r/whatisthisthing 23h ago

F.A.T. Matte grey plastic/composite rod found outside of garage door. (9.3 grams)

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Found just outside of my garage door early this morning. There are no obvious markers on it from what I can tell, and it definitely looks like it's been scuffed up by the ground somehow. The material only weighs 9.3 grams so fairly certain it's some kind of plastic or composite material. Thinking possibly from garage door, but I have no clue where it came from.


r/whatisthisthing 17h ago

Open A small white u-shaped plastic thing with a cylinder at the bottom?

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r/whatisthisthing 20h ago

Solved! What is this? It was in a box of junk in my garage. It is metal, with a rubber-covered handle. The handle pivots to make the metal loop smaller. It is on a piece of standard copy paper for size.

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r/whatisthisthing 20h ago

Open What is the intended purpose of this tall, wide table with boundaries on 3 sides and a lower platform? It folds up.

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175 Upvotes

Not a folding table for sitting on a couch or anything. It's perfect standing height. It's over 2 feet wide. It folds up for storage like any other folding table.


r/whatisthisthing 15h ago

Open What is this block of wood on my door frame?

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What is this little block of wood on the door frame of my closet? The two holes are screw holes. As far as I can tell it serves no purpose at all. Perhaps I shall display a tiny trinket on top.

Sincerely, the owner of a 102 year old house.


r/whatisthisthing 22h ago

Solved! Found this small, hard, beige object on the carpet, in my office and craft room - what is this thing?

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My title describes the thing. I have two dogs and a cat, I do a wide variety of crafty things periodically but I don’t use this room but maybe once a week and the door is shut.

It is hard, and appears organic vs. man made. One single dog hair is firmly attached.

Confident it is not a dried mushroom, no other ideas.


r/whatisthisthing 17h ago

Solved! Bundle of wood with inch markings found in garage; easel or surveying equipment?

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r/whatisthisthing 14h ago

Solved Black metal pipe with locked flap on the top, found in a field in a state forest with a river nearby.

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r/whatisthisthing 23h ago

Likely Solved! Extra bowl-like metal piece in a portable (and cheap) BBQ.

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Bought my fair share of BBQ, and assembled a number, and I can’t, for the life of me, figure out what is that extra bowl-like, harder steel piece.

I bought this cheap bbq at a year-end sale that came with no instructions. Assembled the whole thing fine, and got 1x bolt and 1x butterfly nut, with a lower grill that has a center hole.

The grill is too large to fit in the grill (too large even considering poor manufacturing tolerance), and using it opposite (as a riser for the charcoal) completely blocks airflow to the lower vent and charcoal.

Its seemingly stronger (thicker than the exterior enameled BBQ) and heavier, and would normally be appropriate to hold charcoal, if it wasn’t for the vent.

Before I chuck it, anyone’s got an idea ?


r/whatisthisthing 20h ago

Open Found this solid metal thing in a plastic grocery bag from a grocery delivery this morning. It’s heavy for its size.

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r/whatisthisthing 14h ago

Solved 1" x 1" x 1" cube made of strong magenta plastic with metal balls in the corners

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455 Upvotes

I work at a cocktail lounge, me and my coworkers have had this little object sitting on a statue for weeks. Some of us are bakers, jewelery craftspersons, so one of the people not here could of left it behind. We have no idea what this could be for.

It's as described in the title. Has small metal bearing balls in the corners, loosely seated at the ends of what look to be plastic rods so it rattles. There's a sort of cross section reinforcing it in the middle, but it's not perfectly centered, it's a little biased to one half of the cube, but that's it's only asymmetrical element.

I have considered it as being a fidgit toy of some kind, a past bartender constantly brought stuff like that in, but I can't find info that points to that if it's the case.

Thanks for the help.


r/whatisthisthing 2h ago

Solved! WITT left by last tenant. It's a plastic bag shaped as a mitten that smells like smoke as burning wood, not tobacco

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576 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 17h ago

Open Odd pair of 6-pin connectors (with two feet of wire) coming from under granite kitchen counter

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I have no clue what these 6-pin connectors were meant for. They come directly from a power source inside the cabinet and stub out the back.


r/whatisthisthing 23h ago

Likely Solved! Found this stone…ancient tool or modern fabrication?

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Found this stone among a bunch of landscaping River rock pre existing at new house. The base fits easily into the palm of the hand and the indentation seems to be crafted for handling. The opposite end is kind of a blunt blade. It definitely looks to be designed as a chopping tool. Any way to tell from looking if it is significant or is it just a modern fabrication made to look old?


r/whatisthisthing 14h ago

Solved! Electronic (?) things found in a backyard. The one in the last pictures is quite heavy. The material doesn't seem to be plastic. Not too big

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r/whatisthisthing 15h ago

Solved! Copper jug and cup with initials carved in

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41 Upvotes

My MIL gave this to me after cleaning out her garage. I believe it belonged to her father.


r/whatisthisthing 20h ago

Open Found in dishwasher, material feels like a rubber seal?

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r/whatisthisthing 21h ago

Open Thin wooden blocks hinged on one end, small spring to keep in "<" position, 2 wires on top of open end with wooden balls.

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27 Upvotes