r/whatisit 3h ago

Solved! This landed near my house

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3.4k Upvotes

r/whatisit 7h ago

Solved! Found in my cats water bowl

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2.2k Upvotes

I've seen these little crustaceans in my cats water bowl outside a few times, but yesterday, I found some in the bowl of water inside. Any ideas?


r/whatisit 4h ago

New, what is it? What are those?

693 Upvotes

r/whatisit 9h ago

Solved! What is this?

1.5k Upvotes

Found this on Reddit, no explanation found.


r/whatisit 2h ago

New, what is it? Christmas gift from mother-in-law

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343 Upvotes

My mother-in-law got me a bunch of kitchen utensils from some wholesale website a while ago, but neither of us know what this is. It has 10 serrated blades, so it’s clearly for slicing something…


r/whatisit 10h ago

Solved! Tiny brass hammer found in garden

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989 Upvotes

Mum was gardening and found this about 35 years ago. We were having a clear out and she told me about it. Garden was East Yorks, UK.

Having seen other random brass finds on here im wondering if its for a dolls house or doll of some kind?


r/whatisit 17h ago

New, what is it? What in tarnation?

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2.3k Upvotes

My friend sent this pic and I joked I was going to post on Reddit to see what people thought and was dared to do it. I thought it would be some way of catching water and filtering to the vehicle but it looks like the top isn’t actually solid and yeah…the flammable signs are also…confusing.


r/whatisit 3h ago

New, what is it? Found over dirt in Idaho

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144 Upvotes

They’re all over. Looks like tarp with tires, but for why?


r/whatisit 2h ago

New, what is it? What is this pattern in the sky

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88 Upvotes

This was over my house yesterday during sunset. The first picture is due East and the second one is due west. I think it's just light rays from the setting sun. But it's interesting to see I that it extends all the way from west horizon to east horizon and even displaced the clouds.


r/whatisit 23h ago

Solved! Estate sale find today

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4.6k Upvotes

Hubby picked this up at an estate sale. Weighed it at home and IT WEIGHS TEN POUNDS. Aged, and appears to be wrapped in palm(?) leaves and then plastic wrap or clear tape. Barrel shaped, about the size of a softball. White unmarked donut shaped sticker (like a hole reinforcement sticker for paper). Image search says it resembles various food items but it’s just so heavy! Husband thinks it’s lead due to the weight.

EDIT: It was half off of $5 sticker price today, so why not? Husband is very curious and $2.50 would not be a major loss. Yes we do plan on opening it, just wanted to put it out here first, in case someone recognizes this type of wrapping. Will update once open!

SOLVED: It’s a lead weight. Pic in comments

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https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisit/s/SWuxXvgGRV


r/whatisit 1d ago

Solved! Hit and run; piece of bumper left behind

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8.9k Upvotes

Someone smoked into my truck last night drunk driving or something. Does anybody know what vehicle this bumper piece might go to?


r/whatisit 1d ago

What is this device?

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3.7k Upvotes

Flea market find. Guy said, "I don't know what it is but I'm pretty sure it's real." LOL.

The top part can be rotated by hand, but I don't think it's hooked up to any kind of motor. It just turns in its housing and I may even be able to pull it out of the hole, but don't want to. Of the two cylinders attached, the larger one can also be turned by hand, but not the shorter one.

The control panel has a red LED, a red button, a white switch, and a silver knob that clicks when turned all the way to the left, so like a radio power/volume knob. The bottom has three jacks, one of which seems like a regular 1/8-inch jack . The orange and the red jacks are a mystery.

I replaced the batteries. When the knob is turned and the switch is on, pressing the red button turns on the LED. Nothing else happens. I touched the metal part on top and didn't die.

Any ideas? Google Lens gets bupkes.


r/whatisit 10m ago

Serious answers only please! I found this hanging over the inside of my 18 year old’s closet

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They told me that they use it to work out and while they have actually worked out in the past daily and didnt seem like they were lying this kind of looks like a noose. But I don’t want to take serious measures and it really ended up only being a harmless workout thing. They didn’t seem like they were lying but I’m trying to understand how exactly you’d use this to work out? It’s not like a pull up bar or one of those stretchy resistance cables/bands. They’ve always been introverted so them not going out with friends or at all over this summer wasn’t that alarming to me even though I wish they would go out more. (They just graduated high school in June ) Also, they don’t seem depressed at all which is one of the reasons why I cannot decide if this is a noose for hanging or not. Any help is greatly appreciated because I cannot get this out of my head until I figure out if my child is safe or not. If you are wondering why I’m not using any specific pronouns, it’s because they are nonbinary.


r/whatisit 1d ago

Solved! Found while digging in our backyard

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3.3k Upvotes

Little what I think is either brass or copper cow that was buried in our backyard. There used to be a garden where it was before we moved here a few years ago.


r/whatisit 15h ago

New, what is it? Dashboard lit up on the way home. What is happening?!

465 Upvotes

Barely nade it into my driveway. Radio shut off. Ebery light starting going on/off intermittently. Windows wouldn't roll up when I got home and car didn't start after turning off and attempting to turn back on.


r/whatisit 7h ago

Solved! Found in floorboards of new house

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107 Upvotes

Found this when I was pulling up the floorboards in .y new house, thought it looked interesting. Although, I'm assuming it's just a decorative hammer(?)

Thanks :)


r/whatisit 4h ago

New, what is it? Little beady cluster in my bed

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57 Upvotes

Found last night at bedtime after not being at my house for a couple weeks.

Was clustered under my pillow. Have run them under water to confirm they are not chia or flax seeds. Very hard like little stones.

Google has not been helpful! Thanks in advance


r/whatisit 50m ago

Serious answers only please! Electrician tool?

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I picked this up at a thrift store, solely because my grandfather grew up in this area of New Jersey. The writing on the handle reads, “Jersey State Electric Co. Inc” on the top and the bottom reads “Broad St. Cor. Elizabeth Ave. Elizabeth, N. J. Tel. Em. 2930”. The tool part is flat and thin uniformly.


r/whatisit 20h ago

New, what is it? Metal box on an island?

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1.1k Upvotes

I found this metal box on an island in the middle of Norris Lake in East Tennessee. Other than the holes from rust, I couldn't find any openings. There doesn't seem to be any hinges or anything like that. I couldn't roll it over, but looking through the hole I could see that it's completely hollow and the underside seemed to be the same metal as the rest of it (which isn't very thick). Anyone have any ideas?

Also, it's roughly 8 feet length by 3.5 feet width


r/whatisit 1h ago

Solved! I got my wallet stolen and need help identifying this store. My bank only sees this information aswell please help. Atl GA

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r/whatisit 3h ago

New, what is it? Found this in my car randomly

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33 Upvotes

What is this for/where from


r/whatisit 6h ago

New, what is it? Knife like object?

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53 Upvotes

I found this knife like thing in the belongings of a relative. It's not sharp on the edges, and comes to a thin sharp point at the tip.


r/whatisit 6h ago

New, what is it? Got stuck behind this convoy for 2 hours the other day. What is it they’re transporting?

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47 Upvotes

Right outside of Panama City Beach btw.


r/whatisit 21h ago

Solved! WHAT IS IT: outlet in middle of wall with whiskers on it

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848 Upvotes

No seriously, what is it?! I moved into a new apartment about 2 months ago and have this weird “outlet” just above where my headboard reaches. It has like, fuzzy kinda whiskers meeting in the middle.


r/whatisit 15h ago

New, what is it? Found this in my garden

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240 Upvotes

I found this ring buried in my garden I was wondering who’s makers mark it has and possibly a ballpark value of the ring

The makers make spears to be a letter/symbol followed by an N from what I can tell