Imagine you find a coin. And you don’t know if it’s over the top or worth nothing. ¿What should you do? Take a photo and post it on the subnet “What Is This Thing?”. And it serves more than coins.
This community easily identifies missiles, slugs, breast pump … anything.
This subreddit has 894,000 members and does not stop growing. Below you can broaden your horizons and vote for your favorite weird things.
#one
I found a rock on the porch of my new house, turned it around and had this. ¿Is it a fossil?
Answer: Yes it is. The impression of a tree trunk.
#2
¿What is this white fluff in my basement? My mother got scared
Answer: This is what a spider looks like with a fungal infection.
#3
¿What are these bugs and what do they do?
Answer: They are European red slugs and they are riding it.
#4
¿Is there a type of explosive on the floor of the server room?
Answer: It is a Russian Sagger MCLOS ATGM missile. Good luck with it.
#5
My sister found this by cleaning a fish. I had it in my mouth and there was a smaller one in my stomach
Answer: (Cymothoa exigua) A tongue-eating parasite. Devour the fish’s tongue and then take its place. It is awful.
#6
¿What is this for?
Answer: With this you can plug your mobile into a USB port and make sure there is no data exchange, only electric charge. Also called a USB condom.
#7
I found him under a ladder in the mall parking lot. the clothes are made of thread and the hair is like dirty glue. ¿What is it?
Answer: It is a doll that is barely remover. You tell her your worries and put her under the pillow at night. It’s supposed to take your worries away while you sleep.
I had one exactly the same and lost it in a mall years ago!
#8
My grandmother received this from a friend after her death, and no one knows what it is at her senior center.
Answer: It is a pipe to smoke opium
#9
This was inside a book, I don’t know if it’s real money
Answer: It is Philippine money when it was occupied by Japan in 1941.
#10
¿Does anyone know what these round prints are and what they are for?
Answer: Formerly the windows were made by turning the glass until it was flat, that is the center from which it was rotated. New windows are made from glass floating in a cast tin container, making flat panels without these hassles.
#eleven
This sticker was inside a bible, but I don’t know what it means
Answer: It’s a sticker against Bush from the 1992 US election
#12
It belonged to my great-grandfather, what is it?
Answer: If it’s for real, it’s an ancient Gibson, from 1903 to 1933. It’s worth more than you think, so be careful with it, seriously.
#13
My girlfriend found this at her dinner, are they seeds?
Answer: They are insect eggs
#14
I was exploring in New Mexico and I found this … object
Answer: It looks like titanium … similarly sized titanium spheres are commonly found space debris.
#fifteen
I found this embedded in the lock on my front door, what is it?
Answer: It is a voltage key of a game of hooks
#16
In a house on an old plantation, from the 18th century. ¿What’s that about the roof?
Answer: It is one of the first types of ceiling fan. The top rope is pulled to create air movement and keep flies away during dinner.
#17
These animals went happily through the zoo but had no information signs. They are not rabbits or hares, what are they?
Answer: It is a Patagonian mara
#18
¿What is that circular object on the roof of the car?
Answer: Bubbl, it’s like an uber aimed at children or those who are very concerned about who is around the drivers.
#19
Bath hangers move up and down, what for?
Answer: We call them anti-ligations. If the rest of the objects in the room are also anti-ligations (the latch, the hinges, the dispensers), that is that you are in a room designed for someone at risk of suicide.
I saw it on my flight to Cali, what is it?
Answer: Specifically, it looks like a concentrated thermal solar energy complex. It uses mirrors that reflect light to a central tower that is barely seen here, turns into heat, and starts an engine.
I saw this “cloud” at 5 in the morning, the sky was clear, what is it?
Answer: It’s from a rocket launch, I live near a complex and I see it a lot
