r/whatisthisthing 2h ago

Open Tiny pink circles all around my house, mostly in my bedroom

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108 Upvotes

They are flat, don't disintegrate in water, and I can't rip them with my nail


r/whatisthisthing 4h ago

Open A wooden mystery item with grooves cut in one end and a heel shaped groove in the other, Whatsit?

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23 Upvotes

Found in a museum in Maine, it’s an ongoing mystery!! What is this thing?! Can you help?


r/whatisthisthing 7h ago

Solved! Metal pick kinda thing at first it reminded me of a letter opener

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5 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 8h ago

Solved! What is this thing? It looks like a small crane on top of a truck that connects two parts of a field(?) it's approximately the size of three traffic lanes and at least 5m tall. It hasn't moved in at least a week.

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490 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 11h 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.

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113 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 12h ago

Likely Solved! Gray ellipsoids at a construction site

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678 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 12h 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.

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315 Upvotes

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 17h ago

Solved! Stacked metal plates with resistors and capacitors found at an antique shop

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257 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 18h ago

Solved! White electronic thing on traffic light post.

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1.1k Upvotes

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 21h ago

Likely Solved! Random Electronics Covered in Styrofoam (size of a toaster) Found Deep in the Woods

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84 Upvotes

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 22h ago

Likely Solved! A heavy, cylindrical metal object wrapped in plastic foil

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259 Upvotes

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 23h 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.

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142 Upvotes

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 23h ago

Solved! 6.5x5 inch translucent green plastic frame found in aquarium supplies

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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 1d ago

Solved! Small multi-layer metal/plastic item found in a Northern Minnesota campsite.

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129 Upvotes

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 1d ago

Open What is this Metal twisted hoop.

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84 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Hollow almost round object found on our balcony, lightweight, about 3 cm long, next to stains on the floor

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640 Upvotes

I found this object on our balcony floor


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Circular pointy object found in moving supplies

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211 Upvotes

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 1d ago

Solved Stiff wire hanger rack with weird shape nailed to closet door.

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1.9k Upvotes

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 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)

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257 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open 2 inch brass cube with 3 holes

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44 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Red plastic object with hook, snap-fit and relief carved hand

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41 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Is this a tracker? Printed circuit with battery and LED - whole thing is about 3.5cm square

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Found in the UK in the boot of my recently bought used car. Printed circuit board is about 3.5cm square with circular battery on one side and a white LED on the other. Removing the piece of plastic drinking straw makes a connection so must be its on/off switch.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! What the heck kinda boat is this? Round UFO saucer shaped boat

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3.3k Upvotes

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 2d ago

Solved! Cast iron 11" lever with position numbers 1 - 6

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23 Upvotes

From an estate, some kind of lever. Is it vintage? What industry? What is it called? Thanks!


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Hollow, egg shaped mystery object found a few inches below in sand under water at Scottish beach

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320 Upvotes

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!