57 Times People Had No Idea What They Were Looking At, But The Internet Knew What It Was Right Away
The world is a big place, and sometimes you don't have all the answers to all the random questions. The Internet does, though. There's even a subreddit called What Is This Thing? where people post photos when they have no clue what they're looking at, and others try to identify these interesting things. Can you believe it? A place on the Internet where you can ask and not be afraid of getting ridiculed for your ignorance and asking questions? Unbelievable, I know. That's why Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of the most random stuff and interesting facts found on that page, and you will surely learn a thing or two. From an unorthodox public bathroom door design to a hole in the sky, these cool photos and the explanations behind these random things are real eye-openers. Scroll down to enjoy the images and upvote your favorites!
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Green Alien Thing That Grew On My Band Aid. What Is This Thing?
I thought it was rat poison. But man if something like that grew on anything in my house. I would FREAK OUT and think I was going to die from it. LOL That is not normal looking.
What Is This Demonic Looking Creature?
Wish I could give you more likes for the Bianca Del Rio reference.
Load More Replies...Omg, one of my hobbies is studying insects but I've never seen anything like that before!
If i saw this I suspect I would douse my house in gas, burn it to a crisp, and move far far away.
How is it ONE of? It should be THE freakiest thing you have ever seen. LOL
Load More Replies...I've Met An Old Man In Germany And He Sent Me These Little Coat Of Arms, Telling Me To Visit Each Of This Location Before I Die. What Are These Exactly Used For?
You should also tell people that they are nailed to a walking stick. :)
Load More Replies...This makes me sad because the old man is likely faceing the end of his life to pass his collection onto a stranger or maybe he can't walk well anymore either. This is a gift not just of the mementos themselves but of the heart, to see one's passion passed along to another.
its a souvenir of some places it should be nailed on a walking stick stocknagel...b292ed.jpg
Before nailing them put some good glue, because the nails work out eventually!!
Load More Replies...my grandads cane used to be covered in these his were from scotland though
My great-grandfather's cane was also covered in these. Not sure where all of them were from though. I do not know if they are in the family still.
Load More Replies...What Is This? Found It By My Toaster. Please Don't Tell Me It's Some Kind Of Cockroach Molt
That IS a rattlesnake rattle!!! If you find one, call animal control because it might still be in your house!
That absolutely is a rattlesnake rattle. If it just "appeared" then I would either A) Get the hell out of the house and B) Proceed to burn the house down immediately.
Ummmm if you don't know what that is.... I suggest you move to another climate (where those pretty long worms don't shake maracas.....)
Looks sort of like the abdomen of a scorpion. No matter what it is, you should burn your house down and run away to Antarctica.
Something tells me he would have preferred someone saying it's from a roach.
An Old Samsung Pc Keyboard... What Is The Coffee Cup Key For?
yes. Staring to 3D pipes while sipping my tea. Good old days.
Load More Replies...you only have to start worrying when you press 1 key and they next to it goes down as well
Load More Replies...Or is sends an email or something to whoever is closest to the coffee machine, and that person then knows to give you coffee! That may be true in the near future. The whole "Internet of Things" thing can enable the coffee machine to interact with the computer!
What In The Absolute F*ck Is On My Car?
I would poke it a little. Then run away when it moves.
Load More Replies...Poor caterpillar carries the eggs around and protects the little wasps when they hatch(some odd hormones are released which confuse the larva's brain) only to be eaten later by these same little monsters. I admire the whole wasp family for their interesting biology and life but they can be truly awful and creepy sometimes.
I wouldn't have think that I would be able to be sorry for a caterpillar. But I went to check what is a Braconid Wasp and why it lay eggs on caterpillar. Getting eaten alive is soooo much on my top 10 of "death to avoid whatever the price".
not just getting eaten alive, mind; getting eaten alive FROM THE INSIDE!!!!
Load More Replies...Another way the wasp has earned "biggest a*****e of all insects" title
Dear original poster: please tell us where you live, so I can never, ever, *ever* go there. Thank you.
I may be wrong, but I do believe this happens everywhere.
Load More Replies...Parasitic creatures creep me the F____ out. Poor caterpillar... :(
Load More Replies...Wrong answer though. those are not the eggs but the cocoons of a wasp species. The eggs where much smaller the larvae lived inside the caterpillar and now they came out to spread the word.
Thank You very much for warning for trypophobics ... my evening is ruined bored Panda ....
I'd torch the car. The insurance company would understand and give me a new car.
This... Thing... Showed Up Inside The Humid Jar Of My Carnivorous Plants. What Is This Thing?
I freaking love how the person answering is all like "whoohoo, cool new pet!" about a slime mold. XD
Had one of these appear once. Totally creeped me out because it will move around but looks like some fungus.
What Are These Circles On A Window Of A Bus And What Do They Do?
After having read that explanation, I still understand. Oh, well ............
Yes but, glass frit can come in any color; I used to work at a glass blowing studio in New Orleans. And frit is VERY expensive.
Saw This Guy Crossing The Street In Dc. What Is It?
this must be a very friendly country then. these cute little robots sure aren't safe in my country.
yeah, Americans messed our friendly hitchhiking robot... :(
Load More Replies...This is a delivery robot from Estonia. https://estonia.ee/delivery-robots-created-by-estonian-engineers-are-transforming-the-world/
Looks like NASA sent a rover over to explore this unknown land where unsupervised food doesn't immediately get jacked
Nope, that's not it! This small robot serves to disable bombs in places of extreme danger.
Relative Found These Eggs In Her Yard In Georgia, Hanging From A Tree. What Is This Thing?
that must have been one heluva bird. the size of that uterine thing!!
Load More Replies...And his neighbour can`t imagine what could`ve happened to his a**l beads XD
OMG I was going to eat breakfast but now I think I’ll wait forever.
BURN IT!!! (I will probably be saying that for most of these pictures!)
A Coworker Found A Hive On Her Balcony. She Is Convinced That Is A Beehive. I Am Not But I Don't Know What Insect It Is
Free honey and free pollination of the local farms. Bee's actually produce much more than they will use because they are always making enough for hard times. Its a bee keeper's job to keep the hive safe and the bees safe. So this Elisa chick needs to settle down a bit.
Load More Replies...We had a play house in our backyard when we were kids. Mom found the base of an old sunglasses display rack that we used for a table inside. Problem was that it had a hole in it. Bees ended up making a nest in it! Naturally, nobody wanted to get stung, so we called a beekeeper about it, turns out they were honeybees, and he was more than happy to come and take them so that he could look after them. :) We got our playhouse back, the bees lived, and the beekeeper got a new hive. Win/win/win.
I Came Home Yesterday Afternoon To Find This Tucked In My Car Door. Anyone Have Similar Experience?
seems like a confession of love from your awkward yet very knowledgeable admirer.
"...Woo hoo witchy woman, See how high she flies..."
Load More Replies...um, I'm a horticulture student, and that's not pine foliage. it's spruce, i can tell by the needles.
I thought it was the rural variety of those pesky we-buy-your-car-cards they stick on the window.
You are the best thing that’s happened to this thread!
Load More Replies...I Was Off-Roading With My Kids Today And Found This In The Path Blocked By A Giant Rock. Any Ideas?
It's near Beit Shemesh in Israel. If you click on the pale grey "benc972" under the bottom left corner of the image, it will take you to the Reddit post where the question was originally asked. There's quite a discussion and a link to these extra pictures https://imgur.com/a/wdgAg
Load More Replies...Waoh Mr_Xorn, so much information, that's very interesting, thank you!
This Was Given To Me Maybe 25 Years Ago Because I Collect Knives. No One Knows Where It's From Or The Purpose Of The Stick (There's Space For 2 Sticks, But Only One Was In It When Given To Me). Us Quarter For Scale
I think that's what it is, and missing one of course.
Load More Replies...Odd Square Metal Imbedded In A Rock. What Is This Thing?
Once a large pyrite discovery was made. Few people and their leader (can't remember his name) found something that was old, shiny and... well, it was obviously gold. They brought tones of the thing back to Europe just to discover it was a common pyrite. Everyone laughed at the poor men. They remained "fools" in other people's eyes for the rest of their days. Since then, the pyrite came to be known as the "Fool's gold".
Oh neat! I've seen lots of rocks like these! Was always curious. Now I know!
Hmm. I know about pyrite and all, but to have it embedded? Weird. :p I mwam pyrite isn't even worth anything is it?
Found This On A Beach In New Zealand- There Were Thousands Of Them At The High Water Mark. What Is It?
i can imagine him reading that then throwing it like "SH**"
Load More Replies...In afrikaans we call it a "bloublasie" directly translated to a blue blister. We have tons of it on our beach. Do NOT step on it, it burns the c**p out of you.
Now honestly, not even knowing or have a clue, what this is, why in the HELL would you pick it up ?? DUMMY !!!
I Need Your Help! What Is This?
Because our hand is one of our senses. And a lot people unwisely use it without thought. Pretty normal behavior for humans. Surprised it wasn't in their mouth by the time the picture was snapped.
Load More Replies...Whenever encountering slimy unkown things, always hold them with your bare hands.
Super Small Mini Flask? The 'Needle' Screws Into The Flask. What Is This Thing?
I want that but with deodorant instead. You never know when you need to freshen up.
It can either be a perfume or "kajaal" which is like eyeliner for eyes
Load More Replies...If I let my imagination go I would say this flask contained poison from belladonna with this needle victims would injected and left to lose their minds from hallucinations..
The KGB filled it with poison, one stick of the pin and 2 days later death from unknown cause!
Hmm weren't they around in mid 90s? I remember having one. They were generally made of Brass or Copper and had a ornate print on top.
Had the end of metal stick been flattened, then this would have been a snuff box. I have one!
The needle is used to rub some perfume behind your ears, pulses or neck. Any (somewhat middleage) lady would know it.
Oxycodone Bottle Found In The Woods With Electronics Inside. What Is This Thing?
So... Did you get a visit of the guys that prepared that bottle? XD
It's a time machine in the making. You'll find further instructions in the bottle.
How is he supposed to read this in 2175? Do you think archive.org will prevail?
Load More Replies...Looks a liiiiiiitle too clean to have been found in the woods...
Load More Replies...What ? High tech medicine. Swallow that, you don`t need to worry about getting sick. Ever !
Again why are you picking up things and you don't know what they are? Geez I'm turning into my mother. lol
Just wait. More of her voice will come out of your mouth the older you get. Give up. We turn into a Roz Chast cartoon as we age.
Load More Replies...I rather think the theaves found it and threw it away
Load More Replies...Leave your door unlocked and open, you don't want to pay for a new door when the cops break it down. You'll need all your cash for bail.
Took This Weird Bean Home, Now It's Opening Up And Has Me More Puzzled. What Is This Thing?
That's not what it is. I have seen many magnolia tees and seed pods and they don't look like this.
We have magnolia trees here in north FL and this doesn't look anything at all like magnolia seeds or seed pods.
I believe these are seeds from the Sophora plant family, also known as Eve's necklace. They're native to the S/W of N. America.
My magnolia drops heads full of red seeds, but hey never look like this. The heads are conical and dusky, the red seeds are not round, but tapered at each end.
Found This Guy Freezing To Death In Southern Michigan This Morning. What Is This Thing?
It's cute, that's what it is. Love it, don't squuez it and call it Toothless :))
I've rented a place on a hill in a quite wild countryside (basically just landlord and me living there) and there were water sources on the property. When it was raining there were some visitors on my deck, mostly salamanders and toads 😍 I abolutely love toads since childhood, so one rainy day I excitdely grabbed one passing by, he took the biggest pee in my hands 🤣 I obviously scared him, and I was sorry about it but it was hilarious 😆
Load More Replies...... and after Joe showed us his new pet, he rode off on his little beeceecleta and his odd little pet just seemed to smile at us. That's the last time we ever saw Joe.
Salamanders are adorable! We've found them in window wells and rescued them.
Seen In The Sky Over Wisconsin Last Night. What Is This Thing?
Oh my god! i didn't think about Slayers since... somewhere in the 2000's :p
Load More Replies...Found At Dead Relatives House. What Is This Thing?
It's part of a device that, once connected to, will give you super powers.
A Nixie tube (English: /ˈnɪk.siː/ NIK-see), or cold cathode display,[1] is an electronic device for displaying numerals or other information using glow discharge. Inside a Nixie tube The glass tube contains a wire-mesh anode and multiple cathodes, shaped like numerals or other symbols. Applying power to one cathode surrounds it with an orange glow discharge. The tube is filled with a gas at low pressure, usually mostly neon and often a little mercury or argon, in a Penning mixture.
it's a display bulb. those wires glow to make symbols, so it displays numbers, symbols etc
a nixie tube is a neon equivalent of LED 7-segement display unit - basically an antique numeric display, that needs high voltage to function. glows neon-orange. if this unit in the photo is fully functional, it is an extremely valuable addition to an Electron-Pusher's collection. :-)
And these were also seen in the recent movie Tomorrowland... they used several of these to make a visible (retro nod) doomsday countdown clock. Very awesome find!
Load More Replies...White Circlet With Purple Dots On Top Of A Headdress. What Is This Thing?
I seriously thought they were part of the seat and was confused for a minute
Not kidding, but in Norway some rightwing idiots had the opposite thought and massively complained about a bus being chockfull with women wearing a Burka - when it was in fact just the seats. Of course, they plastered it all over the internet where it was picked up and shared by many other idiots.
Load More Replies...No offence, i thought their head coverings doesnt fit well, hence those straps.
My Friend Found This Weird Rock On The East Coast Of England. What Is It?
That looks like coral to me. Limestone, really, formed by coral
Wow, I want to live in England. We always can find cool stuff everywhere, like swords, fossils and aliens too *_*
What do you do with the aliens once you find them?
Load More Replies...What Is The Purpose Of A Door Like This?
Next on the agenda: Build cars without fuel cap so they can't drive and don't destroy the environment. That'll discourage 'em.
the new ford pickups don't have gas caps....not sure about others
Load More Replies...what about that law that prohibits exposing yourselves in public places? doesn't that make this kind of illegal?
That's... well I 'm always surprise how much imagination some people can use to be mean to others. Just like when I discover the anti-homeless street furniture. It's different of course but usually the places where commodities are mandatory, are places that sell food and drinks. I would boycott places like that: poor interest for the people spending money in their shop.
I don't see any difference in anti homeless furniture and anti privacy doors... Both are making life to somebody else more difficult than necessary... -.-
Load More Replies...That is very degrading to those of us who HAVE to use handicapped stalls.
Disabled person here, if I had to use that stall, I would immediately photo graph the view from inside and outside, find an attorney and file charges for indecent exposure, violation of my right to privacy, and a violation of the ADA laws, and anything else the attorney could come up with. Sick, dishonest, and twisted. Those stalls are required by law for a reason.
What a useless effort to even make a toilet like this! Ticks the boxes, but ultimately useless. How absurd. The stuff that anxiety dreams are made of!
is this the same reason why public bathroom (in northern america) have those hugh gaps between the door and the wall? as a european i find it very strange and leck of privacy.
I experience the same quandary every time I have to use a public bathroom (i'm in the US)! I don't know which is worse, being in the stall trying to cover yourself from whoever's on the other side, or being on the other side desperately trying to look ANYWHERE but those gaps.
Load More Replies...I'd raise bloody HELL if I ever went into a restroom and found this. I'd go grab something from SOMEWHERE in the building to block the view in an emergency. What the hell is wrong with people that they would think this was a good idea?
Found On An Apple In East Germany. What Is This Thing?
I don't think those eggs are harmful to humans.
Load More Replies...Found On Beach (Ocean) In Ma, Usa. (Iphone 5 For Reference). Skull? Sternum?
We found one this year up in the north end of PEI. There are many fishing runs up that way. I still say it's a dragon :) IMG_9234-5...33e9a8.jpg
Wiki: CarpEdit Further information: Asian carp § In Chinese culture Carp (traditional Chinese: 鯉; simplified Chinese: 鲤; pinyin: lǐ) can be transformations of dragons, or carp can sometimes change into dragons. According to tradition, a carp that could leap the falls of the Yellow River at Dragon Gate, would be transformed into a dragon: this motif symbolizes success in the civil service examinations. (Eberhard, 1983:57-58) Dragon Gate, at the border of Shanxi and Shaanxi, is where the river flows through a cleft in the Longmen mountains, supposedly made by Yu the Great. According to one account, all the carp competed at a yearly competition to leap the Longmen falls, those who succeeded were immediately transformed into dragons, and flew off into the sky. (Christie, 1968: 65 and 74) Pictures of Carp attempting to leap the Longmen falls have been enduringly popular in China.
Load More Replies...If it was near the Merrimack river they are dinosaurs called Sturgin
Load More Replies...Looks like a ray skull to me. The eyes and mouth are on the bottom and the find are made of cartiledge. But I'm just guessing here.
Interesting Cloud Formation, What's Going On Here?
Wonder Woman had an invisible jet. I always wondered what happened when she needed to use the facilities in flight... ;-)
Load More Replies...Seen In The Sky While Hiking In Manchester Today. What Is This Thing?
That's my vechicle when I visit back home evert once in a while. You, you big spaceships are expensive....
These were regularly seen near where I lived in Windsor in the UK and were from a pyrotechnic display at LegoLand near by
don't believe him man. he works for the govt. the aliens are at it again i'm telling you.
I've heard these things can be from pyrotechnics, things like cannon-fire, etc.
Exactly right. There was one in the news around here a few years ago. Its actually a machine that purposely blows big black smoke rings. There a video on youtube called Ringmasters Smoke Ring Generator where you can see it in action.
Load More Replies...My Mom Found This On The Floor Of Her Beauty Salon, She Calls It A Cockapiller. What Is This Thing?
It looks like it is gonna poopitate any second !!
Load More Replies...Pupation is actually when they turn into pupas. Funny nevertheless XD
Load More Replies...Pandora Sphinx Moth caterpillar. Depending on the size it may be a grub. They turn into grubs when they've eaten too much and grown too big
If it ate and has to pupate, why is it so far from dirt?! Doesn't make sense!
maybe they picked it up and put it somewhere to take the picture? dunno. there are many explanations
Load More Replies...This Little Girl Was Photographed In The 1860's With Her Dog. What Is She Holding In Her Lap?
The dog must have been really patient considering how long it took to take photographs those days !
What an absolutely adorable photograph! (The girl is such a beauty!) Hope it is treasured.
This is so freaky. My 10 years old daughter looks EXACTLY like her. Anyone have any more info on who that little girl is? We are super curious!
Wow! You just solved part of a mystery that has been in my genealogy file for some time. Found a photo of the same vintage, about, as the young lady above, when I was carefully lifting a much new photo of my mother out of an antique frame to scan. The metal photo was underneath. I still have no idea of the identity of the woman in my photo, but she is holding one of these flutina accordians. We, none of us, could id the odd thing from the photograph. Thank you.
These Were All Over The Beach In S. Maine. Think They Were Alive. What Is This Thing?
Sea Pork? I already hear the pen screeching sound of cancelling the trip plan to visit this beach.
A Gift To The Sultan Of Brunei. What Is It?!
What Did I Catch?
You should look up a video of a feather star swimming!! They are gorgeous and fascinating!
They are actually beautiful when they are swimming around in the water. But no, they don't look very good when they are dying on the side of a boat.
Mold? Spores? Something On A Tree In The Woods. Too Scared To Touch It
Looks like some wooly aphids. Woolly aphids are sucking insects that live on plant fluids and produce a filamentous waxy white covering which resembles cotton or wool. The adults are winged and move to new locations where they lay egg masses. The nymphs often form large cottony masses on twigs, for protection from predators.
I measured trees and tagged them so that they could be given a repellent for these, cool seeing them
I Found This After A Rock Was Broken. What Is It?
It looks like a giant horsetail, Equisetum. Maybe from the Carboniferous, over 350 million years old. Pretty cool.
Am I the only one incredibly impressed by the rando experts providing meaningful detail to all these, otherwise, alien-like-Easter-Eggs-of-horror scattered all across our planet?
Seen In Ohio. Obviously A Car...but Does The Top Have A Purpose?
Nah, Shaq doesn't use shopping carts. He doesn't think they will be very useful since he believes the wheels are flat.
Load More Replies...The gate is moved onto and off of the track (those types of races are frequently multiple laps, and you don't want to try to maneuver through the starting gate at each lap), so it is easiest to mount it to a vehicle somehow. As for why a Caddy - I imagine that it was one of the few vehicles cheap and available that also had a large enough engine to pull that much weight at the time it was built. That's why most stretch limos were Cadillacs back in the day - most other fancy upper class cars didn't have enough engine to handle the extra weight. (Now it's a non-issue, as pretty much any carmaker has at least one model with a very powerful engine.)
Load More Replies...Yeah, but what about the thing on top of the car that isn't a gate? The part that actually looks like it was made as part of the car originally or something
It's where another person sits that isn't the driver, they face the horses at the back so they can see what is going on and when to fold the gates back after the horses have started the race
Load More Replies...So, why is it outfitted on the top of a car??? Looks like it has become one with the car!
The type of car it's on is actually a type of hurse, used to transport flowers (back in the day)for/to funeral homes. You can see rivets around the trunk, holding a cover on top to protect what is normally hollowed out underneath, similar to a truck bed.
Its Made Our Of Silver And The Ball Rotates. What Is This Thing?
now you're just kidding me. of course that thing has a more sinister purpose.
https://www.google.com/search?q=edwardian+horn+cigar+table+lighter&num=100&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqo4DqjLTXAhUO62MKHXEQCs0Q_AUICygC&biw=1280&bih=915
Load More Replies...You whack the vampire on the head with one end, then, when he`s down, you stick it with the other :)
Stabilizer mounts for vintage GoPros and other similar action cameras from the mid 19th to the early 20th century. They used this for shooting polo matches, horse riding, carriage rides and that sort of thing. It fell out of use in the early 20th century because it was too big and cumbersome to carry around without looking like a narcissistic twit. These days we call it a selfie stick.
Haha, this item looks like a rhetorical question. Top part is for lighting cigars and the bottom part is for losing addiction of cigars.
The horn indicates its possible provenance: it is of a species of antelope native to southwestern India.
Any Idea What These Metal Light Weight Hollow Things Could Be? Largest One Is About 5"
I hope they are gently warmed and used in conjunction with a lubricant before use
For the rear end... http://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/collectibles/cylinder-search-ends-dr-youngs-dilators/
Found In An Earth Pot At Work, Was Growing In The Dark As Had A Lid On It. What Is This Thing?
Please someone animate these to wave like tentacles. This would be the worst nightmare ever.
Load More Replies...Is This The Beginning Of A Stephen King Novel? This Mystery Blob Just Appeared In My Remote Maine Cabin. There Are Also Signs Someone Has Been In Here Since I've Been Away. What Is This?
Mouse feces are tiny pellets. Normally. In the desert southwest mouse feces can transmit hanta virus. Gloves and mask might be prudent during clean-up.
Huge nest of mice in the walls you say? Excuse me for a moment while I fine my kerosene and a couple matches.
Oh s**t. Comma between the two words is optional, pending your sense of humour.
Neighbor Was Involved In A Hit And Run And Is Trying To Identify The Red Vehicle That Hit Him. Any Idea What Vehicle This Could Be From?
peepoocombo must either work in forensics or have a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee.....just saying....
You would know if this part had the serial number on it... :) My sons truck was hit ( hit and run)... I found out by the serial number it was 2015 Jeep liberty... Dumb a*s me pulled the serial number off the wheel flare... and lost it befor the cops showed up
Likely a Jeep, but not a 2005 Grand Cherokee. That year the GC had a double headlamp assembly that required a double-round headlight cover.
Naw, I think it's from a Patriot. Don't know the year though. Our Cherokee of around that vintage has square headlights.
What Is This Thing? Seen In A Charity Shop!
"Looks like it would dispense cigarettes" - frumble86
Cigarette dispenser for sure when you pull it down the smokes lay at an angle on eachother all poetic like.
Have you ever seen Friends episode where Estelle first shows up? She has a very similar thing that opens and closes. Friends-Se...68e797.jpg
What Is This Tool?
Also doubles up as a back scratcher (and massager if you put a ball in the cup) :P
Garlic press? Husband nose grabber? I have other ideas but this is mostly a family site...
I get the carpet stretching, however, tacks aren't gonna stay in that bowl!
This Needle Thing Was Just Found In A Hamburger At A Lexington, Ky Mcdonald's - What Is It?
This is definitely not something that should be anywhere near food. Lawsuit coming...
Now u can afford to eat better, lest diabetes literally come knocking on your door again
Load More Replies...It is an insulin pen needle. It screws on to the insulin pen. You twist the end of the pen however many units of insulin (click per unit) you need. It's disposible.
It Slid Out Of My Cooked Egg. What Is This Thing?
I would not have eaten any further... but like, ever. Never again. No more eggs.
Load More Replies...For A Friend...what Is This Thing?
If I had to make butter by hand like this, i'd most certainly eat less of it
My grandmother made butter with a kitchen mixer (at first, the old-school hand crank kind, later an electric one). Grandpa was a dairy farmer, so no shortage of fresh cream.
Load More Replies...I saw one of those things in the Julius Sturgis Pretzel bakery tour. It was used to work the dough to get the air out after the first rise.
very innovative, I'd say. In my country (region) in Europe they used this type of butter maker: just added the fresh cream and sat and started beating :D senovines-...teliai.jpg
What are you working on and how does it differ in purpose from a butter churn?
These Spots On The Chicken Out Of A Frozen Store-Bought Package, Each Bit Has This Around The Bone. What Is This Thing?
That's horrible :( That's why I get my chickens from my neighbour. I know where they are from and I also know that they had a fabulous life.
I can't help but imagine your neighbour's chickens being fabulous and having a life full of sexy chicks and diamonds. I'd love to meet them
Load More Replies...That's really sad. The place from where these chickens came must have had hundreds, if not thousands of chickens under one roof. They are usually overfed in order to gain weight quicker, but in this way little chicks' legs which are still developing, often cannot support the abnormal body weight. What I'm trying to say is that some chickens are forced to lie down all day on the dirty floor which no one bothers to clean. It's awful, but it's a fact, that's what the worst poultry suppliers still do.
I used to know someone who's parents had a quail farm but they were battery quails. He took me round the barn once and it was horrifying. More than ten birds in each tiny cage, all crammed on top of dead birds and in a lot of instances, the alive birds were desperately eating the dead ones. They sold quail eggs for an extortionate price, it sickened me.
I would of burnt the f****n place down if i saw that, i couldn't allow that to happen anymore if i knew where it was.
Load More Replies...This is why i became a vegan, the poultry industry is f****n sick and barbaric, they don't even try to pretend that bird isn't knee deep in other birds f****n s**t. The phrase "free range" is also very misleading, i believe free range means a small patch of grass or outside land only a few squared feet and it isn't big enough to allow the chickens to freely walk around, they just have a bit of "fresh" air. Its a absolute disgrace. Please people raise your own chickens and eat fresh, healthy eggs. Chickens suffer so badly with eye problems and everything else that comes with birds being packed together and s******g everywhere.
Thing Pulled Out Of A Dog's Mouth, Looks Like A Sandworm From Dune. What Is This Thing?
Looks like the cockapillar, from a few posts back. I thought it would be larger...
It looks like a cousin to Manduca sexta the tobacco hornworm or the tomato hornworm due to its horn. There are about thirty species of hornworms and they all enjoy various types of night shades for eating.
That's a Carolina Sphinx Moth or it could be a Hawk Moth . They like some clinging vines
Found Hanging From A Tree. Pen For Scale. Feels Like Cotton. What Is This Thing?
Another person who found something freaky-looking and picked it up with his hands.
Just like all the innocent people that get accused of murder after stumbling upon the scene. Just gotta pick up that murder weapon, don't you?
Load More Replies...OMG Don't touch this stuff if you don't know what it is! Didn't you have a mom?
Translation: ITS A SACK OF BEE EGGS, KICK IT AS FAR AWAY FROM YOU AS POSSIBLE AND RRRUUUNNNNNN!!!!
What Is This Professor Wearing? I Believe He Is In Computer Engineering
That's actually probably a picture of Thad Starner, who designed his own customizable wearable computer while at MIT and has been wearing it continuously since 1993. NPR's Invisisibilia devoted part of an episode to him. If it is him, it's not a display - it's a functional computer! He apparently helped found the company (Charmed) cited above, and is now working on Google's wearable computers.
He's wearing the tech version of a male chastity belt. As in he won't get laid while wearing it.
so, that's what Mr. Big from Sex and the City has been up to in his early days...
I Know This Is Uranium Glass But What Is It Used For? The Top Comes Off
Non-enriched uranium is less radioactive than flying in an airplane.
Load More Replies...A naked woman bending over a uranium shot glass wasn't odd enough?!!
Load More Replies...Long ago, it was believed radiation was beneficiary to human health, enhancing our biological abilities. I guess it has something to do with it.
Load More Replies...My Mom Saw These On A Car In Southwest Florida, Not Sure What They Are?
Honestly, I would have said they're the car equivalent of a stripper wearing tassels. You know, headlights and all.
Load More Replies...Pen holders, to make it easier to exchange insurance info with the car you hit.
I thought you exchanged details with the driver of the car, rather than the car itself.😉
Load More Replies...I am betting the driver has poor eyesight and rigged his car so he can judge where he is on the road
Back in my day, a person could see the front of the goddam hood without all this new-fangled devides. You young whipper-snappers with your damned slopey hoods!
What Is This Tool- Some Sort Of Gauge? Made By Starrett
If I understand correctly, the textured surface on the tool lets you feel the movement of the machine while keeping your eyes on counting seconds. That way, you can count number of movements in a given number of seconds to calibrate how quickly the machine moves. I think. I hope that's at least a littler clearer than the original explanation.
Load More Replies...For those that still dont understand, its a tool used to calibrate the speed of a rotating tool called a lathe. It could be a metal lathe or a wood lathe, but this tool allows you to figure out how fast the surface you are cutting is turning so you can properly set the speed of the rotations.
Can somebody help me to identify this creature. They live around the Island of Phu Quoc, south Vietnam and are transparent: you can see them unless you have a net. They must be in the billions in the sea. It was in the february. They are harmless creature. Creatures-...2dcc81.jpg
Found In A London Airbnb. What Is This Thing?
I've had it with you, Alex. It's always "Hold my ham. Read the poem I wrote about husking corn. Unwrap my suspicious looking teddy bear chocolate." Well, now you have a ham holder, and I am breaking free of your tyranny. Never again shall I hold your ham for you, do you hear? NEVER. AGAIN.
Load More Replies...Ham holder. Very common in Spain, seems not that much overseas. Helps not to cut yourself when slicing ham: https://www.google.es/search?biw=1440&bih=769&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=QekPWoCIB8PTUdL3negK&q=jamonero&oq=jamonero&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l10.1556392.1557856.0.1558824.8.8.0.0.0.0.142.660.7j1.8.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.8.658....0.ic4YuIISaZQ
On that very funny note Alex, I shall go sleep! Thanks for the chuckle!
Its probably Norwegian... Far means dad, those are very common, and often given as gifts for Father's Day, Christmas and birthdays
Load More Replies...Found In My Backyard Pond. Floating By That Sack Filled With Fluid. What Is This Thing?
Well, a swim bladder is an organ found in fish that they use to control their buoyancy.
Load More Replies...Maybe cat killed a fish to get a snack and decided not to eat this enclosed ballon of air :) My cat used to separate a liver of all prey mouse she murdered. Many times I found a tiny liver in the garden..
I recognize most of these from an awesome subreddit called https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/
Load More Replies...Me too, girl. Me too. (Sorry for presuming your gender).
Load More Replies...It's a very interesting and useful list, for it probably gave some pandas answers to questions they had about different peculiar things they once saw. For instance, I've always wondered about the purpose of those dots on the buses's windows. And now I know it!
I recognize most of these from an awesome subreddit called https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/
Load More Replies...Me too, girl. Me too. (Sorry for presuming your gender).
Load More Replies...It's a very interesting and useful list, for it probably gave some pandas answers to questions they had about different peculiar things they once saw. For instance, I've always wondered about the purpose of those dots on the buses's windows. And now I know it!
