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You can liken the human brain to an intricate machine that is capable of anything. It can solve complex problems, regulate emotions, and enable us to create something amazing and noteworthy out of thin air. 

But sometimes we find ourselves in situations that defy logic. These moments can leave us utterly perplexed and prompt us to ask the internet for help. 

That’s what the subreddit aptly and simply named “What?” is there for: to provide a platform for befuddled folks to try to find answers to the confusing things they come across. Here are some of those posts that we’ve compiled for your entertainment today.

#1

What Is It About This Image That Makes Me Feel So Sad (Not My Cat)

A vintage photo showing a cat named Penny sleeping on a sofa next to Christmas gifts, one of the baffling images.

PrincessofPlastic:

I honestly think it has to do with the fact that this person loved their cat so much they not only got her Christmas gifts, but they used film to document her, got the picture developed, and added it to what I'm assuming is a scrapbook. Penny was so loved!

anon:

The world this photo depicts hasn't existed for some time. Also that cat is long [gone].

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whodunnitfan2013
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5 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My father was two when this picture was taken. He died earlier this month.

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    #2

    What

    A baffling image of an alphabet poster with numerous spelling errors for animals, prompting questions.

    Yamaben:

    Is this like an AI attempt gone wrong?

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    #3

    What? Ok, Noted

    A cardboard box with the humorous warning, 'Please unpack carefully, I am afraid of pain,' a truly baffling image.

    Top-Department-9957:

    Ohhh so this is the box they talk about in therapy

    Nivlac93:

    This is what happens why you try to translate safety warnings literally between languages.

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    Scrolling through this list of images likely drew out bewilderment. Maybe you were left with questions, much like the people who posted them. Either way, these images drew a strong reaction from you. 

    That’s because our brain craves novelty, which includes bizarre, never-before-seen images. According to neuroscience professor Dr. Sylvain Moreno, such reactions have evolutionary roots.

    #4

    What Is This Earthworm Doing In My Toilet??

    A single red worm floating in white water inside a toilet bowl, one of the baffling images.

    Oldgraytomahawk:
    Looks like the backstroke

    anon:
    Real talk, this could mean you have a downstream rupture in your sewer line and it crawled in and up the pipe.

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    #5

    What Do Owls Surrounding A Car With Moth Balls All Around It Mean?

    A baffling image of the rear of a red Jeep parked in a driveway at night, with three owl statues.

    delivered pizza to the guy and he sounded…. off.

    just_lerk:

    I suspect that he's trying to deter rats from getting into the jeep.

    glitchygreymatter:
    Or squirrels. I once got called to a AAA jumpstart for a Rav 4 that had been nested in by a squirrel. It ate both battery cables.

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    #6

    What Is The Next Move?

    An aerial view of an old, weathered building with a hopscotch grid drawn on its roof, posing a baffling question.

    FlatulentIguana:

    Jump 180 degrees, grab the edge of the concrete on the way down, swing into the window doing a spinning double backflip, reach out your hand and demand your beer back.

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    “It’s rooted in survival,” Dr. Moreno told Science World. “We need to understand if novel stimuli in our environment are dangerous or not.”  

    For an analogy, Dr. Moreno used the example of a musician hearing a new sound for the first time. As he explained, their brains are already trained to detect differences in sounds, and hearing a new one makes them react strongly. 

    #7

    What!

    A baby bottle with a metal piercing on the n****e, one of the baffling images.

    The only way my son will take a bottle.

    phobosthewicked:

    She has a piercing.

    pedeztrian:
    [Nonsense] made by a man. My baby mama (and I dare say most women) had to get rid of her rings. Not to mention the choking and latching hazards presented. If you’re nursing with rings, you’re being irresponsible!

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    zatrisha
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The jewellery must be removed before breastfeeding.

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    #8

    What Is This? A Cymbal In His Car?

    A gold-colored device with a round top attached to a car's rear window, featured in baffling images.

    aminor321:

    Status cymbal.

    EyesOfEris:

    Need it for when you're drumming on the steering wheel.

    Wactout:

    It’s a cymbal in a car.

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    Glix Drap
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When they have an accident with another car like it there will be a crash of cymbals.

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    #9

    What Was He Thinking

    Several plastic bags filled with water hanging inside a refrigerator, one of the baffling images.

    Tired of boiling water every time you make pasta? Boil a few gallons at the beginning of the week and freeze it for later.

    _luna_Iover_:

    I tried this, for some reason the water wasn't hot when I took it out of the freezer. Waiting for further instructions.

    SerpentBride:
    You have to reheat it obviously. But it saves you time because it’s already boiled.

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    Ari
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, if you boil water and then freeze it, you get very clear ice! Neat trick

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    In some cases, confusion from something seemingly nonsensical creates interest. It’s likely why the “What” subreddit has a growing following, and it’s likely why absurd trends take flight. One recent example is the “6-7 craze” that became immensely popular among the younger generation. 

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    As clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Sam Goldstein explains, the confusing nature of the 6-7 mania turned it into a communication tool in itself.

    #10

    What Does “Tickler” Mean On My Prescription?

    A close-up of a prescription label with tickler 12-19, one of the baffling images internet answered.

    Procrastibaker11:

    In a prescription context, a "tickler" is an internal reminder system or notification used by pharmacies and healthcare professionals to flag specific tasks or follow-ups related to a patient's medication. It is a memory aid to ensure important deadlines or actions are not missed.

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    Glix Drap
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone will arrive at your door an the 19th December and try to tickle you.

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    #11

    What The Heck

    A hand holding four colorful Pedialyte Freezer Pops next to their box, an image that had people asking questions.

    Good_Isopod_2357:

    Ooh! I know this one! Artificial purple coloring is actually a reaction to acidity! So as the water freezes, the concentration is thrown off, and the acidity rises because the coloring and flavoring are the last parts to freeze, so it reacts and turns green. As it melts, it will turn purple again.

    Also adding on: if you ingest enough of it, it'll turn your waste green as well, so just be aware of that.

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    #12

    What Is This Vertical Line That Separates The Pills?

    A blister pack of white oval pills with two missing, raising questions among baffling images.

    anonymous:

    Rigidity, to reduce the chance of pills accidentally popping out on their own when in a pocket/bag etc and the strip or box might get squeezed.

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    Glix Drap
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's for an emergency line of white powdery substance.

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    “That difference, adult confusion versus kids’ delight, is what makes the whole (6-7) thing so interesting,” Dr. Goldstein wrote. “The trend itself doesn’t really matter. What matters is what it shows: How kids connect, how they talk, and how they make sense of the world they’re growing up in.”

    #13

    What Bit Me? It’s Itchy

    A baffling image of a leg with a circular red mark, prompting questions that the internet might answer.

    Cranktique:

    Looks like tick. Ring after tick bite can be an indicator of Lyme disease. Probably worth a visit to the dr.

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    Cerulean
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it grows into larger ring shape, definitely Lyme risk.

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    #14

    What’s This Table Supposed To Be?

    A coffee table made from an airplane engine, displaying baffling images of a giant lollipop, cotton candy, and a gummy.

    VerbNoun123:

    Airplane engine.

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    #15

    What Is The Science Behind This

    A black cat against a black and white patterned background, with text, one of the baffling images.

    Afrojones66:

    Your eyes make tiny involuntary movements called microsaccades, even when you try to stare directly at something. When you look at certain patterns or textures, these eye movements interact with the pattern and create the illusion of motion. The cat isn’t shaking—your eye movements are producing the illusion that it’s jiggling.

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    Annie Persson
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have nystagmus. I don’t need to shake my phone for things to move 😅😅😅😅

    Purple Gurl
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    4 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Adult onset lazy eye. The hard part is getting things to stay still!

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    A Jones
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't have a phone so I shook my head.

    La fille à Rod
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    when you scroll up and down very fast you see a rabbit!!

    Don't listen to me
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow that's weird. Cat definitely moves in there!

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    Seeing an image that doesn’t make sense can also briefly disorient us. We try to figure out what we are looking at, which triggers a “sense-seeking” drive. Our brains essentially go into overdrive, trying to make sense of the absurdity. 

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    According to linguistics expert and educator Julie Sedivy, it’s because we humans are “meaning-extraction machines.”

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    #16

    What? Pardon?

    A baffling image of a fortune cookie slip on a wooden table, reading Pick another fortune cookie.

    ExcellentWolf:

    All these fortune cookies are yours.  Except this cookie. Attempt no fortune there.

    MaybeNo9031:

    I mean that is a good tactic to get them to buy another fortune cookie.

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    #17

    20 Dollar Bill With Blue Seal Juggling A Ball On The Back

    A baffling image of a twenty-dollar bill with a small, whimsical alien drawing on the back.

    Winter_Whole2080:

    It’s a blue seal of approval.

    Burnaenae:

    Just a stamp, different reasons to do so, usually for a casino or something to see if money's been there before. It mostly just looks cool and doesn't do anything to the value.

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    troufaki13
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the old days, people used to write all sorts of things on bank notes, from phone numbers, to shopping list, to love notes. But after the euro came into circulation, it stopped. I'm in Greece by the way.

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    #18

    What Kind Of Chair Is This At The Coffee Shop?

    A baffling image of a unique, modern metal table with a triangular top and a circular back, prompting questions about its design.

    XiMFiST:

    Defensive design. This kinda stuff is built/used under the guise of "artistic" but in actuality it's for a specific purpose.
    "Here, have a seat. But don't get too comfortable, we need you to leave."

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    martin734
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you say defensive design I am imagining it being designed to be used to beat the sh*t out of burglars, something that chair would be very useful for.

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    “When we're faced with a message that's been created by another human being for the purpose of communicating with us, we throw all our cognitive energies into trying to decipher its intent,” Sedivy explained

    “We're masters at reading between the lines. Think of all the meaning we suck out of a casual ‘hey, are you doing anything on Friday?’”

    #19

    What Is Going On…

    A baffling image of a partially opened soda can with a broken tab, sparking questions.

    txkwatch:

    Mmm an ice cold refreshing can of can.

    Accomplished-One7476:

    double lid during the canning process.

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    Glix Drap
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Red Bull gives you wings. This allows you to dance the can-can.

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    #20

    What Is That??????

    A large anthill or termite mound in a grassy field in front of a green building, one of many baffling images.

    Holiday_Pi:

    Termite mound.

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    Cerulean
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Astoundingly clever designs with temp regulation corridors etc

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    #21

    What Is This?

    A person holding an oval-shaped fossilized coral with a honeycomb pattern, among baffling images.

    UncleBenji:

    Looks like a petoskey stone. Did you find it in Michigan by chance?

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    David Paterson
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fossilized coral? Not necessarily coral, it could be a fossilized plant stem, but I'd put my money on coral.

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    #22

    Wth Happened To My Pumpkin?

    A small, baffling image of a dried-up fruit next to a tiny yellow pumpkin on a dark surface.

    Corgichubs:

    It was in the pool!

    autistic_and_angry:

    Since everybody joking, my genuine guess is that it was harvested too late and was near the seeding stage, which causes it dry out very fast once it's disconnected from the vine.

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    Glix Drap
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    It's now concentrated pumpkin.

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    #23

    What Why Would Someone Do Such Thing

    A sign warning not to flush feminine hygiene products, baby wipes, or hope and dreams down the toilet, a baffling image.

    absoluteidiot1:

    It only exists when it has been done before.

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    J J
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who hasn't shat a terd the size of a Corgie. I left my hopes and dreams when I clocked in.

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    #24

    What ? How ?

    A baffling image showing two perfectly halved hard-boiled eggs with no yolks.

    Just--kiddin:

    Proof that birds aren't real.

    Mnv27:

    This is just a well shaken egg. You can actually see a thin rim of white part which is pure white. Rest is mixture of albumin and yolk ( appearing off-white). It happens when yolk sac membrane ruptures with egg intact. As it boils, the mixture hardens

    Haunting-Mortgage:

    Looks like the Yolk is smushed into the smaller half, you can see the outline of it in the picture.

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    #25

    What Does This Mail From Unknown Sender Mean?

    A document titled Brothers of Vengeance MC Springfield Ohio with three men's photos, part of baffling images.

    lonerstoners:

    Looks to me like you should call Stuck with any questions?

    ReadingRambo152:

    I think it’s a motorcycle club.

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    Ace
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure if it's still really a thing, but there used to be a huge difference between MC, for Motor Cycles, and MCC for Motor Cycle Club. The latter was a group of people who would meet up to rie, look at and talk about their motorcycles, the former an 'outlaw' type organisation modelled on the Hells Angels and similar.

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    #26

    What The Hell Happened To The Planter

    A baffling image of a burnt hole in a planter, leaving people asking questions about its cause.

    Snowfaull:

    someone threw a rat at it really really hard.

    Dense_Substance7635:

    Do you have any glass objects or concave mirrors nearby that may be focusing light?

    Obsolete_Enigma_:

    Was there fertilizer added to that soil? If so, there's a possibility that it wasn't entirely diluted thoroughly enough, and the chemicals literally burned a hole in your planter.

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    TroubleMarkOne
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that's a water bowl, still water may have acted as a prism before being evaporated, hiding the source of the damage.

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    #27

    What Is The Meaning Of This?

    A clear plastic container holding white plastic pieces and several copper pennies, a baffling image.

    My mom always buys the same KISS acrylic nail set from Walgreens, they’re all locked-up so you have to get an employees attention to come and unlock the glass sets in order to buy them, and today my mom got multiple unexplainable mistakes in her set. We aren’t mad, we just find this deeply confusing. First off, behind the shown and accurate pair is a handful of clear nails (usually from what I’ve seen in an actual nail salon), also including two cut up pieces of post-it note paper and four pennies. Thanks for the tip atleast due to the rest of the set being screwed up, but is there any explanation for this? Is it Walgreens or KISS?

    Accomplished-One7476:

    Someone took what they needed and added the pennies to make up the weight missing...... returned the item and it was put back in stock???

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    #28

    Wth Is This Thing I Found In My Closet That I Haven't Opened In 15 Years

    A baffling image of a unique wooden pen with a doll-like head, prompting questions from internet users.

    Aggressive_Mirror255:

    Thats just a doll, I had it in the keychain form.
    Bought it in Thailand around 2010~2011. They sold many varieties like keychain, magnets, dolls.

    DzoniMakaroni99:

    Looks like a handmade pencil inspired by Nightmare before Christmas idk.

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    Heffalump
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's _why_ op hasn't opened the closet in 15 years: they just blanked out the memory.

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    #29

    Make It Make Sense

    A supermarket freezer aisle with Birds Eye char-grilled chicken boxes, one of the baffling images.

    What's the point of buying 4 chargrills for £5.25, when you can get 6 for £4.50? I don't understand??

    yappmaster:

    It's the oldest trick in the book, they give you a bad deal on the 4 pack to make you feel like you beat the system buying 6, when otherwise you wouldnt have bought any. They have infinite margins anyway, it doesnt matter what % they get, they just want to move more volume and this is the best strategy, you're proving them right.

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    Kira Okah
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's used for overstocked items. Got too much of one product and it's not shifting, reduce it to below the larger pack buy. /worked retail procurement

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    #30

    What Was My Golden Retriever Thinking?

    A baffling image of a golden retriever wearing a Spain shirt, sitting amidst torn paper on the floor.

    Middle--Earth:
    "It wasn't me"!

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    Peter Panda
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it food? Is there anything else golden retrievers ever think?

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    #31

    Errrrmmmm... What?

    A baffling image of a woman with unusually thick eyebrows and eyebrow growth serum, raising questions.

    Main-Situation-4380:

    She’s literally a model they snagged this photo from her Instagram to advertise a product she doesn’t even know about.

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    Lady Gypsy Rain
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    Oh. I miss the days of the average sized and groomed eyebrows. Now I have to do a double take to be sure someone doesn’t have a giant hairy caterpillar on their face

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    #32

    What Did I Find In The Ocean Today?

    A baffling image of an old, circular stone with carved designs and a measuring tape beside it.

    Reverse image search says it's a candle or incense burner but it's hella heavy (about 1kg) - any other ideas on what it could be?

    GreenHillage25:
    Bird bath.

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    ohjojo62
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to see the other side. could this be a lid? could it be the rim of a large vessel?

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    #33

    What

    A funny image of cargo pants arranged to look like a face, prompting amusing questions.

    cubbi_gummi84:

    You need to carry snacks in the mouth. Perfect pouch for tater tots.

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    #34

    What's The Science Behind The Cool Pattern On This Stick?

    A hand holding a baffling image of a curved, textured stick, resembling an old tree branch.

    Leading_Tradition997:

    Spalting, a side effect of fungus growth in wood.

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    #35

    What Is This I Keep Finding In My Food?

    A baffling image of a tiny, translucent object, possibly a stone, held on a fingertip.

    i keep finding these small, rock-hard orangeish to yellowish things in almost everything my mom makes. at first i thought it was just overcooked/burnt beans, as thats what i first noticed them in, but then they began showing up in other non-bean meals. they've only started appearing within the past one to two months, so i can assume it's something from a new seasoning she's using. they don't have much of a taste, but they are sort of bitter. the edges are hard, sort of like they were burnt. they're softer in the middle, and i can slightly bend them if i hold them with tweezers and then use two fingers to pull the edges up or down. i'd like to know if anyone has some idea what this could be so i could tell my mom to at least use that seasoning or spice less, if not to stop using it all together. let me know if i should find a different subreddit to post this in, too.

    pumpedupcouple:

    Red pepper seed.

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    Lady Gypsy Rain
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    And if not that, I’ve recently started having problems with corn coming out exactly like this in my casseroles. And it’s not all of the corn. But enough of it to be noticeable. Makes me believe qc at the processing plant isn’t as good as it used to be. Probably being done by AI for all we know

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    #36

    What? Y’all I Think They Might Be Colour Blind

    A baffling image of a brown cardboard box with the text THIS BOX IS GREEN, referring to its environmental impact.

    anonymous:

    As in better for the environment, not color.

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    Glix Drap
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    It can identify as being any colour it likes.

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    #37

    What

    A baffling image showing a smartphone screen displaying a search result about Johnny's Pizza, with text overflowing.

    overthrowerr:

    Google’s already [poor] AI overviews have been breaking so hard lately.

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    Rafael
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gún"

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    #38

    What Has McDonald's Done To Their Food?

    A baffling image displays an online menu for a Big Arch burger and meal with seemingly impossible calorie counts, raising questions.

    Over 1Million Calories.

    ganadaIf:

    They added uranium sauce.

    aneristix:

    these numbers are calorie counts.
    what we commonly call calories are actually kcals, or, thousands of calories.
    these numbers are accurate.

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    Glix Drap
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look, let's be honest, if you eat that regularly it is highly likely you will get fat.

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    #39

    What? A Rat Is A Pig Is A A Dog Is A Boy?

    A baffling image shows a collage of a rat, pig, dog, and boy, asking questions about animal sentience that the internet could answer.

    NesterPower:

    PETA tries to say animals are like people so you should be a vegetarian.

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    TroubleMarkOne
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, I should stop eating pork, pets and children?

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    #40

    What Is This Thing Given To Me By A Very Normal Looking And Active Man

    A hand holds a baffling image of a handwritten note and a wire-wrapped stone, creating questions that the internet might answer.

    This strange note was given to me written on paper birch bark and wrapped in wire with this rock. The note doesn’t really make much sense to me and he had a whole bag of them and was going around giving them out.

    Queasy_Violinist_348:

    Looks like someone who is in psychosis. They must’ve liked you! Let us know in the following days if you experience any extreme luck!…Or bad luck.

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    Lady Gypsy Rain
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    He may be in psychosis, and is likely doing most of this work with his hands at the tools. It’s honestly not bad work considering. Wire wrapping is fun but it requires patience and practice.

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    #41

    What Is Wrong With My Perfume? Why Does It Contain Lead?

    A small bottle with a warning label about cancer and reproductive harm, one of many baffling images.

    dominus762:

    California puts that label on everything, because it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

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    David Paterson
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "because it's better to have it and not need it”. Wrong. Crying wolf is wrong.

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    #42

    What?

    A hand holding a package of Zesty Bites candy, with baffling images of the candy showing not actual size.

    The packaging of this candy has a disclaimer that the image is not the actual size of the candy... but it is pretty much exactly the size of the candy!

    Efficient_Bluebird_2:

    It’s for future shrinkflation.

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    UKGrandad
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American, by any chance? Probably preempting the inevitable lawsuits from people who find one smaller than the picture and sue for false advertising.

    #43

    What Are These Blue Spots On The Bottom Of These Sprite Cans

    Two aluminum cans with blue ink marks on their tops, placed on a dark surface, one of the baffling images.

    wortinger:

    It’s ink. Like a signature for the printing machines so that the quality control people can identify which machine printed the can.

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    TroubleMarkOne
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Smurf fell into the production line. RIP😏

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    #44

    What Happened Here Why Is It Labeled So Many Times?

    An open McDonald's McNuggets box filled with chicken nuggets, featuring '10 McNUGGETS' printed multiple times, a baffling image.

    ManufacturerCold2994
    It might be for the McDonald’s staff. Maybe they tend to give 9 or 11 McNuggets.

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prefer the potential explanation by a different poster: "I have another bet. Different languages. On europe we are used to it. But it gets funny when its a trademarked name. So one would get 1 Salad/Salada/Ensalada/Salade/Salat/Salad and 1 McNugget/McNugget/McNugget/McNugget/McNugget/McNugget"

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    #45

    What Is Going On Here ?

    A baffling image of a small domino tile and a fly on a concrete ledge, sparking questions answered by the internet.

    This Fly doing is doing something weird.

    glitchygreymatter:

    Maths... Is hard...

    grmpastps:

    Nothing going on here, just a fly photographed in front of a fake domino.

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    Glix Drap
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fly is calibrating his sterioscopic vision.

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    #46

    What Is This Green Thing In My Ruffles?

    A baffling image showing a large green blob or piece of food in a potato chip bag with several ripple chips.

    Working_Student_7048:

    Spices clustered together. I would suggest you dispose it. I have friends who would crash it and consume like spices again.

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    UnclePanda
    Community Member
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found a gumdrop sized lump of seasoning in a Cheetos bag. Of course I ate it. It took three days to come down. Incidentally, Jesus, Elvis and Stevie Ray all say hi.

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    #47

    What Is This Fortune? Has Anyone Seen These In The Wild?

    A baffling image showing two empty fortune cookies and a small wrapper with a toy inside.

    Cybergurl:

    Looks like it's an intrusive ad for people who ignore digital ads.
    If it doesn't have a regular fortune on the flip side I would be upset at this. I definitely don't want advertising in my fortune cookies!
    "Accept Cookies?"
    "NO THANK YOU"

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    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gee. It looks like an ad that I Would get on my phone or see on tv. Instead of thinking maybe that is it, I will ask people online to tell me what it is. It's the matrix letting you know you chose the wrong color pill.

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    #48

    What Is Causing The Color Of This Blue Crab Meat? Is It Safe To Eat?

    A baffling image of a metal plate with leftover crab claws and shells, covered in sauce and remnants.

    Is this crab safe to eat? We have left the restaurant now, but I am trying to see if I was overreacting by telling the restaurant manager that the crab was bad. This was blue crab, I have read that the claw meat can be darker, but I'm not familiar enough to speak from experience. Does this look rancid or just typical blue crab?
    I thought the crab smelled like ammonia, but the manager didnt want to admit that it smelled. She said it smelled 'fishy' but was normal. I am pregnant, so I started second guessing my nose and thinking that I was just being over sensitive.


    Particular-Jury-3251:

    I wouldn’t eat it, anytime you smell ammonia in seafood throw it out.
    Source: My grandfather was a commercial fisherman, and I grew up in a small fishing town.

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    RoteWeil
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife got a lobster that smelled like ammonia once. We thought someone had sprayed it with cleaner to k**l the smell of it being spoiled. Didn’t eat it either way.

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    #49

    What Is This Ad???

    A close-up of a woman with captivating blue eyes, her face dappled with water droplets, creating a baffling image.

    MF-GOOSE:

    Just casually living in an episode of black mirror these days

    burnafter3ading:

    Pop in that URL, and I imagine you'll be in for some strange spam.

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    #50

    What? How Did She Get It?

    A baffling image of a green Shrek statue mistaken for a sacred idol, with a woman praying to it.

    Bro this gotta be fake unless she's never seen Shrek. Or is trolling.

    blessings-of-rathma:

    How much of this looks real to you? It's a picture of a 3D printed Shrek, a different picture of a praying woman, and a caption that says something about both of them.

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    TroubleMarkOne
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently, she prayed to it for 4 years, having bought it thinking it was a Buddha. When she found out, she viewed it with humour and accepted it as part of her spiritual journey. As for the Op - not everyone watches Shrek movies and not all pictures are the actual event, but purely for illustrative purposes! 🤔

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    #51

    What Do You Think This Expiration Date Means Exactly?

    A baffling image of a product label showing a lot number and an unusual expiration date.

    B00dreaux:

    Ugh. As a regulatory labeling person, this is the worst technically compliant date format they could choose. One of the most important focuses of the work is patient safety, which is best served by plain language and straightforward formatting. Whoever did this has terrible professional judgement.
    I do think it's either Julian date formatting or their Quality team doesn't do good work either and a digit is missing. Booooo.

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    Ace
    Community Member
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It' an error in the label printing software, the date is stored internally, normally as a number of days since X and converted into a readable format for printing. This has used a Julian format, YYDDD, rather than the more usual MMDDYY used in the US.

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    #52

    What The Hell?

    A YouTube channel page showing long video durations like 1,234,567 hours, one of the baffling images.

    How’s that possible?? Any devs here that could have an idea?

    SM1334:

    They must have modified the video in a way that its just the same image but for 1.2 million hours. So the file size is probably like <1mb.

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    BlackestDawn
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Video compression removes many/most non-changing parts so if it's a static image (especially without any key frames, a.k.a scene/camera angle changes) then compression alone would do most -if not all- of that reduction.

    #53

    What Is This? Found In Baghdad (2008)

    A baffling image of a digital caliper measuring a bone-like object, showing a reading of 71.6 mm.

    NoHeight6815:

    Pestle is what I am thinking.

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    #54

    What Are These Messages I’ve Been Receiving ?

    A baffling image of a text message from an unknown sender asking, Denise, Available at this moment? Chip Halbert.

    I’ve been getting these weird text messages for months, always addressed to denise or chip. It’s always under different phone numbers, I have gotten at least 10 this past month. These screen shots are just some I’ve saved. At some point I was getting them a few times a day..

    brycifer666:

    Weird scam or just a wrong number. I've gotten a voicemail of two old guys arguing and trying to call a woman to settle their dispute. I still wonder if they figured it out...

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    #55

    What Is This, Found It In My Sons Room?

    A baffling image of a black and white bottle with a metal nozzle, a perplexing object seeking internet answers.

    IrishReaper2040:

    Definitely a butane container, for refilling mini torches and lighters.

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    Ace
    Community Member
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Huffing. Verry bad.

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    #56

    What Is This Art Style Called?

    A baffling image of a disturbing, lanky creature standing over a sleeping person in a vintage drawing.

    Monkeynutz_Johnson:

    It's something between a Gothic style and an edwardian style vaguely reminiscent of Edward Gorey. It's a nice piece, didn't notice if you named the artist but it's a great original piece. Well, is it the original or a print?

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    Multa Nocte (she/her 8647)
    Community Member
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    5 days ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is from from the 1863 edition of the Dictionnaire Infernal. "The Dictionnaire Infernal (English: "Infernal Dictionary") is a book on demonology, describing demons organised in hierarchies. It was written by Jacques Collin de Plancy and first published in 1818. There were several editions of the book; perhaps the most famous is the 1863 edition, which included sixty-nine illustrations by Louis Le Bréton depicting the appearances of several of the demons. Many but not all of these images were later used in S. L. MacGregor Mathers's edition of The Lesser Key of Solomon."

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    #57

    What?

    A baffling image of a badly translated orange warning sticker about appliance power consumption.

    HumbleGhandi:

    Is this something that heats or cools? I think its saying if you switch it off overnight, it'll run full cycle to make up for the lost cooling/heating overnight.

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    Lady Gypsy Rain
    Community Member
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All these years I’ve been trying to explain that concept to my parents. They just don’t get it.

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    #58

    What Do You Want Me To Do Then???

    A baffling image of a sign in a waiting room that says Please don't wait in our waiting room, prompting questions.

    heffred:

    And no parking in the parking lot.

    MyUsernameGoes_Here_:

    So, what's the first sign say?
    I'd bet money it says something like, "if you are coughing, sneezing, running a fever/showing signs of flu/COVID" and the second one says "please don't wait in our waiting room". It's to keep well-visits separated from the sick-visits at clinics/doctors so they don't get the not-already-sick people sick.

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was at the doc's yesterday, they had up signs about not being in the waiting room with a list of symptoms that matched covid, flu, and measles; to prevent contagious illnesses spreading from the surgery..

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    #59

    What Is This Trying To Say?

    A hand holding a small black gift box with the brand name VQYSKO and the text 'pecinlly for you,' one of the baffling images.

    Made in china this is the box for my son’s gold plated bracelet. Still no idea what they mean.

    guzzijason:

    “Personally for you” is my guess.

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    #60

    What Is The Origin Of This Image?

    A baffling image of an animal skull with cartoonish green eyes and an open mouth.

    yeswayhose:

    Looks like the skull of a Chacma Baboon.

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    David Paterson
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These Instagram filters are getting really insane. Just kidding, baboon skull.

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    #61

    What: Has Anyone Ever Seen This Before?

    A hand holding a can of Fritos Bean Dip, an image that had people asking questions.

    MC_LegalKC:

    Printing error. One of that shade's constitutent ink colors ran out or didn't print. The green is from the inks that didn't run out.

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    Keith Evans
    Community Member
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    naah its diced Shrek skin flakes

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    #62

    What Is A Bug Doing In My Soup?

    A baffling image of a large, d**d bug on a paper plate with some food residue.

    the-furiosa-mystique:

    The backstroke.

    Terrible-Piano-5437:

    The stinkbug might have come from your kitchen. They come inside in the winter.

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    grotesqueer
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What kind of question is this supposed to be? Bugs exists, and one ended up in the soup. What more do they expect there to be to the story?

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    #63

    What The Heck, Really Chatgpt

    A baffling image of text explaining the spelling of strawberry with a funny and helpful internet answer.

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jokes on you, there are only one r, the rr is a separate letter. Just like double-w.

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    #64

    Eh What? Either I'm About To Have A Great Time Or A Bad Time

    A baffling image of chocolate brownies in a display case with a misspelled sign that reads Bronies.

    Sorry-Climate-7982:


    Oooh, crunchie crust brownies.
    Not for the ordinary palate but delicious in their own right particularly if dark strong chocolate.

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    #65

    What Is This

    A baffling image of an unusually large slotted spoon, causing people to ask questions about its use.

    MetalFootVillain:


    It's a spatula for cooking and serving fish. It's called a fish lifter.

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    #66

    What Is This Kitchen Knife?

    A hand next to a white tool with a small blade and a hook, one of the baffling images.

    Big handle, small knife, strange hook.

    GrapeMiserable4081:

    Parmesan knife.

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    #67

    What

    A baffling image of the book Eat That Frog!, a self-help book for stopping procrastination.

    Particular_Win2752:

    This is a rip off of an actual business leadership book. Called "Eat the Frog". Basically. Get the hard part over first the rest will feel easier.

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    Gail Lott
    Community Member
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    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just say, "Hate it worst? Do it first."

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    #68

    Ordered A (Rather Expensive) Hair Curler On Amazon...this Is What They Sent Me

    A baffling image of a package opened to reveal metal components and instructions, raising questions for internet answers.

    Ill-Kitchen8083:

    The robot who fills the order predicts you need this more.

    _Kelly_A_:

    That’s a knockoff of the original “MagVent”.

    They’re great when you want to get your dryer as close as possible to the wall behind it.

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    NapQueen
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you see if it worked though?

    #69

    What!? (Found This Unique Sipper Bottle In A Store Yesterday)

    A baffling image of a green Coca-Cola can, a surprising color that sparks questions from viewers.

    KeyNefariousness6848:

    That is from the stevia sweetened coke it had a green can.

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More likely to misprinted Sprite one. Coca Cola sipper bottles have the full branding of the product on them (Coke Zero is the full "Coca Cola Zero", Diet Coke has the Diet Coke branding. If this is from Coca Cola Life (over here they have discontinued tat brand and instead stevia'd the Coke Zero, ick), it would have the full branding for Coca Cola Life, not the normal Coca Cola branding.

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    #70

    What Is It Doing There??

    A red sign reading 'SIGN NOT IN USE' on a pole beside a road, one of many baffling images.

    Stunning_Pen_8332:

    I suspect there used to be another sign there…

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    UK Highway Code, "Sign Not in Use": This sign indicates that a sign ahead which is usually offering a variable message is not currently in use or is being tested.

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    #71

    What’s In The Baloney ??

    A baffling image of a pink substance in a container, with two strange shapes carved into its surface.

    Grakch:

    Looks like end piece/outer ring of the casing and some part of the inner meat hanging on at the end. Maybe they had a dirty slicer and didn’t clean it before cutting this up.

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    #72

    What Is This? I Got It Like Three Years Ago And I Still Don’t Know What This Could Be

    A two-panel image showing a small, clear green plastic object, then glowing green, among baffling images.

    Mason-Walker:

    Looks like an old early 2010s finger beams toy, spiderman themed.

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    #73

    What Is This Piece Of Cereal?

    A baffling image of an unusually large, hollow, ring-shaped cereal piece on a spoon.

    Just--kiddin:

    When mommy and daddy love each other and want to make more cereal.....

    fixxxer2606:

    Cereal.

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    #74

    What Button..?

    A baffling image of a Microsoft verification screen asking to prove you're human with a unique puzzle.

    Zephy2007:

    Sorry, you seem like a robot.

    Rakumei:

    If there is actually no button it could be Microsofts servers having a brain f**t.
    Or it could be you. Disable ad blockers or any weird crap in your browser that might interfere with content on a page and try again. Better yet, try a different browser.

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    #75

    What Are We Doing

    A baffling image of a hand reaching for a giant Hershey's milk chocolate bar, priced at $21.97, in a store aisle.

    ShoddyExperience5747:

    Given that it’s a three pound chunk of chocolate, and a regular sized bar, 1.5 oz. , sells for about a dollar, ON SALE, that’s approximately 32 bars worth of chocolate. You’re ahead of the game, BUY IT.

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    Fred
    Community Member
    5 days ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet the proportion of cocoa solids is low, so it hardly counts as chocolate.

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    #76

    What's Up, Doc?

    A baffling image of a creepy Bugs Bunny statue sitting on a toilet, a peculiar sight for internet answers.

    The_Old_Huntress:


    It's to distract you from how cramped the space is.

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    #77

    What Does This Symbol Mean If Anything?

    A baffling image of a large, distinctive white arrow symbol painted on a dark surface from an aerial view.

    D2LossPrvntion:

    The Seventh Letter.

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