47 Weird Items Identified By People On The Internet

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4 days ago

Just about everything seems to be changing these days, but one thing remains the same: humans are always finding weird little doodads and dinglehoppers and having absolutely no idea what they are. Fortunately, the r/whatisthisthing subreddit is always ready and willing to help. Here are 47 recent finds from the sub and what they turned out to be:
This heavy iron mechanism with three prongs and a rotating handle that twists them around:
This metal item that has a tiny, red gem-like stone and connections for electronics:
This big set of metal tongs with an intricate pattern on the inside:
A red bead with black etchings that was found near the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon:
After some guesses, the original poster, u/clicheusernamehere, came back to say they'd figured it out. "Thanks to a very helpful redditor on r/seaglass, and some extra research, it seems that the bead is likely a 1920s Egyptian revival art deco glass bead which had been melted at some point ('bonfire glass') causing it to deform and get sand embedded in its cracks, then got tumbled in the rocks and waves giving it its frosty appearance. Then I found it!"
This leather pouch found in an antique store:
These metal cylinder window covers in Enna, Sicily:
This wood and fabric box that opens up slightly found at a church auction:
This plastic canister with a metal spike protruding from one end:
This small orange item that made rattling noises found in the ground in Rtanj, Serbia:
This metal ring with slots and a hole in the center:
This metal, hook-shaped item someone found while digging in their yard:
This mug with an etched rabbit found on a curb in southeastern Wisconsin:
This large wooden item suspended by chains in a churchyard in Cyprus:
This metal shoe cover with leather straps:
These two small prisms attached to a metal frame:
This large, heavy metal item with a spring in the center:
This odd, lightweight object found digging in a yard that flakes apart easily:
These tiny capsules found in someone's basement:
This wooden container with metal inside found in a thrift store:
This sealed glass vial that washed up on a beach in Scotland:
This white ceramic basin found in a school chemistry lab cupboard:
These round cylinders with conical depressions inside:
This ceramic frog with an opening that goes all the way through:
This heavy metal object with wheels found out in the woods:
This thick glass cup with a hole in the bottom:
These two square, waffle-shaped plates with small handles:
This small window in the top of a built-in kitchen cabinet:
This bent metal item found in a yard sale toolbox:
This small, heavy ball with "4K" marked on it:
This wooden yellow ramp found on a blueberry farm:
This Victorian, egg-shaped container:
This pair of hinged spoons found in a thrift store:
This small table with some type of basin insert:
This leather harness with chains and two domed sections:
This shiny, metallic, gravel-like substance someone found on top of their wood stove:
This oval-shaped, braided thing found in a box of antiques:
This lump of hardened tan material in Lebanon, New Jersey:
This wooden box with spinning dice and painted with the phrase, "What shall I smoke?"
This white powder someone saw a runner drop along a hiking trail in a park:
This canon-like object found outside of an airport:
This diamond-shaped, off white thing found in a recently passed person's keepsakes:
This metal piece with a separate handle found buried in Vancouver, Washington:
This gigantic die featuring a bunch of random numbers:
This long, necklace-like item with a unique clasp:
This metal tin that was found in an old dump:
This large, red, cake-sized kitchen item:
And finally, this mirror-sized item covered in blue velvet material:
If you enjoyed looking at all these interesting objects, check out some other items identified by the internet here: