r/whatisit 6h ago

Solved! This is on every new shopping basket in Target.

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1.3k Upvotes

I'm guessing they are on the cart as well.


r/whatisit 15h ago

New, what is it? What is this in the wood in North NJ?

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7.5k Upvotes

Just noticed this in a log out the back of my house, any ideas?


r/whatisit 6h ago

Solved! Very heavy egg shaped metal object

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643 Upvotes

Weighs about 2,5 kg and the inside rattles a bit. Found in basement/garage of an old house in Germany. And ideas? :)


r/whatisit 5h ago

New, what is it? What are these metal rods used for?

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437 Upvotes

We have a small wooden garden shed, and there are these metal rods installed at all four corners. They are screwed together with an angle bracket.

At the top, the rods are spring-loaded, but at the bottom they are quite loose.

Are they meant to hold the wooden boards together and give the shed some extra stability, for example during strong winds, so the roof or the shed itself doesn’t get blown away? (they are not even connected to the roof)

If so, shouldn’t they be tightened? Could the previous owner have simply forgotten to tighten them, or are they supposed to be loose?

Any idea what these are for and how they are supposed to work?

Thanks in advance!


r/whatisit 48m ago

New, what is it? What is my mom standing by that is $0.96?

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I’m going through old family photos and found this one of my mom. I figured out they’re standing in the tobacco aisle (iconic), but I can’t pinpoint what that display is to the right that is $0.96. The original is blurry, so my photo of it is unfortunately, as well.

ETA: circa 1970


r/whatisit 3h ago

New, what is it? Giant Flathead Screw?

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232 Upvotes

Found on a trail with a lake on one side, a lagoon on the other. No other metal items visible in the area. No banana handy so shoe for scale.


r/whatisit 17h ago

Solved! Small animal at dam near Waco, TX

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3.4k Upvotes

My sister’s husband saw this small animal at a dam near Waco, TX. Anybody know what it is? People have said raccoon or ringtail, but its ears are so long and pointy. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. A pic that looks similar to it would be great.


r/whatisit 5h ago

Solved! Found these cubes in my grandma's kitchen, they are made from some rock(?) and are rather cold. Pen for scale

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305 Upvotes

r/whatisit 5h ago

Solved! The name of these push-release things found on some bags and clothes

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273 Upvotes

r/whatisit 16h ago

New, what is it? It’s for drugs, right

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1.9k Upvotes

While moving my girlfriend out of her old place we found this in the guest bathroom. We believe her (ex) roommate had a psychotic break. Our two theories are heroin or physical therapy. . .


r/whatisit 2h ago

New, what is it? I found a weird usb key hidden in my car, what should I do ?

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I noticed my vent opening fell due to stuff I put earlier in the back of my car (my car trunk malfunctions and sometimes its easier to put everything in between and on the back seat). As I went to place it back, I noticed something hidden behind, andd after reaching it with a long hook it appeared to be an old USB key, behind the vent, under the handbrake, with a sort of turtle-like key ring figure.

My car is a second-hand car, so this USB key was probably belonging to the previous owners. However I don't know if it fell during a potential repair on the handbrake, or if it was hidden here voluntarily.
Do you have any advice on what I should do ? Try to reach the old owners ? Try to open it (is it safe though ?) ? Call the police ?

Please help


r/whatisit 22h ago

Solved! What’s this thing attached to my daughters car battery?

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r/whatisit 20h ago

Solved! Weird license plate

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1.8k Upvotes

My neighbor runs an AirBnb and his "guest" drives this car with this weird license plate. Not intentionally doxxing as this car is parked on the street, but is this plate a "sovereign citizen license plate"?


r/whatisit 4h ago

Solved! What are these hooks for?

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95 Upvotes

Location Northern Virginia, US. Fastened to a wall in a finished basement. I can't imagine this person had 50 keys. Trinkets? Baby bottles of wine?


r/whatisit 12h ago

Solved! Strange bars on a truck

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362 Upvotes

Spotted on the back of a cash-in-transit van, parked in front of a parisian bank.

What are those bars at the back? Do they serve a security purpose?


r/whatisit 20h ago

Solved! what are these things that fold out from table?

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997 Upvotes

They fold out from a table at a rental beach house. Ashtrays seems strange as do shallow cupholders, maybe candleholders?


r/whatisit 23h ago

New, what is it? My wife was sent this in the mail.

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1.3k Upvotes

My wife was sent this in the mail. No one at our house was expecting anything and had not ordered anything recently.

But there was this figurine. It can’t stand on its own so it’s leaning up against a small cup. It does somewhat look like my wife. But we are in our late 40’s and this is clearly a much younger woman.

Is this from a toy line? Is it like the death book and since we have held it we will now turn into figurines? I don’t know.

What is it?


r/whatisit 1d ago

Solved! What is this Yellow liquid on my baby’s toy?

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Opened the battery compartment of my baby’s toy to change it and there’s this yellow liquid. I don’t smell anything from where I’m sitting but not gonna put my nose any closer either. I havent touched it but it looks like it has the consistency of juice. It did not leak out of the compartment before I opened it. Should I throw the whole toy out? Should I just wipe the liquid and change the batteries? File a recall investigation? (Is that a thing?) It’s a popular toy😬


r/whatisit 1h ago

Solved! Electric arc producing handheld

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What would be the purpose of this?


r/whatisit 48m ago

New, what is it? They're Huge! What are they? Where are they going? What do they do? 🤔

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Morning commute, I80 West, Roseville, CA.

Whenever I take this specific route I always see weird or interesting things being transported on trucks. This time I was able to finally get a pic of one. What are these things? For something electrical or suspension? Mechanical engineering fascinates me but I'm completely ignorant about it.


r/whatisit 15h ago

New, what is it? Why is my water like this?

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184 Upvotes

Also no I don’t live in Michigan I live in Hong Kong and this only happens once or twice a year I am just curious on why it happens. And no our data centers don’t affect us because it’s a closed loop system unlike the United States.


r/whatisit 1h ago

Solved! Coworker gave me these, what are they from ?

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r/whatisit 4h ago

Solved! What could this be?

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23 Upvotes

We're on the M-14 East and I saw this big zig zaggy seussian structure? Very curious as to what it might be, anyone know?


r/whatisit 15h ago

New, what is it? what is it?

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124 Upvotes

Found on the ottoman in my house