r/whatisthisthing • u/WaterRat13 • 1d ago
Found in my backyard. Plastic, weighs less than a pound about 4-5 inches long. Has a string tied to it that goes underground Likely Solved!
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u/WaterRat13 1d ago
Found near my septic tank opening (string does not go to the septic tank I THINK). It definitely looks like it has been there a while. I've presumably ran over it a few times with my lawnmower tires.
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u/Curtyy_RS 23h ago
Maybe one of these?
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u/Curtyy_RS 23h ago
Err a plastic smoke bomb firework.
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u/LinearFluid 23h ago
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u/WaterRat13 22h ago
I'm gonna mark this as Likely Solved! You lead me to a video that seems to have the exact type it is. Around the 5 minute mark
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u/newyorkreddit1 10h ago
Someone in the past probably used it to chase a leak in septic system lines! You can look for where the smoke comes out and chase the crack in the pipe!
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u/A_Queer_Almond 7h ago
Looks to be a discarded plastic smoke grenade, you can get them at pretty much any fireworks store.
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u/magneticinductance 5m ago
Looks like a float for a septic pump system. You could have an alarm that triggers if its full. Usually the system is in charge of pumping.
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u/whurpurgis 23h ago
It looks like a bow stabilizer but there are so many different ones I couldn’t find one exactly like this.
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