/r/whatisthisthing
For the identification of mysterious objects
A place to find out what that odd-looking thing that you stumbled across actually is.
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/r/whatsthisrock for rock identification (or, dammit Marie, minerals!)
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Corroded brass plate approx 6x4in, MENU: TITS OLITS SPLITS, found Western PA
17:49 UTC
Small metal awl like item, approx 2inches long with asymmetric tapered ends
One end seems to have been flattened into almost a hook shape, but the contour is different anyway from the other side. Found as the cause of a punctured tire. Looks like brass, no grooves/markings/labels.
05:00 UTC
bag of multicolored shriveled pellets of some kind in my hotel room drawer
04:58 UTC
Metal Panel above toilet. Appears to open into the wall.
04:42 UTC
Concrete(?) briquette, 7/8” x 1/2”, with markings on it, found in a parking lot
00:14 UTC
Approx. 4” long, metal, found inside a vintage ice bucket.
21:40 UTC
Tiny spring and metal part found in washing machine drum
Found in the drum of my washing machine
21:14 UTC
Metal rack thing found on the back of cabinet in a built-in closet, front bar flips backwards
19:09 UTC
Bought at thrift store, no holes beside the one on the front, full bottom, glazed all around, and fully hollow, made out of porcelain, 10in x 6in, found alone.
17:38 UTC