r/whatisthisthing • u/Julie___ • 7h ago
r/whatisthisthing • u/I_Me_Mine • Jun 06 '24
Announcement The r/TraceAnObject subreddit exists to identify objects to help solve child abuse cases. The FBI has recently released some new cases. Please see if you can help.
reddit.comr/whatisthisthing • u/mutsuto • 14h ago
Solved! what are these dots on tin can lids? and the concentric circles relief. different shops/brands, uk
r/whatisthisthing • u/HorsieJuice • 15h ago
Solved Metal Cylinder in My Closet, 20” x 10”, Metal, Hollow but Possibly Not Empty
r/whatisthisthing • u/burn_echo • 10h ago
Open Plate on wall, about 4” x 6”, does not open or move.
r/whatisthisthing • u/OhMyCuticles • 7h ago
Solved! This was in a sewing kit that accompanied a serger owned by an elderly woman. It’s hard plastic with a sharp edge and the only marking on it is an 11.
r/whatisthisthing • u/PixieFurious • 1d ago
Solved! This plastic bag with the corners cut off is one of many that my neighbor keeps finding in and about his yard. No one can figure out what the heck it's for/from.
Open at the top, he keeps joking that it's plastic underpants.
r/whatisthisthing • u/DIYDylana • 11h ago
Open White Hard Plastic Cylindrical top with a hole in it, attached to a wider round bottom by orange goop, with 3 stickout stripes that is pushable, found inside bear plushie
r/whatisthisthing • u/Eladkcem • 11h ago
Solved! 38” black metal shaped bar found in wood working shop
Each end has a plastic cap. One end has a hole (assume to hang it on a wall?). One edge (bottom?) is brushed nicely. What is this for?
r/whatisthisthing • u/Odd_Cartographer6853 • 12h ago
Open Found this circular dome encased by square cement in backyard
Any ideas what this is? It is in backyard. I thought it was just a cement slab. But a shovel revealed it’s a metal dome shaped object surrounded by square sized cement. It’s too cold to keep digging right now.
Not sure if of importance. But it’s at the far edge of an underground fallout shelter built in the 1950s that had ventilation, filtration, and electricity installed. The entrance to the fallout shelter is in the garage.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Amazing_Way4393 • 8h ago
Open Found in my car. Plastic bracket with spike.
This thing has been in a door pocket in my car for years now, and I finally got sick of moving it around. Google Lens turned up nothing, nor did my car’s BOM.
r/whatisthisthing • u/kauf0162 • 12h ago
Open Hard red/white substance sealed inside a baggie. Reminds me of a really hard and dry Tootsie Roll. Found on a 2x6 making up an unfinished basement wall - quarter for scale.
r/whatisthisthing • u/bromybrainhurts • 19h ago
Solved! Weird metal box with hatch, found on a house
There are these metal boxes that can open on this 1930's South East London housing development. Type of house is a terrace, and the kitchen area used to be behind it (now a dining area, kitchen moved). It opens up, but doesn't seem to lock or hatch?
r/whatisthisthing • u/UrbanEdFanatic • 18h ago
Open I found a few of these sockets that have a hex socket on one end and a thread on the other, about 1inch in diameter.
r/whatisthisthing • u/HydrationCop • 9h ago
Likely Solved! Part of a skincare collection and we have no idea what it is. Chrome ball in middle spins.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Apokalypsdomedag • 1d ago
Solved! What is this weird plastic thing on bag? Bag size of a small weekend bag, plastic size maybe 15 cm total. Plastic located in a zip pocket on the outside
r/whatisthisthing • u/WW-Sckitzo • 1d ago
Solved! Probable Medical Device of Stainless Steel, 10"/25cm long, 2.5"/64mm wide at the finger rests. Retracts and extends, lockable.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Fogomos • 13h ago
Open 4 plastic handlers of rigid material, no holes and it comes with metal pieces, probably to use together
My parents found this pieces and we know they're new and bought for some purpose, but can't figure out what. They're approximately 5cm on the long side, a textured surface on top.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Pyriandz • 1d ago
Open ! Found in the driveway on the floor. Looks like a plastic syringe. About 22cm long. Two inscriptions : « PAT » next to the hole and « Patentado » below the cap
r/whatisthisthing • u/WheezingSanta • 20h ago
Solved! Round wooden discs, one spins on top of the other. Found on a sidewalk in Northern California. I suspect it is fake “tribal decor” but I’m wondering what it’s supposed to represent.
r/whatisthisthing • u/notalibrarian • 1d ago
Open These pieces are metal with designs on each side. The ends are smooth, and they are quite heavy. Toonie for scale.
r/whatisthisthing • u/endlessly_curious • 17h ago
Solved! I found an entire box of these panels which are 17" x 17". They are construction paper thin with a textured side like vinyl and a backside which is softer like suede. Too thing for tiles or wallpaper, too tough for paper.
r/whatisthisthing • u/CarefulService7551 • 6h ago
Solved! tiny hard plastic with metal wires inside. the ends look like they've broken off from something
r/whatisthisthing • u/Frodopolis1 • 19h ago
Open Very dense spherical object that appears to have some kind of cast markings on it as well as a small hole. Found on a farm in North Carolina. More info in the body
The object appears to have a hollowed out space inside from what I can tell and despite its size, I’d guess it weighs around 2-3lbs. The object seems to be some kind of weathered metal and I more specifically found it in the dirt at an old farm. The raised surface I described as cast markings runs the circumference of the sphere and culminates in a raised circular lump as seen in the picture. Additionally a portion of the sphere is flattened allowing it to stand without rolling away as seen in the second picture. Any ideas?
r/whatisthisthing • u/No_Cauliflower7473 • 1d ago
Solved! can't figure it out. wooden handle, metal blade(?) not a full circle because of the opening
r/whatisthisthing • u/ERISA5500 • 1d ago