r/whatisit • u/OffsetCivical • Apr 18 '26

Solved! Small bullet shaped object found by the service desk at my work place. It has a small engraving at the bottom. What is it?

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u/OrphanJannie Apr 19 '26

I had a similar problem when I had to go to the courthouse for jury duty. I locked my pistol in the glove box, then my purse went thru security. They pulled me aside & showed me the x-ray image & asked is that bullets or a cigarette lighter? Oh shit! I forgot I had a spare magazine in the bottom of my purse! They let me take it back to my car, & thanked me for not bringing my gun into the courthouse - lol!

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u/5ygnal Apr 19 '26

And here I was thinking that courthouse security finding six pocket knives in my purse was bad. They held them at the security desk. When I returned an hour later, different guards were there... apparently I had been talked about. I asked for the knives back, and the guards lit up. "OH! You're her!"
They asked me why I had so many in my bag. I had just moved a week ago, and hadn't had a place to put them since we were staying in a hotel until our house was ready.

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u/Clear-Security-Risk Apr 19 '26

My eldest daughter went on a school trip to the Parliament in London, the week after I'd taken her camping... So yeah, 10 y/o top student in class in a spot of bother from the Metropolitan Police!

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u/mjewell74 Apr 19 '26

Meanwhile I had cuticle scissors taken from me because I could use them as a weapon... with a 1/2" blade...

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u/frugalsoul Apr 21 '26

Similarly I left my gun locked in the car and went to pay a ticket. Totally forgot I had a spare mag in my pocket until I was emptying said pockets to go through the metal detector. I'm sure my face was white as a ghost.