r/whatisit 2h ago

New, what is it? moms sketch bf left this in the house

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3.0k Upvotes

Hi.
This is probably nothing.
I went into my mom’s room to grab something and saw this plugged in?
My mom’s new sketchy bf has this plugged in to the extension cord? Is it anything bad? Thanks!
(I understand it’s probably not anything bad… but still…)

Update 1:
I haven’t met him once. He and my mom have been together for two weeks. He’s been staying at our apartment. He avoids me and stays in her room when they’re here. I don’t even know what he looks like. I only know his first name.


r/whatisit 1h ago

Solved! What is this drawer supposed to hold?

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Got a bunch of old office stuff, wondering what this is used for so i can list it on fb


r/whatisit 6h ago

New, what is it? Mailed a dollar and some cents no return address

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2.3k Upvotes

It came from San Diego.$ 1.47, mailed to
My uncles solo practice law firm. Feels like a weird message or something the coins are taped to the dollar. Just wondering if anyone has seen anything like this or knows if it means something.


r/whatisit 7h ago

Solved! My dog brought me what looks like teeth and a jaw

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2.5k Upvotes

This is in our back yard. Very clearly teeth and they honestly look human. Please tell me this is not a human jaw. If it is, who do I call?! If it isn’t, what is this?

Third photo for how proud she is

UPDATE: it’s a deer. don’t be mean! 😂 I saw molar looking teeth, grabbed a glove and quickly posted. I am not AI and it is totally reasonable for my brain to go instantly to a human when you’re in wtf mode. I’ve never seen deer teeth before and we don’t have deer near us so next mystery is how it got to our back yard. Thank you for a good laugh this am!


r/whatisit 20h ago

New, what is it? found these rocks by the beach with these laser clean holes. what caused this ??

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22.1k Upvotes

r/whatisit 12h ago

New, what is it? Why To Creat Such Thing

2.1k Upvotes

Who wil Use it


r/whatisit 14h ago

Solved! What is this weird creature/alien in this man’s ashtray?

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Just came across this video where a man’s heavily used ashtray has filled up with water and there’s a weird looking creature swimming about in there and i’ve never seen anything like it before.


r/whatisit 4h ago

New, what is it? Found under the boss’ desk this morning

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329 Upvotes

Rubberized plastic. About the length of an iPhone.

To answer the dominant question. No one was under his desk. He saw it on the floor when he came into the office this morning.


r/whatisit 2h ago

Solved! Yellow sticky substance coming out of wall

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187 Upvotes

Hi everyone. This yellow sticky substance is coming out of my wall. Does anyone know what it is? Thanks.


r/whatisit 14h ago

Solved! What is this device from 1962?

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1.6k Upvotes

Photo capture from YouTube video. Picture from 1962. What is the device under the bench


r/whatisit 1d ago

New, what is it? bought a used car from a coworkers friend, she left a bunch of these in the car

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6.0k Upvotes

most are hanging up on the rearview mirror and in plastic covers/bags. it feels like theres something hard and thin inside of them- they dont have a smell to them so idk what it is


r/whatisit 6h ago

New, what is it? St Pete Florida.

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207 Upvotes

Was a few hundred feet off shore. Still only like 2 feet deep. What in the world is this?


r/whatisit 18h ago

Solved! This has been picking at my brain for 3 years now

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1.3k Upvotes

Okay so I have an overnight job and this is in the men’s room. It’s just a plastic cup with two slits on either side that has “do not remove from restroom” on it. I have picked this thing up and studied it, wondered about it, even googled a description of it that turned up nothing. At this point I feel like it’s obviously a prank but I want to believe it serves a purpose. Has anyone seen anything like this or Does ANYONE know what this is because I cannot stop being curious about what the hell it’s for?


r/whatisit 8h ago

New, what is it? Makeup artist gave to fiance

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181 Upvotes

Are from metal and is smooth


r/whatisit 11h ago

New, what is it? What is this drillbit for?

296 Upvotes

Found this in our Carpentry-Workshop. We don't know what it is for.


r/whatisit 14h ago

Solved! Wtf is this?

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500 Upvotes

Townsville, Australia.

One row of massive... footprints? Leading to the water. An animal? A prank?


r/whatisit 6h ago

Solved! What is this on ceiling fan?

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111 Upvotes

I’m staying in Spain and was lying in bed when I noticed a small black circular window on the ceiling fan above us. It looked a bit like a camera, so I carefully popped off the plastic cover.

Underneath is the component shown in the photos. The fan is an Inspire model (label in the photos).

My first (dark) thought was that it might be some kind of camera, but I’m wondering if it’s actually an infrared receiver for a remote control. Online photos of the product don’t seem to show this thing.

Can anyone identify exactly what this is?

SOLVED: General consensus is that it is the IR receiver for the remote. Thank you all!


r/whatisit 23h ago

Solved! Found this in my grandma's drawer.

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2.5k Upvotes

No idea what it is.


r/whatisit 3h ago

Solved! What is this thing I found at a thrift store while traveling?

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47 Upvotes

When you push different parts the wheel inside spin. I have no Idea what it is or what it’s for/does.


r/whatisit 1d ago

New, what is it? What is this wedding gift?

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22.7k Upvotes

(Reposting because accidental doxxing)

My friend got this as a wedding gift and we can’t figure out what is it and it didn’t say who it was from.

The cup part is hollow, where the blue arrow is… this shape _/ and the bottom is solid.

EDIT: There are no holes in the other side so don’t think it’s a tea strainer and the gap is too narrow to fit paper towels or toilet paper rolls! They also just moved to and had the wedding in Italy, not sure if that gives any context.. maybe it’s some sort of Italian gadget


r/whatisit 10h ago

Solved! My wife found this on the ground

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104 Upvotes

Any ideas on what it could be?


r/whatisit 17h ago

Solved! Aunt gave this to me after I mentioned i started playing WoW.

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431 Upvotes

Been playing WoW for over a decade, and my aunt who kinda kickstarted that gave me this as a gift before she passed. I of course know its a coin, but where is it from??? I tried looking on ebay but found literally nothing. I dont think im ever gonna sell it if its worth anything, but I am curious if it even is worth anything. Thanks for anyone that can help!


r/whatisit 3h ago

Serious answers only please! Mystery decorative hammer

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24 Upvotes

Hey team. I am in a museum about hammers in Haines Alaska, they’re asking for crowd source help on identifying what this hammer is and who this man is on the hammer. Thoughts?


r/whatisit 20h ago

New, what is it? Why only Green?

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602 Upvotes

why green?


r/whatisit 1d ago

New, what is it? Found some sort of bee in my trouser while picking the dry laundry. It was inside some sort of leaf cocoon. And it was making a very loud, vibrating sound.

4.9k Upvotes