15 Times Someone Found Something They Couldn't Identify, And The Internet Came To The Rescue
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We've all found something weird on the ground, in our house, or out in the world and had absolutely no idea what it was. Maybe you thought to yourself, "Somebody has to know what this thing is, right?" Well, they definitely do. On the subreddit r/whatisthisthing, strangers seem to be able to identify just about anything you can imagine. Here are 15 interesting things folks found recently and what they turned out to be.
1.This rusty-looking gravestone-shaped thing someone dug up in their backyard:
2.A ceramic napkin-shaped object hanging from a hook on the ceiling in a cabin in Maine:
3.These little rubber cones dangling off the front of a van:
4.This funky little brass item with a hollow end.
5.A metal panel with two white cylinders attached under someone's staircase bannister:
6.This large cast-iron artifact that was found in a creek bed in Missouri:
7.This funky little piece someone found in a Czech military surplus bag.
8.This spikey ball someone dredged up from the bottom of a lake in northern Michigan while they were fishing:
9.This heavy brass circle with removable numbered plugs that was a family heirloom in the Isle of Man:
10.This random toolset somebody found underneath their sink:
11.This ominous capsule someone stepped on while walking around at the beach:
12.This funky little tool someone found underneath a pile of clothes they'd recently purchased:
13.This light-up box with an interesting pattern of shapes that was available at an estate sale:
14.This metal gizmo on a table that sits between two couch cushions:
15.And finally, this gold, round disk featuring a bunch of city names that was left behind in an empty office:
Personally, I've never seen any of these items before. So I have to ask: Would you have known what these things were if you had seen them out in the wild? And have you ever found something you couldn't identify that someone recognized right away? Let us know in the comments!
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