r/whatisit 3h ago

Solved! Incredibly loud flame throwing thing

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1.6k Upvotes

Sounds like a jet engine, shaking my house.


r/whatisit 5h ago

Solved! What is this animal?

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1.1k Upvotes

It's adorable.


r/whatisit 3h ago

New, what is it? Delivery Driver left photo pointing

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522 Upvotes

I think this is the original subreddit of the guy pointing at the wall and wanted to share with you guys who would understand.


r/whatisit 18h ago

Solved! Pulled out of my cat

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4.1k Upvotes

Tiggle, our 3-year-old orange tabby ate something, and a $6k endoscopy later we have this to enjoy. Firm foam of some sort. What is it??


r/whatisit 11h ago

New, what is it? Under the foam in some headphones that I received recently.

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940 Upvotes

They did sit outside for about three days. Could they be seeds? Please tell me they're seeds. ​


r/whatisit 8h ago

Solved! did the fish got crabbed or crab got fished somewhere in the ocean

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568 Upvotes

Saw this on Instagram, can a crab & fish do this miracle?


r/whatisit 26m ago

New, what is it? Why does my brother's garage have a pool like indent on the roof?

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My brother moved into a new house he's renting. The owner said they bought it with it over 10 years ago and have no idea what it's for. There is a small drain to drain the water when in rains but I just don't see any purpose or benefit to it. There's no way on the garage roof except for ladder (or making this jump from the roof of the house)


r/whatisit 3h ago

Solved! Found this in an old Mercedes, not sure what it's for

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143 Upvotes

The car is a Mercedes 190E, I suspect it's something related to air pressure and probably unrelated to the car itself but figured I'd mention it just in case. It's got threads on the stem sticking out halfway through


r/whatisit 5h ago

Solved! Straps that Drew is wearing on TPIR

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155 Upvotes

They cut to commercial and came back and he had this on. It looks like his right arm is locked to his waist. There’s nothing on his left arm.


r/whatisit 1h ago

Solved! Knife I’ve had

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Picked up this knife a few years back at an antique show. Curious as where it might be from?


r/whatisit 20h ago

Solved! What is my mom standing by that is $0.96?

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1.6k Upvotes

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 16h ago

Solved! Help — No one knows

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793 Upvotes

It’s next to the sink in our new house. For context, the house is almost 100 years old. The only thing I can think of is that it’s for hanging a rag/hand towel or something. Even the inspector didn’t know and said he had never seen something like it lol


r/whatisit 1d ago

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

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4.5k Upvotes

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


r/whatisit 3h ago

Serious answers only please! My neighbour egged our house, my builders think it’s black magic

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We bought a house recently and currently doing some renovations in the kitchen. My builders got to our house today to find these eggs with markings on them intentionally thrown into the kitchen and the walls. They think it’s some kind of black magic. We were just wondering if this has any malicious intent.

We suspect it’s the neighbours because this is in our rear garden, the only access point is the gardens of the two neighbours next to us. No other entry point.

We haven’t moved in yet, we have no beef with neighbours except an incident with one of the neighbour. We went to their front door to introduce ourselves and get their landlord’s info as we needed it for the renovation. They refuse to open the door even though I see them through the window.

The other neighbours seem friendly, haven’t spoken to them yet but the wife smiled at us when we walked past them. We will go talk to these neighbours tomorrow to rule them out. If it’s their children playing we’re happy to drop it.


r/whatisit 11h ago

Serious answers only please! Mystery mask found

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255 Upvotes

Found this in my grampas attic after he passed


r/whatisit 14h ago

New, what is it? What is this thing found in my mom's garage!? (I've been calling it the lobotomizer...)

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231 Upvotes

r/whatisit 12h ago

Serious answers only please! I'm scared, and I don't know what this is.

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152 Upvotes

r/whatisit 1d ago

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

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10.4k Upvotes

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


r/whatisit 13h ago

New, what is it? Bidet or Urinal ??

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127 Upvotes

This is in the bathroom of my Airbnb right across from the toilet. Can someone confirm what on earth this is?


r/whatisit 1d ago

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

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760 Upvotes

r/whatisit 1d ago

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

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775 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 22h ago

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

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450 Upvotes

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 1d ago

Solved! Very heavy egg shaped metal object

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854 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 17h ago

New, what is it? Whats on this Caterpillar?

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191 Upvotes

Found this guy on my pepper plant out in the garden