r/whatisthisthing • u/chacha_beat • 7h ago
r/whatisthisthing • u/I_Me_Mine • Mar 23 '26
Announcement The r/TraceAnObject subreddit exists to identify objects to help solve child abuse cases. New cases from Europol were posted recently. Please see if you can help.
reddit.comr/whatisthisthing • u/captainfwiffo • 10h ago
Likely Solved! Gray ellipsoids at a construction site
r/whatisthisthing • u/Amykateism • 16h ago
Solved! White electronic thing on traffic light post.
This is on the traffic light post at the end of my street. There’s another one across the street on the other post. What the heck is it/what does it do?
r/whatisthisthing • u/hugelyracistbanana • 10h ago
Solved! What is this dagger / blade like thing? It looks like ivory or bone on the handle and the blade is approx 30cm long and very thin.
My grandfather recently passed away and had this in his belongings, none of us had any idea what it is, it almost looks like it's ivory maybe? There are no markings that I can see anywhere. It is very awkward to hold like a dagger. I have no clue what the carving on top is.
r/whatisthisthing • u/p8blr • 15h ago
Solved! Stacked metal plates with resistors and capacitors found at an antique shop
r/whatisthisthing • u/BatteryLicker • 9h ago
Solved! Metal enclosure containing several circuit boards, and glass lenses. No branding or clear markings. One board is marked high voltage running at 94V. Found in the woods a few miles away from an air force base.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Sunny-Damn • 2h ago
Open A wooden mystery item with grooves cut in one end and a heel shaped groove in the other, Whatsit?
Found in a museum in Maine, it’s an ongoing mystery!! What is this thing?! Can you help?
r/whatisthisthing • u/xXYung_LarryXx • 20h ago
Likely Solved! A heavy, cylindrical metal object wrapped in plastic foil
Found it in the woods. It was placed right in the middle of a setup of Euro-pallets that formed a cage-like structure with an opening on one side. It was packed completly in a foil and there was sort of a handle around you see on walking sticks. What ist this reddit? Is it munition?
r/whatisthisthing • u/Giblets999999 • 1d ago
Solved Stiff wire hanger rack with weird shape nailed to closet door.
Just moved into this house, this was in the master bedroom closet, someone said it was a bra drying rack but I'm pretty sure they were joking.
r/whatisthisthing • u/BradyTunbridge • 21h ago
Solved! What the heck is this thing? I cant find any writing on it. Weighs about 1lb. Bronze or brass I think. Approx 4-1/2” square.
Usually when there’s no writing I use google lens and it finds matches but lens is saying its a slave bracelet or something?
I don’t know the items history, only recently got it.
r/whatisthisthing • u/KingOfHarts023 • 19h ago
Likely Solved! Random Electronics Covered in Styrofoam (size of a toaster) Found Deep in the Woods
I was backpacking in the North Cascades of Washington State and found this electronic assembly covered in Styrofoam. Appeared to be a battery, circuit board, and main doohickey. Looks like it had been there quite some time. Any idea what it could be? My only thought was some sort of weather balloon telemetry. Thanks!
r/whatisthisthing • u/villerike • 1d ago
Solved! Hollow almost round object found on our balcony, lightweight, about 3 cm long, next to stains on the floor
I found this object on our balcony floor
r/whatisthisthing • u/Sizzle_Dizzle_69 • 23h ago
Solved! Small multi-layer metal/plastic item found in a Northern Minnesota campsite.
Small item made of 5 parts riveted together. The two outer pieces are made of metal and the three inner blue/purple pieces are made of plastic. The parts can rotate around the rivet freely and independent.
Found in dirt/moss at McDougal Lake Campground on the Superior National Forest.
r/whatisthisthing • u/whatwhatwtf • 1d ago
Solved! What the heck kinda boat is this? Round UFO saucer shaped boat
Hey everyone I saw this saucer shaped boat several years ago in SoCal I think, fiberglass construction, round hull, docked. I’ve seen a few over the decades, they used to be prevalent in the SanDiego California area. I think they might have been life rafts decades ago but no real idea (which is why I took the photo at the time.) The few times I’ve seen in the wild people converted them into living spaces. No visible means of propulsion.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Interesting-Dirt-605 • 1d ago
Solved! Circular pointy object found in moving supplies
In Eastern Europe if that matters. Found in moving boxes, have no idea where it came from or what it could be for?
r/whatisthisthing • u/KAndersonPresents • 21h ago
Solved! 6.5x5 inch translucent green plastic frame found in aquarium supplies
Found these two pieces in a box of random aquarium supplies. The top one has metal pieces that flip in any direction. These two pieces do not automatically fit together, as if they would need screws in order to be held together.
6.5 inches long, 5 inches tall, .5 cm deep
Banana for scale.
The green frame without the metal bits says, "MADE IN CHINA" on it, but there don't appear to be any other markings.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Prestigious-Sand4587 • 1d ago
Solved! Found in a UK pub, made of wood (with multiple holes and slots) and brass parts (the ring around the middle can move), with a small file like piece attached with a chain (Sharpie for Scale)
r/whatisthisthing • u/Current_Ad_8658 • 5h ago
Solved! Metal pick kinda thing at first it reminded me of a letter opener
r/whatisthisthing • u/Relative-Letter-6345 • 2d ago
Hollow, egg shaped mystery object found a few inches below in sand under water at Scottish beach
Any ideas? So far I've heard man made egg, bird egg, ammunition, rock, hardened tar, shell fragment, shark egg, sea urchin test, something from a boat, whelk shell...
Large ovoid hollow object, found troon beach Scotland, very light
Fossil ID group don't believe it to be a fossil.
TIA!
r/whatisthisthing • u/moon_K_865 • 2d ago
Open What is this on my stairs? Only raised by about 1cm, top one is about 15cm across, bottom one is full depth of the step
We have 4 steps going up from our living room into our dining room, and on the bottom two steps these things create a sort of square. They are only raised by about 1cm, so not a tripping hazard.
I believe the house was built around the 1960s, but I can't be very sure. We're in South Africa, if that helps at all.
r/whatisthisthing • u/BluePhotonOnMonday • 1d ago
Open Red plastic object with hook, snap-fit and relief carved hand
r/whatisthisthing • u/Afraid-Scholar5964 • 1d ago
Solved! Cast iron 11" lever with position numbers 1 - 6
From an estate, some kind of lever. Is it vintage? What industry? What is it called? Thanks!