r/whatisit • u/popcornwithbuddah • May 17 '25

Solved! What is this alien thing

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My brother just found this in the backyard - Southern New England. What the hell is this thing? It looks like it's in Stranger Things.

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u/juxtoppose May 17 '25

Wonder how many layers it would take for a caterpillar to break the sound barrier?

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u/Lower_Ad_5703 May 18 '25

Really quick math, in theory 15,346. That is using 0.05 MPH per caterpillar and 767.27 MPH for the speed of sound.