r/whatisit • • 4h ago

Solved! What is this??

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4.2k Upvotes

I have a feeling that it is a toy of pleasure


r/whatisit • • 11h ago

New, what is it? I found this handy dandy, purple plastic tube.

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3.3k Upvotes

What practical purpose could this have? What should/can I do with it?


r/whatisit • • 5h ago

Solved! What is this windowed area for?

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1.3k Upvotes

Saw on a side-street today, Canada: a bay window area with a door, nothing on the other side and no other openings. No shop to use these as a display case either.


r/whatisit • • 17h ago

Solved! What could it be?

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944 Upvotes

Not the greatest photos, seen passing through Baltimore. The front has me thinking Corvette but that just doesn’t seem right?


r/whatisit • • 15h ago

Solved! Found this while hiking in the Sierra Nevadas. One end has nozzles and the green hose runs through the creek and has the end tied halfway up a tree. What is it?

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794 Upvotes

r/whatisit • • 19h ago

Serious answers only please! Found in the mountain along a knife

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682 Upvotes

In the second photo you can see that one side is serrated.

We think it may be to spark a flintstone but we are not sure. If it is, then it was made for left handed people i guess.


r/whatisit • • 4h ago

New, what is it? Previous tenant left us an oven that looks like it lost a gunfight. What happened here?

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We just moved into a new house and the oven came with a "story." Photos attached. There are ~15 dents in the bottom of the oven, all angled in the same direction. There are also hundreds of tiny copper-colored rings.

Background: the previous owner handloaded his own ammo and had gone deep down the Q-Anon rabbit hole. By all accounts, he also developed a bit of an alcohol problem... I can't imagine that dropped objects would make dents like these inside an oven.

Our working theories: 1. The oven was shot. (Self-defense against the Great Casserole Conspiracy?) 2. Primers or brass went off inside it during some alcohol fueled "loading" session. 3. Something boring, like cleaning chemicals or enamel failure, and we're overthinking it. Reloaders: is there any legitimate reason to put cartridges, primers or brass in an oven, and what would that do? Others: Anybody ever seen anything like this? It is mind boggling and we are dying to understand this one......


r/whatisit • • 10h ago

New, what is it? Car got broken into and it looks like the guy who slept in it left these and a pair of shoes behind. What are they?

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476 Upvotes

r/whatisit • • 15h ago

Solved! What is this feature on my pocket knife?

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448 Upvotes

I was gifted a pocket knife which I generally just use for opening packages but I'm perplexed by this hook-like structure on the bottom. It's obviously designed to serve a function but I'm at a loss for what it is. It looks like it has a small blade tucked away in the crevice but I have no idea why.


r/whatisit • • 11h ago

New, what is it? Where is the strikerside on these matches?

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316 Upvotes

I've looked all over and can't find it???


r/whatisit • • 21h ago

Solved! Oddly arranged Food keeps appearing near village

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270 Upvotes

Near our village there is a busy Path where people walk their Dogs regularly. Stuff like this and sometimes whole raw peeled onions appear out of nowhere. Some people think it may be poison

Edit: Rural Germany, Lower Saxony


r/whatisit • • 16h ago

Solved! Came with my belt.

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268 Upvotes

It was attached to the name tag and is hollow in the middle.


r/whatisit • • 6h ago

New, what is it? What is this that came out of grandma's closet?

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221 Upvotes

Nobody here knows what it is. It has some thin hooks and a brush hangs from it.


r/whatisit • • 9h ago

Solved! Kitchen Item, no one knows

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127 Upvotes

Anyone have any idea in what this might be? Som theories include butter warmer and garlic pot.
The designs in the side do not support this idea. There are no holes for ventilation for a candle.


r/whatisit • • 9h ago

New, what is it? A ring my father has from his grandfather, we don't know what it means or what it's from

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117 Upvotes

My parents have tried looking a couple times. They believe it's a secretarybird on a key but have no idea why or what that symbolizes, or if that's even necessarily correct in the first place. Any information greatly appreciated!


r/whatisit • • 14h ago

Solved! Found on military base, what is it?

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91 Upvotes

I found 4 or 5 of these plug/round (ammunition?) on an Air Force base out on a range. I have no idea what they are. Just sitting in some shallow grass of a field. All of them had this orange dust on them.

What is it?

Edit: this was a public/recreational area on base. Don't be dramatic.


r/whatisit • • 19h ago

Solved! Video found on tiktok, what is this on the lip gloss?

88 Upvotes

r/whatisit • • 17h ago

Solved! Found in a living room cabinet …

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I found two of these things down in a cabinet in the living room. The coaster in the one picture is a reference for the size. Down in this cabinet there is a lot of old equipment and crap, including an old Wii system. I thought maybe it went to the Wii system, but it doesn’t fit onto anything. Or at least I can’t figure out how it fits onto anything.


r/whatisit • • 12h ago

Solved! Hole opened up in Yard

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I randomly looked out my window today and noticed a small hole in my backyard. I initially thought it was from a rodent or another animal, but it turned out to be much deeper and wider than I expected.

I dug out the sides a bit, and the walls appear to be round and cylindrical. It looks like there may have been a top piece that decayed or rotted away over time. From what I can tell, the structure might be made of metal, but I’m not entirely sure. I don’t want to dig or hit it any further until I know what it is.

There’s no noticeable smell coming from it. My house was built in 1960, and I live in Central New York. If anyone has any ideas about what this could be, I’d appreciate the help.

it’s also about 6 feet deep in some areas feels like a hard floor in one area and then mushy in another


r/whatisit • • 22h ago

New, what is it? A tool that I found in my MIL stuff, can not figure it out.

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56 Upvotes

Maybe a scraper of some sort.


r/whatisit • • 2h ago

New, what is it? Found a small bundle of these at an estate sale. What is it for?

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53 Upvotes

They feel like glass, without any obvious markings. Any idea what they could be?


r/whatisit • • 13h ago

Solved! I found this whilst clearing out a drawer no idea what it is.

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The handle? Is 6cm long and spiky bit is about 1.5cm out. It looks like it could be a handle but where the threads should be, there are 3 rows of 6 small spikes. The spikes point inwards so it seems pulling it out from a slot would not be possible as it would dig in on its way out. Seems to be made of brass. Also ignore the remote in the photos used to prop it up.


r/whatisit • • 14h ago

New, what is it? Nightstand sized thing at Goodwill

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50 Upvotes

The triangle at the top could be moved around, the 2 front doors could open but nothing inside. The bottom has a small drawer (again, nothing in it). The box is made out of this weird wood and spraypainted(?) gold. Looked it up but nothing really looks like what this was.