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50 Times People Had No Idea What They Were Looking At, But The Internet Knew What It Was Right Away
The world is full of wondrous things, and we are led to believe that every piece of it serves a purpose. Even the most obscure objects and findings that don’t seem to fit any category. Or do they?
Luckily, for these curious instances, there’s a bunch of Sherlock Holmes sitting right behind their computer screens ready to tackle any mysterious stuff people have stumbled upon. Yes, we’re talking Reddit’s beloved corner called “What Is This Thing” that has a solid 1.9 million followers and has been steadily growing since its creation in 2010.
So this time we’ve selected some of the most entertaining, bizarre, and surprising solved mysteries from this awesome subreddit, so get ready to treat your inner detective. Psst! Our previous posts with strange objects explained can be found here, here, and here.
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#1
Found This On The Side Of The Road In My Neighborhood. Thought It Was A Brain, Then Dissected It And Now I Have No Idea. Lots Of Small Lobes, Fuzzy Inside, Rubbery?
Answer: You my friend, have just dissected dog poop. Someone’s dog has eaten paper towels in abundance. They can’t digest it and it comes out like this
danielw 4 years ago
I'm not sure which is worse... brain... or dog-s**t-towel-thing.
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Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
My dog eats paper towel a lot and it doesn't look like this. More like twisted rope covered in poop. This must have been a massive dog that ate half a roll. 😬
Holes2Heaven 4 years ago
The answer is priceless. You know that person was freaking out about all the contamination at their home!
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#2
This Is A On Gate Blocking Road Access To Some Cell Towers. Why So Many Locks, And How Would Someone Even Open It?
Answer: You can open the gate by unlocking only one padlock. The way it's designed means that multiple people can use the gate, and if one person loses their keys, only their padlock needs replaced. As opposed to one padlock with many keys, you'd need to give tons of people the new key.
Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
Yeah, but this seems a little more fail proof in preventing someone getting locked out.
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Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
It's a mathematical problem, topology. Related to the 'hang a picture off two (or more) nails such that it falls if you remove on' but simpler; e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5h3yTxeCew .
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Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
Okay, looking at this picture I can't figure out how it works. If one person forgets to lock up does that mean anyone can get in?
Tracey Hirt 4 years ago
I'm pretty sure that is what that means. It looks like each lock is on a handle that will unlatch the gate, independently of the others.
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Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I was rather hoping it was something more fun, like "Only the right padlock opens the gate".
Tracey Hirt 4 years ago
As in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? Open the correct padlock, you may enter. The incorrect padlock will vaporize you where you stand.,
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Debbie Lavender 4 years ago
So i am trying to imagine how one key renders all the other locks useless...
Channon Doughty 4 years ago
Power supply? Excessive maintenance due to weather, temperature fluctuations, dirt, animals etc...
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Strange Weapon I Found In A German News Clip About The Turkish Coup
Answer: Drone killer. It sends a strong and very directional radio frequency signal to jam the receíver on the drone to cause it to crash.
fuggnuggins 4 years ago (edited)
Because they have automated suicide drones, armed with explosives that hunt their target down without human control and detonate when within close proximity. https://nypost.com/2021/05/29/killer-drone-hunted-down-a-human-target-without-being-told-to/ ; https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34204/turkey-now-has-a-swarming-quadcopter-suicide-drone-that-it-could-export ; And people are still arguing that these technologies will work out because people are generally good... Another example that disqualifies that notion is the example of the single hacker (some hypothesise that maybe two others might help, but otherwise seems to work alone) who has crippled an entire multiplayer game (Titanfall) with various attacks, and is now doing the same to its sequel, purely out of spite, despite it's popularity, despite the developer's best efforts to counter his attacks, and despite that an entire community of people are trying to figure out who this person is and to dox them. One single person, and thousands are helpless. Welcome to the machine, indeed.
Picture Queen 4 years ago
Looks like something my Grandfather would've put on his roof to get better tv reception lol
Previously, Bored Panda spoke with one of the subreddit’s moderators, who explained why people, in their opinion, become amateur detectives online and are willing to help confused people identify and solve these weird object puzzles.
“Many [people] have unique and obscure knowledge and they like to use it. Get enough of them together and they cover most things,” the moderator told Bored Panda. Other than that, it may have to do with showing off their great research skills, and the thrill of solving the purpose of objects that look completely out of this world.
#4
Floating Home Found Tied To A Fence On The Beach In Southern California
Answer: It's floating duck house or similar structure for local waterfowl. They give ducks a place to sleep safe from predators or to escape water predators (usually snapping turtles and such).
#5
This Structure I Found While Walking In The Woods, The Metal Bit Is About 2 Feet Wide And Looks Like It Could Uncomfortably Fit A Person In It. My Guesses Are A Well, Sewer Or Time Capsule. For Context I Live In Eastern Massachusetts. We Plan On Going Back To Open It
Answer: Definitely a man hole. Do not open it. DEFINITELY DO NOT GO IN IT! Manholes are notoriously deadly because they contain low oxygen percentages and high concentrations of poisonous gases such as hydrogen sulfide and methane. First responders usually find two dead people in manholes - the first one that went in and succumbed and their friend who watched them pass out and rushes in to help.
Cora Fields 4 years ago
Why do people find people sized things and then proceed to go in them thinking it's fine
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Similar age-old question is asked by A&E surgeons, about the endless objects found in rectums, usually of alledgedly straight men/boys.
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Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
I'm a bit perplexed there's not a sign/disclaimer about risks and death etc, in the land of lawsuits?
Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
In the picture above,it looks like the lid may be on upside down. Usually it's flat on the outward facing side and will have something cast in the metal stating what it's covering. May have "sanitary sewer" or "storm drain" or the like on the side we can't see. Also,they are usually pretty dang heavy and a pain to open.
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#6
Unknown Glass Object Filled With Unknown Liquid, Found In An Early 1900’s Barn. Any Leads?
Answer: Fire extinguisher.
Sergy Yeltsen 4 years ago
Ahh yes, I remember reading the earliest fire extinguishers were meant to be thrown like grenades onto the fire, whereby they shatter and release a smothering chemical.
danielw 4 years ago
The unknown fluid is probably Trichloroethylene. TCE was used as a fire suppressant before it was found to be horribly toxic to the kidneys and liver- and can result in liver cancer. Also, back before they knew all this, in the 50's it was billed as a miracle solvent, for removing wrinkles from clothes with just a spritz. The commercials and guys in horribly wrinkly suits walk through a pool of the stuff.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 4 years ago
Carbon Tetra Chloride in a glass bulb. It gets hot, it pops and sucks all the Oxygen out of the room and starves the fire. Dangerous stuff.
Taibhse Sealgair 4 years ago
There's also a collector market for these an it could be quite valuable to the right person.
Barbara Vandewalle 4 years ago
A house I lived in had one of these hanging over the furnace, if it should catch on fire.
Sammi Unni 4 years ago
those look like the glass jars that were in caspers "ghostifying" lab hidden in his house!! anyone know what i am talking about????
The 1.5 million members-turned-detectives in the subreddit community are really incredibly skilled in explaining objects. “A majority of things are solved within 15 minutes of posting,” the moderator said and added that under 10 percent of ‘cases’ don’t get solved on the subreddit.
Some people on the subreddit are also involved in a more serious project called Trace an Object that searches for objects posted by Europol that are linked to child abuse cases. “We've had some luck in identifying some things, but there's more yet unsolved and more to come as Europol does release some new information every few months,” the moderator told us about putting their great skills to use.
#7
What Is This Ring My Uber Driver Would Randomly Click?
Answer: Hes praying, thats a counter. The prayer involves repeating a phrase a certain number of times. Traditionally you kept track on your fingers or with a string of beads. This device does the same job.
Ragnhild Nilsen 4 years ago
Looks exactly like a counter my mother in law used when she knits. The counter doesn't care if you count knits and purls, or prayers.
Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago
I use it for card weaving when I have a very intricate pattern.
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Reminds me of an old joke, about a priest riding in a taxi, that gets in a crash. The driver and the priest are being given tours of their new accomodations in heaven, with the priest becoming increasingly disgrunteled because all of his things are rather tiny compared to the taxi drivers. St. Peter says, "well, you see.. .the thing is, when you preached, people slept. When he drove, people prayed." In any case, that thing also looks identical to a stitch counter (used for crochet or knitting,)
Jaehyun brides 4 years ago
Moslem use counter like that for dzikr so yeah ,dzikr usually count until 33,99,etc
D. Pitbull 4 years ago
I have... a few of those - for counting rows in knitting or rounds in crochet... One brand that sells that exact shape: Susan Bates. You keep it on your finger (or thumb) ...
Amyah Labrèche-Docq 4 years ago
It is also a row counter for knitting... maybe this guy is using it to count how many rides he get in one day? This can be used for anything you have to count
#8
About The Size Of My Hand. Found In The Trash. (I'm A Trash Man). Any Ideas?
Answer: Laser cut "perpetual" calendar.
Misstaken138 4 years ago
Seriously! I'd be stoked to find one in the trash.
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A B C 4 years ago
Probably because it's been laying around collecting dust ever since their kid absolutely NEEDED this for their life three to five years ago ;)
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Mark Skopczynski 4 years ago
I have one of those. It's a wood puzzle that creates a perpetual calendar. The outer numbers are the months and the central band represents 2018-2040. The center has the month and what day it should fall on. This one has it's found plate missing.
Rannveig Ess 4 years ago
I have one of these! It's part of a puzzle/model kit. There are 2 companies that make THE most fantastic, wooden things and it's a wonder of engineering how they fit together. This is by ROKR and is a perpetual calendar (I have 6 of their products) They come on flat, pre-punched sheets and you carefully take each piece out, assemble it and have clocks, beautiful music boxes or complex marble "runs". Parts break or like the clocks, get to big a bigger hassle to use than it is to keep them so sadly this gorgeous work gets thrown in the trash. https://www.rokronline.com/products/rokr-3d-puzzle-perpetual-calendar-lk201
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
$30 on amazon, or does that destroy its mystique?
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#9
Found Metal Detecting In A Minnesota Park Where Other Objects Around 1860s Have Been Pulled
Answer: Mold for casting lead soldiers
Davis the Un-Greatest 4 years ago
I wonder if there’s any figures made from this mold still around?
#10
Im Waiting For The Bank To Open And They Have This Card Facing The Street. What Is It Used For?
Answer: Former bank employee here. It's definitely a safety signal. We switched ours quarterly and it is to let other employees know that it is all clear to open.
RaroaRaroa 4 years ago
I don't understand. The bank isn't open yet, so someone needs to come and let you in. What is the card telling you that the person coming to the door can't with perhaps a code-word?
tiari 4 years ago (edited)
Because boredpanda cut off the explanation in the original answer... „Typically we had 2 employees "open" the branch while the rest waited in the parking lot or across the street for "all clear." The openers go in, turn off alarm, search the building and check everything then set the signal.“ If the card doesn’t appear, the waiting employees call the cops.
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Holes2Heaven 4 years ago
Why do I feel like the answer just gave smart bank robbers way too much information?!?
Channon Doughty 4 years ago
Not as reliable. Phones can be stolen, an employee can be coerced into sending message, etc... Something no one even thinks to notice is far more reliable
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Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago
This is too obvious, normally safety sign is something very inconspicuous, something that just looks like part of it's surrounding area. Something you'd stare at for hours and wouldn't question about.
Panda Kicki 4 years ago
I read about this in Haileys "The Moneychanger". The card is usually put in a more discreet place and both type of card and placement change regularly.
Jill Tremblay 4 years ago
So now all the would be robbers know to take down the card first thing.
#11
Witt? An Unusually Shaped Sink Possibly In A Corridoor, Spotted In A Property Listing On An Older House. Looks Quite Narrow, Probably Too Small For Washing Boots
Answer: It’s called a butlers sink, or cleaners sink. It’s used for cleaning, filling buckets, emptying out waste so housekeeping can wash down surfaces without wandering through the house.
Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 4 years ago
well, owner didnt spend $$ to make it easy for the help
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LeiLah 4 years ago
I would think to plug it and use it for water for a large dog. Funny enough, I was just wishing we had something like this for Chopper. I spill everything I touch - and have to carry his water bowl to his spot twice a day.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Never thought of using a watering can or a bottle or a kettle to fill the bowl?
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#12
What Is This V-Shaped Scoring? Found In Germany
Answer: That’s an old way to collect sap to make turpentine. It’s called “cat face”
Connie Hirsch 4 years ago
It's just like collecting maple sap -- the tree has enough to stay healthy.
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#13
Open Spoon With Spikes; Trident-Like Fork; Tongs With A Chicken Foot And A Perforated Spoon. All Antique Silver
Answer: Olive server, lettuce server, ice tongs. Having a talon on ice tongs is a novelty feature, but there are a lot of them out there!
MellonCollie 4 years ago
My grandparents had sugar cube tongs that had a fork/trident-shape on both sides. I loved to play around with that but wasn't really allowed to do so. Fond memories. Wonder what happened to those tongs.
sofacushionfort 4 years ago
The finest homes have distinct implements for green and black olives. This mongrel of a serviceware is just so...common.
Amanda Hunter 4 years ago
There's so much we don't use any longer, I grew up using soup spoons, knives, soup bowls- still do.
#14
What Would Cause My Friends Lawn To Look Like This After The Snow Melted
Answer: That's some major vole activity. They look a lot like mice, but tend to be very active under winter snows and like tunneling.
Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago
Moles are cute . Read Wind And The Willows, if you don’t believe me
Leesa DeAndrea 4 years ago
They love clover. They will destroy your lawn going after the clover if it has a lot of clover mixed in with the grass.
Susan Williams 4 years ago
The first little poodle mix that came to live with me cleared my entire back yard of all gophers in one week. She brought their gutted, empty torsos in to show me and to get congratulatory noises and pats from me. Gruesome display but it worked.
Steve Wilson 4 years ago
I’m a city boy who lived in the country & discovered voles in my yard. Not being a native, I didn’t know the local critters so I would photograph them & look them up on the internet. That’s how I learned about voles. My neighbor, a lifelong resident of the country life, installed a wildlife camera on his property. One nighttime photo showed a family of voles eating the grain he’d dropped in front of the cameras. He showed me all the photos & when he got to that one he said “I don’t know what these critters are “. “Voles,” I said. And the city boy had to educate the country boy about the critters in his yard.
#15
Weird Metal Tube (Now Dented) Found Metal Detecting In Se Iowa On A Farmstead That Stood From The 1890s-1960s. Seems To Be Made Of Copper, Found 4" Down, And Has A Bat-Like Symbol On One End. It's Closed On Both Ends And Feels Hollow
Answer: It's 1940s lipstick by Coty.
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Discovering old lipstick reminds me of the book/movie Holes. Hopefully this one isn't poisonous. =)
CatWoman312 4 years ago
The warden’s nail polish was what was poisonous not the lipstick. The lipstick is what Kate used to kiss her victims after she killed them
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Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Wow Coty products, I remember using their face powder back when I was a teenager, good product, they still in business?
Kay blue 4 years ago
They recently bought a large share of one of the Kardashian/Jenner's beauty lines.
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F. H. 4 years ago
I have seen similar ones in the big silver heap of brarrack "Kanada" in Auschwitz-Birkenau. A horrible sight.
Giles McArdell 4 years ago
I found a extremely dirty copper "shell casing" in my parents back garden. After hours of careful cleaning I eventually revealed the word "Yardley" on the side of it, D'oh!
#16
Small Scoop With Alligator Clip As The Handle. Found It Cleaning Out The Kitchen
Answer: Coffee scoop with bag clip for coffee bag.
KatHat 4 years ago
I just bought this set (for the tea strainers) and it came with a free one! https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N4LT95L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00
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Susan Williams 4 years ago
It fascinates me how many of these odd looking items have a purpose which, on second looks, seem so obvious.
Allan Breum 4 years ago
Not gonna lie here, I thought it looked like some sort of Victorean Heroin spoon...
Earl Grey 4 years ago
HA! Exactly my friend… “coffee scoop”?… well, if you say so, then we’ll go with that… for now.
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Two Spoons Attached To A Wooden Handle At The Thrift Store?
Answer: It's a musical instrument literally called "spoons". Used as percussion by clacking the spoons together.
James016 4 years ago
Spoonman, come together with your hands. Save me, I'm together with your plan.
Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Lots of stuff found in thrift stores are homemade unique items, you’ll never know what you’ll find
WildHoneyPie 4 years ago
My mom would play the spoons (w/o wood - just regular spoons. She always got the biggest smile on her face while she played! Good memories.
spirit wolf 4 years ago
For all those who are curious please search spoon lady on youtube, I promise you won't be disappointed.
#18
Found While Cleaning Out A Deceased Estate. At First Glance Looks To Hold Liquid, But Has A Large Hole In The Bottom So, What Is This Thing?
Answer: Wasp Trap. Sweet fluid and dish soap go in bottom. Stinging insects fly in, dish soap eliminates surface tension and coats them. They die/drown.
Misstaken138 4 years ago
That is one fancy wasp trap. Looks cool, but would be a giant pain in the butt to clean out.
RedPandasStandUprightWithPawsUpToLookIntimidating 4 years ago
Incredibly easy to clean out. Turn upside down and flush with water. All comes out of the neck.
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Robin Virga 4 years ago
It's a fly trap. In the antebellum era, a trap like this would be placed on the dining table during meals so that flies would be attracted to a vinegar and sugar mixture in the bottom, and the vinegar would kill them.
yeciye 4 years ago
I don't get it. Why the hole in the bottom then? Couldn't the bottom be flat?
RedPandasStandUprightWithPawsUpToLookIntimidating 4 years ago
I've seen them hung up near outdoor tables. The wasps go in the bottom get stuck and can't get out.
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Maggie Blackbird 2 years ago
This would make a really gorgeous decorative piece to put candles, flowers, etc. in. Fill the trough with water float small candles or flowers in it and place it over a pillar candle. I want one.
#19
Any Guesses As To What This Plane Part Is? Fell Out Of The Sky In Colorado When That United Engine Failed
Answer: I think that's a vape pen dude
RaroaRaroa 4 years ago
Maybe that's what made the engine fail. If they're serious, I hope they returned it to United.
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
it's a vape pen. it didn't cause the engine to fail.
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Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
So the engine failed because a vaping duck got sucked into it? Sounds probable.
real._.izuku 4 years ago
im literally listening to a song called 'Why'd you only call me when you're high?'
Demi 4 years ago (edited)
That's 100% a vape with burnt coil heater. Similar to Volish, but I see it is another brand. There should be a glass but I guess it feel on the ground and is broken. It's also without a battery, just top part of vape - an atomizer. PS. The white and brown burnt thing is a cotton wool, that soaks liquid. It's an old model (made around 4-7 years ago I suppose)
#20
Found On My Driveway. The Rcmp Arrested My Neighbour Last Night; Could It Be Related To That?
Answer: a taser dart.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
How else do you think the shocks get into you?
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Scagsy 4 years ago (edited)
They stand for Justice and Freedom! Oh... I see...the initials. I think it's Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
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Tala Koala 4 years ago
Nothing worse than WT Megan Price, Lauri Price and Dale Price. Cops there all the time!
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Vicki Thill 4 years ago
Unfair story ending...go find out why your neighbor was arrested and get back to us.
#21
This Building Was Found In A Country Estate In Scotland. It's About The Size Of A Large Shed And Has Small Slits And Platforms On The Outside. What Is It?
Answer: It's a bee hotel. The bee house version instead allows for multiple complete hives where the bees live, which I suppose is less like a hotel and more like condominiums.
A B C 4 years ago
Well then, go for it. You'll have fun, and the bees will have a place to live :)
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As a beekeeper it would be a pain to check the bees or harvest honey.
Bhadrika Love 4 years ago
Or there might be an entrance we can't see. Easier to overwinter at least
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Indra Servo 4 years ago
Is the bees from different hives okay to live in such close proximity?
fuggnuggins 4 years ago (edited)
I was thinking a painted, eaved box of some construction with some specific purpose. I was spot-on. (Even if it's a gable).
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Small Red Container. The Lid Has A Small Spoon Attached To The Inside
Answer: Snuff container
BorPand8 4 years ago
I think it's cinnabar. It's toxic but they used to carve it into little containers. A red coral piece that big would be very valuable.
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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
Made of cinnabar, I believe. Not the mineral, but layer upon layer of red lacquer that has been carved.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Ahem. Snuff or cocaine. Reliable source on that one, alas. (Ah, family....)
#23
What Is This Boat Off The Coast Of Long Island, NY With Three Tall Smoke Stacks?
Answer: Not smoke stacks, piles. It’s a working barge, and those piles are lowered into the sea floor to stabilize the vessel while working. They are very commonly used on maritime construction projects such as bridge and tunnel building, surveying, shore protection, etc.
Olga Agata 4 years ago
Actually it's really dangerous construction and those boats capsize often.
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Skaiya 4 years ago
Looks like the picture was taken through a binocular. When i take pictures through my binoculars they usually end up slightly distorted like this! Hope this helps.
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Suzanne Lee Rouland 4 years ago
Watch Bering Sea Gold on TV. One of the miners has these on his barge.
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Old School Chem Set Maybe? Found In Abandoned Building With No Info On It
Answer: Bach flower remedies. They are solutions of brandy and water—the water containing extreme dilutions of flower material developed by Edward Bach, an English homeopath, in the 1930s.
H Edwards 4 years ago
I think Rescue Remedy was what gave me an early taste for alcohol hehe
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Beatrice Multhaupt 4 years ago
We don't know Bachblüten, at least not a set with 150 different ones. I think there are currently 20 (no more than 30) in use. Please print a list of the labels. I'm dying to know!!!
fuggnuggins 4 years ago (edited)
for (int i = 0; i < 150; i++) System.out.println("Water");
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danielw 4 years ago
Brandy? I just *knew* they were minibar booze bottles!... oh...wait... why did he go an do *THAT*?
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
It's brandy with extremely little (less-than-a-molecule-per-vial) flowers, so... yeah, it always sounded like an excuse to me, "No no it's my therapy I'm not drunk".
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#25
Bundle Of Rubbery Sheets Found Washed Up On A Beach In The Caribbean
Answer: These are rubber sheets from harvesting rubber from rubber trees. They ship them in cubes with a bunch of these
Ash Trash 4 years ago
Hmm, it seems the rubbery sheets are in fact rubber sheets.
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#26
Glass Vase Thing Found In A Thrift Store In Navarre, Fl
Answer: It's a kind of wine bottle used in Spain, specifically Catalonia. You drink from it by pouring a stream through the air and directly into your mouth. I'll see if I can find the actual name.
Found it. It's called a Porron
Laugh or not 4 years ago
Not specifically Catalan, there are found all over Spain (I am from Andalusia). Drinking from those requires some training, because they should never touch your mouth as everyone drink from the same porrón.
icandyapple 4 years ago
We have a friend that pours the wine on his nose and lets it roll down into his mouth. He is hilarious and skilled.
Richard Henderson 4 years ago
The fun is in seeing how far away from your mouth you can hold it and still drink without spilling. (You hold it above you)
Paola Dassori 4 years ago
It was used also in Liguria (N Italy) in dialect it was called PIRUN. I'm able to drink from it but it isn't so easy
#27
Metal Sphere With Russian Writing Found On A Bahama Beach
Answer: It probably contained high pressure nitrogen (-196 C is the boiling point of nitrogen). Likely used to spin up the pumps of a rocket motor as it started. A sphere is the ideal shape for containing high pressure gas/liquid.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Why? Nitrogen is the N of N-P-K plantfood, N2 is a substantial and inert part of the air you breathe. Liquid it's dangerous at short distances (freezing things like bodyparts that shatter on the least impact) but after its travels this is just a bulb-shaped metal vat.
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#28
Found This Metal Object In Auckland, New Zealand. Banana, Hot Wheels Car And Fruit Pie For Scale! Metal (Brass?) With Screw Thread At The Bottom And Coloured Plastic Rings Around Shaft, Some Opaque, Some Transparent. Found On The Shoreline At The Ōtuataua Stonefields Reserve, Near The Airport
Answer: I'm sure this is the handle to a machinists hammer. It's the common item to make when learning how to turn on a lathe. I made one nearly identical when I first started.
Shelley McKinney 4 years ago
Yes. Why would one use a miniature pie if using it 'for scale'? Good think the banana and hot wheels car are picking up the slack for the pie
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Holes2Heaven 4 years ago
Anyone else curious why the fruit pie is smaller than the hot wheels car??? That is way more interesting than the found object!
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Mostly popular at Xmas, they are an attempt to involve Xmas traditions into our hot summers :D often they have a wee dusting of icing sugar, just a teeny bit. Festive ^-^
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Tiny Dancer 4 years ago
I don't care what it is, I'm too enchanted by the perfect teeny-weeny fruit pie *swoon*
#29
Found In A Garden. Metallic Object That Closes In On Itself
Answer: Looks like a Hindu ritual box. It is missing the middle piece that would sit in that central hole.
Sunny Raj 4 years ago
That right, I see load Ganesha in each leaf.. they fill it with bindi (kumkum), turmeric, sandal wood power, ash (specialy made for rituals) etc..
Arundhati Iyer 4 years ago
This is a Diya! This is a designed oil lamp which uses cotton wicks.
ravina nimje 4 years ago (edited)
It is used to store powdery things like turmeric, used for Hindu rituals. It comes in multiple shapes and sizes.
Rudy Liskop 4 years ago
Also would contain the brightly coloured powders used when venerating an Icon such as Ganesh whos image is on the lids.
#30
What Would Be Shipped In This Strange Shaped Container?
Answer: it's a ( human or equine) sperm shipping container.
Noura 4 years ago
Looks like it's on a conveyor belt, it's probably being shipped. So nope, probably not empty lol
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Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
the one's I got shipped sperm in ( for horses) were blue cylindrical ones with straws or a cup inside
MellonCollie 4 years ago
Yikes! LOL I never expected that. But I guess you sometimes do need to ship the stuff!
danielw 4 years ago
there would be a lot of dry ice to keep the contents, uhm, cryogenic.
Load More Replies... Daniel Atkins 4 years ago
Put lettering like they do in the Star wars Movie sets on it to really confuse people.
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
That can be quite expensive, I am amazed that it is simply sent by the mail
#31
What Is This Thing? The Part Above The Handle Rotates
Answer: It's a kite spindle. I used to have one. It seems like a reproduction of what they used to use in the golden era... but definitely, 100% a kite spindle!
Ploploplop 4 years ago
It holds kite string. When you are flying your kite you hold on to the handle and can let out more line or reel it in. Like a fishing rod.
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#32
Two Of These Buildings On A Lot Where New Housing Is Going To Be Built
Answer: Bat houses
Scagsy 4 years ago
If you were to knock on one, Alfred would pop his head out and ask if you wanted a cup of tea.
#33
These Small "Rooms" That Are Raised Up From The Ground Are All Over The Spanish Countryside. Many Of The Old Houses Have One. What Was/Is It Used For?
Answer: They're grain stores called "hórreos"
Davomir 4 years ago
Quite time ago they were used to store hay ,cereals ect ,and are raised up so moisture dont afecct the product stored.
chi-wei shen 4 years ago
Another reason for raising them is protection against rodents.
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#34
Found Coming Out Of A Small Hill. Water Alternates Between Either Side, Going Down Each Step
Answer: I believe this is the Lyon Creek – Cedar Way Stormwater Detention Dam. I contacted an engineer with the city because I was so curious about whether it was a fish ladder or not. They just got back to me and confirmed it is a fish ladder. They also sent an operation manual that includes some history and descriptions, very interesting.
Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago
Could have continued it to the top. As soon as the fish thinks he’s made it , back down to the start he goes.
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
Where are the fish going, upto the stones?. I have seen many fish ladders and nothing that just stops like this on a pile of stones.
fuggnuggins 4 years ago
Probably not too many making it in through that scrub, either. Any that do should find the rocky slope a relief.
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#35
New House, And We’re Perplexed! What Is This Hole/Vent Above Our Fireplace? When We Pull The Blue Tape Off, We Can Feel Cool Air Coming In (We’re In The Southern Us, So It’s Not “Cold,” But Definitely Feels Like Outdoor Air
Answer: it’s for media cables for a TV that would be been mounted there.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
When the cables are installed they are threaded through a dense foam rubber seal. It's supposed to be capped at both ends when it's not being used
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Chyppa Homer 4 years ago
That is a very rare, chimney mounted glory hole. In case Santa wants to tell you you've been a bad girl :D
Yvonne Blau 4 years ago
Your explanation definitely sounds more interesting :D
Load More Replies... fuggnuggins 4 years ago
It's a spyhole for the guy that scratches from inside the walls at night. If you stand close you'll feel his dead breath on your neck.
Kim Lorton 4 years ago
It's like an exhaust hole to keep gasses from the fire place to build up. But..according to Holmes on Holmes show? It isn't put in correctly! Needs to be properly inspected, as well as he chimney, and fixed!
#36
This Rack Type Drawer Is Mounted In A Kitchen Cabinet. This Is As Far As It Pulls Out And The Bars Do Not Rotate Or Come Out
Answer: This is to hang washcloths and gloves. My stepmother installs them under her sink, since they don’t come standard.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Not normally that low below work-surface, and above footpath, and half above the trash.
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#37
Odd Formation In Louisiana Coast - 29.323196471225256, -89.33106000180526
Answer: coastal erosion counter measure. they use a bucket ladder dredge with a bentonite injection pump to dig trenches 20-80 feet deep that are backfilled with the bentonite added mix. This pattern allows for natural inflow and outflow and will accumulate sedimentary deposits that would otherwise have washed to sea. Eventually plants will establish over these areas when the salinity diminishes.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Had to look up Bentonite, "volcanic clay that swells up to 8x in volume, useful for e.g. underwater sealing".
A Cat Named Dragon 4 years ago
Louisiana needs this kind of science desperately. I am so pleased to know this!
fuggnuggins 4 years ago (edited)
Something like a concrete-like lattice/scaffold/skeleton, prevent dirt from washing away, allows water to flow in/out (must be porous), depositing more dirt/sand/silt/minerals/whatever, eventually providing filtration and giving plants a foothold when salt is reduced, and plants will give it better stability. Like I said on another comment, it's a plug for dirt.
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This Was Taken This Morning. It's A Very Odd Shaped Cloud, Or Maybe Even Vapor Trail. I'm Guessing It's Illuminated By The Approaching Sunrise. This Is From Clearwater Florida, Facing East. Google Lens Said Maybe A Rocket Launch?
Answer: Rocket launch. The wind currents at different altitudes have likely caused the odd appearance, closer in time to the launch it would have appeared more "normal"
Dre Mosley 4 years ago (edited)
It's Clearwater, so it may be something the Scientologists are doing, lol. For those not aware, Clearwater, Florida is or was the world capital of Scientology; they have a massive presence here.
CanidaeVulpes 4 years ago
I saw that same thing! I thought it had been someone writing things with a plane and the wind shifted it around
#39
This Guy Just Walked Up And Down The Meadow With This Thing. What Could This Be?
Answer: magnetometry or magnetic survey - not GPR
Full of Giggles 4 years ago (edited)
🤦🏻♀️ Omg! I spent 5 minutes trying to figure out what the hell was on the guy’s head. OP covered his face.
Misstaken138 4 years ago
You're not alone my friend. I was wondering why in the heck he was wearing a box on his head. Lol.
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Hans 4 years ago
Probably a henchmen of Bill Gates trying to pick up signals from all the microships that were injected along with the COVID vaccinations. (If you would caption it like this and put it on facebook, it would take mere minutes until people shared it and believed in it. Alas.)
danielw 4 years ago
.... don't give me any ideas. I already like to screw with antivaxxers. and right now, I'm sporting an impressive rash from my second shot.
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Small Metal Object, No Idea How Old Or What It Is?
Answer: Answer: Its snuff/pill box
Sergio Bicerra 4 years ago
I was hoping it was, of course for your battle turtle.
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#41
These Appeared In My Friends Back Yard, They Are Gelatinous But Start To Dissolve When You Start Touching Them
Answer: Looks like water beads / plant gel. They're a kind of gel-like ball that absorb water and are used in plant pots. They get bloated and will burst if in water for too long.
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
Could also be Orbees (which is pretty much the same thing but marketed as a kids toy)
ZeroHargreaves057 4 years ago
oh- OH GOD IT IS? JESUS CHRIST *quickly disposes orbeez* they CREEP ME OUT.
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A B C 4 years ago
Where the heck do you live? Over here, this has been banned since the 90s or maybe the 2000s at the latest.
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#42
Saw This Bulldozer With A Giant Spike On The Front In A Meme. Is This A Weird Forklift? Why Does It Only Have 1 Spike Then? Is This Possibly To Push Around A Very Specific Type Of Equipment?
Answer: We have one similar to that at work. The spike is a little bigger and longer, but we use it for moving steel coils around the coil yard.
Tessa Merkley 4 years ago
I've never seen the meme but i can already guess what it's about lol
fuggnuggins 4 years ago
I think you've mistaken a piece logistics machinery for a camera. Common mistake. There's a mnemonic to help you remember - U-TANK. Useful Things Are Not Kardashian.
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What Is The Use Of This Fourth Piece Of Cutlery I've Seen In A German Museum?
Answer: It's a baby food pusher, quite common in the 1800s - early 1900s
Christopher Walkies 4 years ago
Good grief. At first, I genuinely thought they meant this was used for ramming food into a reluctant baby's mouth.
Hans 4 years ago
We inherited one. Frankly, giving the baby a small spoon and allowing for a bit of a mess works much better than a food pusher. But these were different times...
Hans 4 years ago
Just for clarification: those pushers rather replace the knife, which you would not give to a baby anyway. Yet, once a children would be old enough to carefully use the pusher, you could also start giving it a (blunt) knife.
Load More Replies... Martha Higgins 4 years ago
They are very useful for babies and toddlers learning to feed themselves.
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
Do you use it to force the food into the baby? If so that's messed up.
Caroline Driver 4 years ago
I seem to remember seeing these even in the 1960s, though not as fancy as this one
#44
This Item In Our Kitchen? We're Not Quite Sure What It Is
Answer: It's a pastry cutter.
Teresa Thomas 4 years ago
I would be lost without mine!! I must be baking 3x a week these days, always with butter. This little utensil is genius and saves me soooooo much time and frustration
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Aroha 4 years ago
I have never heard this word or seen this item. And honestly, knowing it is called a pastry cutter does not help. How does one cut pastries with that? 😅
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Jo Johannsen 4 years ago (edited)
Also great for guacamole - a fork is not designed for smashing things in a bowl, and you get the perfect texture to suit your taste. And also chopping hard boiled eggs for salads (egg, potato, kidney bean, etc.).
Otter 4 years ago
Yeah, my mother had a thingie like that, the downward edges were sharp and it was used for chopping stuff. Eggs, parsely, onions, etc.
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#45
Found While Trail Running. What Are These Things? There's Rotten Wood That Goes Along It That Looks Cut/Altered By Man. Would It Be For Making A Flat Surface To Easily Maneuver The Mine?
Answer: It's a collapsed wood-stave pipeline, it may have been for dewatering the mine
Ross Keim 4 years ago
You have nightmares about wood pipelines? Interesting lol
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
GTFO. That's what the answer is. GTFO. *New* mines aren't safe. Old/avbandoned ones? Oh he** no.
Skaiya 4 years ago
It's called the tumwater pipeline trail. It's an old railroad. I agree with you though, probably not too safe.
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Wouliwas Shookspear 4 years ago
It’s stuff like this that make me realize how tiny us humans are and what amazing stuff we don’t know about
Tina B 4 years ago
Yes to tiny and to not knowing stuff.... like the giant crystal cave in Mexico. But humans BUILT this. They definitely know about it.
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#46
At The Beach In Southern Ca. Alive With Claw Things That Moved In Purple Sheathes. Bubbly Body. A Feather Stuck To It????? (Screenshot From Video)
Answer: Looks like a cluster of goose barnacles with a random feather in there
Dash Blue 4 years ago
Good lord! You touched that creepy thing not knowing what it was? Very brave.
Calypso poet 4 years ago
We were shore fishing at Lake Erie and the only thing I caught was a rock the size of a golf ball covered in zebra muscles. They are about the size of those but the shells are black and white. We had fun anyway.
#47
Found On A Hike Up A Hill In South Dakota. The Eye Does Not Appear Natural, But I Am Not Sure What Caused It
Answer: Mineral deposition within the rock that has dissolved over a long period of time
Susan Williams 4 years ago
Shucks, I like the handmade eye better than just plain old dissolved mineral.
#48
Door With A Hinged Section A Quarter Through Horizontally?
Answer: I think it was an attempt to wrap around the wall but the cut was made on the wrong side of the door!
Jamma 4 years ago
Not correctly. The long part of the door would be flush against the short part of the wall and stick out past the corner by at least a foot before the fold.
Load More Replies... Flabuless-Jaye 4 years ago (edited)
Or to leave the door open a touch for the cat to decide if he wants to come in our not...
Maggie Blackbird 2 years ago
It probably has a double henge so it’s easy to pull it off the wall
Susan Williams 4 years ago
Unique quality to enhance resale value. Make up some esoteric story about pirates or giant beasts or frightened young girls imprisoned by mean witches.
#49
I Work In A Restaurant, We Had A Customer Complaining That They Found That In Our Chicken - It's Not A Part Of Any Equipment We Have In Store. Any Ideas?
Answer: Wrench Cutout Wrap
Dagnirath 4 years ago
Thank you! That answer really didn't answer anything.
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Viki Short 4 years ago
It is a ring. It probably slipped off an employee's finger during processing at its origin or in house.
LottieH 4 years ago
I did not understand this answer so I googled it. I am even more confused now..
danielw 4 years ago
jewelry ring. that, apparently, is meant to look like a wrench (open ended, box ended) and wrapped around the finger.
Load More Replies... Jill Tremblay 4 years ago
looks like this restaurant doesn't require their food handlers to wear gloves?
Karen Grace 4 years ago
The restaurant receives the chicken already cut up. All they do is pick off any dangly bits of skin or fat. Since most bone in breaststroke are split so that it cooks evenly and completely it probably happened in the processing plant. I'm kind of guessing it was in a breast because it's the most likely piece to contain something like that.
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#50
An Excessive Amount Of (Chimneys, Various Vents?) On A House In Castile De Leon, Spain
Answer: Those are air ducts and the the flue for gas central heating. A third one is almost certainly for the garage. That building is subdivided into at least 2 apartments. Could be three. Our apartment has one for each for each vertical block of apartments. As in a flue duct and an air duct. You need a separate duct for the garage area as well it can't be on the same one. You can see the dividing line in the tiles here as well so one side was probably built a while after the other and so they couldn't share the center ducting or the garage. Find it on google maps and see how many house numbers are there. Could be four.
Paul Spencer 4 years ago
This is very common on houses in the Mediterranean. Its a simple powerless air conditioning system. Based on the same principle of stratification that termite nests use. Remarkably effective, requires no energy.
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#51
Noticed A Few Of Those Mounds Around, What Are They For?
Answer: As the others have said it's just a more attractive method of stopping parking/pedestrians. Usually see them around car parks or on High Streets in front of shops in older areas of the UK where they deem fences or metal barriers to be a distraction to the area. Same idea as the grass mounds you sometimes see on the sides of roads/parks.
Mandii M 4 years ago
As a pedestrian, I just want to climb up and down them. What is it deterring?
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago (edited)
As written, it deters parking on top of them. Also safer for pedestrians and less ugly than bollards and other trip hazards you often must paint in alert colours.
Load More Replies... The Cute Cat 4 years ago
So it's kinda "curiosity killed the cat" trick.. Only that you are the cat..
#52
What Is This Thing That Looks Like Superman's Pod? I Saw While Going For A Walk In Burbank, Ca
Answer: An old prop from the show Colony. This looks a lot like the pods that “outliers” (highly skilled humans) were scooped up by the aliens to go fight other aliens.
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
Was about to say the same, looks like a trash bin. But they are usually green around here
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Suzanne McHenry 4 years ago (edited)
They cancelled that show ' Colony ' too early, was really good and then cancelled. It starred Josh Holloway. It needed more seasons in my opinion!
#53
Found At Antique Store. Label Said "Key". Key To What?
Answer: It's a water meter key
#54
What Has Made These Funny Markings On My Housemate’s Candle Cover? She Has Never Lit The Candle, But It Sits On Her Windowsill In The Sunlight!
Answer: Dried up liquids or (more likely) mould/fungae.
#55
Moving Into A New Apartment And Found This On The Wall. It Seems Like A Plastic Plate That’s Just Hollow Inside The Opening. What Could This Be For?
Answer: It’s a port for hiding cables in wall.
A B C 4 years ago
Is that a cable in your wall or are you just happy to see me?
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#56
Feels Like Hard Rubber And Was Found In The Ground
Answer: Those are cattle brands, it is the base from a horseshoes set
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
It's a game called "horseshoes". You throw horse-shoes and try to make them hook onto a stand - apparently, this is the base for that stand
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It Used To Be Used In World War 1 But We’ve Got No Clue What It Was Meant For
Answer: It's a curette, a medical instrument used for scraping away tissue (for example removing certain skin lesions, removing dead tissue from a wound).
Rai Grant 4 years ago
Are you talking about the operation "dilation and curettage"? Because that op is nothing to do with abortions!
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Stainless Steel, About The Size Of A Tea Spoon, No Additional Markings
Answer: Mint sauce ladle
#59
So, I Found This Thing On Google Maps, It’s A Very Strange Feature That I Can’t Find Anything But Conflicting Info About Online. Google Maps Says It’s A Train But How??? Why?!!! Does Anyone Have Any Solid Facts About What This Is?
Answer: It is a block of ice thrown from the near by mountain in an avalanche.
Henrik Lukas 4 years ago
It's one of those things where the answer makes you go: "OF COURSE it is. How stupid am I?". Oh well, you learn something new every day.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Yeah, I feel the same. When you look at the first image, one can even see where it originates from.
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#60
Intracite Iron Contraption That Opens On One Side
Answer: Cast iron buggy/whip holder
Amanita Virosa 4 years ago
Me too, it made me think of that scary movie Seven.
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Small Boxes With Dead Bolted Doors About 10 Feet Off The Ground. Wall Of A Cinema
Answer: They are almost certainly access for speakers or lighting. If you stop to think about what would be involved in using a lift inside you can see why the access is outside. My guess is that this is an older theater retrofitted or perhaps a partition wall was demolished. You'd prefer to have an access space there, but if you can't--because it's an outside wall--you have to do this.
#62
Staying At An Air B&b, Why Does The Vent Have A Green Light Inside It?
Answer: That’s a custom made setup with a UVC lamp
#63
Witt I Found In A Handbag? It's Made Of Metal, And Both Balls Are Glued Fast. The Bar Moves. The 4 Ends Are Not Rounded, Just Clipped
Answer: Ladies used to use small whisks to degas carbonated drinks. Guess burping is not ladylike. Also used to degas wine, probably to make it more quickly drinkable after bottle opening.
Kristin Ingersoll 4 years ago
People buy used handbags all the time at thrift shops/goodwill.
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JP 4 years ago
No, it doesn't. Carbonation has NOTHING to do with getting drunk. Alcohol is why you get drunk. Want to slow down getting drunk? Drink less slower.
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#64
Green Plastic Scissor Handle With Metal Loops And Plastic Teeth. No Identifying Marks
Answer: My guess would be some sort of herb stripper. Sprigs go in the loops; teeth are closed, and stalks are pulled out.
#65
Found 100 Feet Underground In Old Cave/Mine. It's Rusted Metal, About 2 Feet Tall With Pipes Attached. The White Thing Is Electrical Wire Wrapped Around It
Answer: Hydraulic ram.
#66
Found In A Pile Of Scrap Steel. About 1 Foot Across. Two Handles And Covered In Spikes
Answer: It looks like a dibble board for making small holes to plant seeds in soil/seed trays, not seen one made from metal before though
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
The handles are clearly for hands though. Those for shoes are differently shaped.
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What Is This Thing? It Is Likely Nautical In Nature As I Live On Cape Cod, Its Just Sitting In My Yard. About 18” Long, And Very Heavy, 75 Lbs. I Would Guess
Answer: It's a capstan winch
Chris 4 years ago
"It Is Likely Nautical In Nature As I Live On Cape Cod"... the massive word NAVY across it may be a clue too.
#68
In A UK Primary School. I Remember Seeing These As A Kid But Can't Remember What They're For! Holding Something? But What?
Answer: we used in primary school to hold canes to jump over
#69
Found Outside A Medical Arts Office Building In Florida. I Have Seen Pipes Like This Outside Of Buildings Before But None This Big
Answer: It‘s inline to a water main, the different pieces have different uses. The bottom with the large block-off plate is an access for maintenance. Up from that is a gate valve wheel, to shut off the main, up from that is a sampling unit, presumably for testing water purity at the main, the top is another type of block-off plate, it‘s needed because the pieces are all modular and capable of having more pieces/pipes bolted to both ends.
#70
Witt? They’ve Been Showing Up On The Beach By The Hundreds For The Last Month!
Answer: Bio filter media
denzoren 4 years ago
This is one I actually know. Lol. It's used to increase surface area in a bio-filter for fish tanks.
Dagnirath 4 years ago
Yup. The fancy filter I had for my turtle tank used something very similar. The wagon-wheel shape gives lots of space for beneficial bacteria colonies to grow.
Load More Replies... danielw 4 years ago
bio filter media in high end Reverse Osmosis filtration systems. They float around in a tank collecting 'good' microbes (slime) to filter out water.
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Counter Or Monitoring Station Found On A Log In Zion National Park
Answer: something to measure inflow to an aquifer
#72
What's The Long-Lasting Trail Behind This Boat?
Answer: This article says this is a persistent “turbulent wake” as opposed to the “Kelvin” wake that is the short lived wavy wake we are used to seeing. This article suggests that the “railroad track” turbulent wake is caused by thin films generated on the surface by the passage of the ship. There are photos in this article of this exact phenomenon. Turbulent wake
#73
Trailer With A Submarine-Resembling Container With Portholes Parked On The Grounds Of A Public Swimming Pool
Answer: Road-portable tank for training/practicing underwater breathing devices? It does not look like it's meant to be submerged in water nor is it bulky enough for a pressurized decompression chamber.
ispeak catanese 4 years ago
This reminded me of the time we were driving down to Florida and drove alongside a tank like this. We could see a dark seal swimming around in it! It was so cool.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
That doesn't explain the large central pipe/chimney.I'd suspect it's the heart of the swimming pool's systems. Then that central part contains an impeller, and possibly the waterheater, and six tubes suck in dirty water from opposite ends of the pool; they filter it before it's sucked to the six 'portholes' here and released upwards out of that centre.
ForgetfulSoldier 4 years ago
The large opening on top could be where they enter for the underwater equipment testing
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What Is This Green Round Object Found In My Grandparents Garden. It Is Made Out Of Plastic With A Round Plate And A Separate Cylinder On Top Of It And Two Straw Like Pipes Both On Top And Bottom
Answer: That's a slug trap.
Dagnirath 4 years ago
You want a free slug trap, just pour a little beer in the bottom of a mason jar and leave it outside. The slugs crawl in to drink and drown.
F. H. 4 years ago
Yes, and the beer attracts snails from hundreds of meters around the trap. You can't drown as many snails as you are going to draw into your garden. In a good area, the jar is going to be filled to the brim overnight and the rest of the snails will look for something else to eat.
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These Two Pieces Of Wood Attached By A Nylon Strap. Found On The Beach In Oregon
Answer: Makeshift wheel chocks.
Blakkur Sverrir 4 years ago
Bidirectional dragon detector. The piece of wood that starts burning is closest to the dragon
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
If it goes missing suddenly, that's an indicator of goblins/kobolds/whatever other sneaky buggers lying around.
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#76
Found This In My Bathroom In Germany...
Answers: they are meters that show how much hot and cold water has been used.
F. H. 4 years ago
If you rent an apartment, it's very often in the bathroom.
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#77
Why Does This Truck Have A Giant Frame Around It?
Answer: To haul building materials like sheetrock or lumber.
Paulina 4 days ago
Why not? If the items are secured properly, it's just another kind of roof mount 🤷♀️
Load More Replies... Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
So, "because the builder chose their car to be cool not to be practical"?
#78
This Structure Between Two Buildings. Realtively New Buildings, Connected By These Rebar (?) Frames. It Doesn't Look Like Anything Moves Between Them
Answer: rebar is generally the steel inside concrete to strengthen it. These are I beams or girders
RaroaRaroa 4 years ago
That is not an answer but a correction to the use of the word re-bar. So what is it for? Is one building holding the other up? :-D
Yort 4 years ago
Since the chosen answer isn’t helpful at all, I visited the Reddit thread. “It looks to me like they are there to support the balconies on both buildings. Those balconies look like they were added sometime after the original building was completed.”
Nicole Weymann 4 years ago
My thought, too. Looks illegal for sefety reasons.
Load More Replies... MellonCollie 4 years ago
But why would you want to link the buildings? Maybe it's a construction to support these balconies, that were added after the buildings were finished?
BorPand8 4 years ago
And it's not just ugly, it's potentially dangerous if the location gets earthquakes. If the two buildings don't sway in rhythm that thing could tear them apart.
Load More Replies... Paulina 4 days ago
If not for the other windows below looking clearly like windows of occupied apartments, I would think it could be outside access to the elevator shaft and machinery. My other idea is that they're just balconies added later on, connected to both buildings for extra stability.
Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
I don't know either but it looks unfinished or temporary. Check back later and you might have your answer.
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fuggnuggins 4 years ago (edited)
I've got one. I found this in Morocco. I think it's some kind of puzzle box but I don't know how it works: https://www.dropbox.com/s/grq2qt8tq5gyjps/LamentConfPuzzle.png?dl=0
fuggnuggins 4 years ago (edited)
I've got one. I found this in Morocco. I think it's some kind of puzzle box but I don't know how it works: https://www.dropbox.com/s/grq2qt8tq5gyjps/LamentConfPuzzle.png?dl=0
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