open What is this? Found multiple at work attached to a rail car.

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I believe it aids in securing railcar loads but figured someone else may know more. Can’t find any information online


r/Whatisthis • • 20h ago

Solved Wind-breaker pouch question

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Sorry for the title lol ut has to be 25 characters 😐 but my question is what is this or the purpose for it to be in the pouch?i have a champion wind-breaker

PS sorry for the quality my screen protector did that🙁


r/Whatisthis • • 22h ago

Solved Charm found on the ground

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I found this tiny lucky charm on the ground. I don't know what it represents, but it looks familiar, somewhat like a daruma of sorts, or a traditional mask. If you have any idea about what it represents, I'm all ears.


r/Whatisthis • • 1d ago

Solved Is this an ordinary adaptor or something else?

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I found it in my basement a few weeks ago. It weighs the same as an adapter, I think. It has some scratches. If it’s what I think it is, how can I find out where it’s sending information to?


r/Whatisthis • • 14h ago

Open what is this giant screen + app.

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I commented but no reply as its a bigger account. I just think it would help my adhd executive dysfunction!


r/Whatisthis • • 10h ago

Open Fish poop in jarritos bottle??

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I just took a sip of this fruit punch jarritos and then noticed this black particles floating around the bottom. I have no idea what it is, but it’s certainly not any type of fruit pulp. It genuinely looks like fish poop. Any idea what this could be and if I will get sick from having sip lol


r/Whatisthis • • 17h ago

Open What is the meaning of this sticker?

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Found on a pedestrian signal at a crosswalk. I tried looking up "GELK", but all I got was some weird penis related slang from urban dictionary, and a world of warcraft character.


r/Whatisthis • • 11h ago

Open What is this gritty brown stuff that was all over the chips near the bottom of the bag?

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I ate most of this family sized bag of kettle chips (don’t judge) over the past three days and the chips on the top seemed ok. Near the bottom, I had the displeasure of almost eating this one, and noticed that it had this clumpy brown stuff on it. It is super gritty, and I originally thought it was a clump of flavoring since that has happened before, but it is NOT flavoring (don’t ask me how I know). It has no flavor. I’m hoping it’s just some desiccant that was used in manufacturing but wanted to double check.


r/Whatisthis • • 12h ago

Open What is this on my neighbor's window?

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r/Whatisthis • • 1d ago

Solved What is this? Found in the second row of my car, under the back of the driver seat.

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I'm into cars but don't recognize this at all. Car is a Durango, if it matters. Not sure if it's vehicle related or not, but I do not remember bringing anything like this into the car (decor or things I've hauled etc).


r/Whatisthis • • 1d ago

Solved What is this tool? The end isn’t threaded and there’s no holes anywhere on it. Steel

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r/Whatisthis • • 15h ago

Open Is this rat poison or something else?

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Saw this lying out on the sidewalk and my dog might have gotten some of it. I’m not sure if he did but we’re at the emergency vet just in case. Just wondering because it’s smaller and differently shaped than the rat poisons I’m used to seeing. I put some in a bag just in case, and they’re pretty soft and smushy


r/Whatisthis • • 1d ago

Open This blue liquid appeared this morning.

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This blue liquid appeared this morning roughly coinciding with the trash pickup time, but I can’t be certain it came from them. The pieces seen in the picture may be a red herring, as they look to be Lego pieces. We did not throw away any legos nor did we have any blue paint in the trash. My only thought is some sort of fluid sprang a leak from the trash truck


r/Whatisthis • • 1d ago

Solved Found in dog's mouth and can't identify

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I'm in Missouri. It's about 1 cm long. Sticky outside. It seems too small to be a mulberry and it's more like a sack with these little white balls inside. It was also tougher to cut through than I would expect a berry to be.

Update: She had an Omeprazole capsule this morning and it may have been stuck in her cheek for about 5 hours


r/Whatisthis • • 1d ago

Open What did my dog throw up last night? It’s almost 2” long, smells bad, is rock hard/fibrous, and she seemingly got swiped by a critter with those 3 little sharp claws, it seems.

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For reference I’m in the Midwest. I didn’t find any animal carcasses or remains under my deck/around the house. This was the only thing that she threw up. She seems fine and good. Could it be a rat tail? Should I be concerned even though she seems unbothered? Any help is appreciated.


r/Whatisthis • • 1d ago

Solved Found this in my silverware drawer, no idea what it is?

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Cleaning out and organizing all my silverware drawers, and have no idea what this goes to.

Any idea would help


r/Whatisthis • • 1d ago

Open Mouse droppings? Or what?

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Moved into a new apt in an old building.. top floor.. found these scattered along the edges of the apt,behind fridge, and under radiator in corner. Found a few middle of my room.. They’re black, hard.. some are shiny? Assumed mouse droppings? Yes? Old or new? But thought mouse droppings are more like pellet shaped.. exterminator coming on Monday but landlord already upset/gaslighting me so I’d like to have some sense on my own before. :/