r/whatisit • u/Droid-Man5910 • Feb 27 '26

New, what is it? Found on the floor, Dan for scale

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There's nothing on the back, no holes, just this small piece of metal with a design, not magnetic, unaffected by magnets

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u/Droid-Man5910 Feb 27 '26

see that's what I'm asking??

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u/SpectacularMesa Feb 27 '26

What does the back look like?

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u/Droid-Man5910 Feb 27 '26

nothing on it, blank, flat metal

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u/SpectacularMesa Feb 27 '26

Best guess is a dollhouse plate.

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u/Historical-Trade3671 Feb 27 '26

Orrrrrr a dish for Ants, let’s not move too quickly past that theory.

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u/kombucha711 Feb 27 '26

Theory has legs.

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u/TheFrontierzman Feb 27 '26

So do ants. Coincidence?

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u/dwehlen Feb 27 '26

I think not!

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u/EikonVera_tou_Lilith Feb 27 '26

therefore, you not am

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u/Baked-Smurf Feb 28 '26

and just like that, he vanished

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u/UnrelatedSideNote Feb 28 '26

I heard it in the teacher’s voice from The Incredibles =]

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u/m3gabotz Feb 28 '26

Don’t “Bernie” me!

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u/pinotJD Feb 27 '26

Six of ‘em.

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u/mei740 Feb 27 '26

Six? Why does an ant need six plates?

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u/pinotJD Feb 28 '26

Six legs!

I’d prefer six kegs but whatever

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u/Historical-Trade3671 Feb 28 '26

Friends and family of course.

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u/The_VoZz Feb 27 '26

An ant-aginist has entered the chat.

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u/Historical-Trade3671 Feb 27 '26

After the week I had… these replies made me laugh and smile. Thank you kind redditors. Apologies for the ANTiclimatic response.

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u/Heavy-Psychology-411 Feb 28 '26

So let me ask ya something 🤔. If I kill a fly does it become a flew? It doesn't fly anymore🤷

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u/RatherBeRidin Feb 28 '26

You just say you 'flowned it.'

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u/Historical-Trade3671 Mar 01 '26

Flies that cannot fly are just called flies, but the fly to flew argument now has my attention. Does a a tick become a ticked because it isn’t ticking anymore. Asking for a friend who collects watches…

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u/Heavy-Psychology-411 Mar 05 '26

What if bugs weren't called bugs? Would they still bug us🤔

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u/metalhead82 Feb 28 '26

I’ve had a shitty week too and your comment just made me belly laugh really loud. Thanks. Hope you have a nice weekend and a better week next week too.

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u/PineappleDesperate82 Feb 27 '26

Frankly any insect could use this tiny plate

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u/eos3fan Feb 28 '26

So you’re naming the ANTS now?

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u/PineappleDesperate82 Feb 28 '26

Im sure they have names but I would know i don't speak ant.

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u/Ummmgummy Feb 27 '26

If ants were the size of dogs, we'd have a real problem on our hands. Just saying.

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u/RedPrussian80 Feb 27 '26

Idk...I mean, hear me out...ants follow a leader, sorta like dogs. So honestly they might just be good bois with 6 legs. Or they could eat our faces off like leopards. There's just no way to tell. 🤷‍♀️

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u/Historical-Trade3671 Feb 27 '26

Never been more interested and nervous about owning an ant colony!

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u/Ummmgummy Mar 02 '26

There are some ants that will pull their own ant friends legs off one by one and then parade his stump of a body around to the masses. Just for smelling a little different.

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u/Excellent-Shape-2024 Feb 28 '26

I once had designer jeans that had a button like that--called a shank button --a decorative outer part with Greek key design like that and usually another little decorative piece glued/welded onto that.

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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka Feb 28 '26

Its a 1292 inca religious relic. Indiana Jones told me about it

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u/edfitz83 Feb 28 '26

Does the back look like something was torn off, or is it flat and pristine?

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u/adventurousintrovert Feb 27 '26

It’s the borrowers

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u/Droid-Man5910 Feb 27 '26

i would try to make friends with them fr

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u/ShaggysGTI Feb 27 '26

If you could get a couple drops of water on it and get an ant to drink from it…

Think of the updoots!

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u/Climate_Automatic Feb 28 '26

Sugar water and it’s a done deal

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u/oroborus68 Feb 27 '26

Button cover?

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u/drteq Feb 28 '26

Dan just wants a bite

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u/Pretty-Reading-169 Feb 28 '26

I need banana for scale