There are times where we're simply at a loss. No clue what to do or where to even start. In those times, some might turn to a friend for advice, while others turn to the internet.
These people found themselves stuck after finding bizarre items they had no hope of identifying on their own, but with the help of some friendly strangers, their mysteries were solved.
This was quickly identified as a ritual box used in Hinduism.
One person who uses a box very similar to this said the compartments store tumeric and other colorful powders. The carving on the 'petals' also depicts Ganesha, a Hindu god.
Proof that anything can look ominous when sitting out in the woods. This is a 'swinging gym', an old carnival ride that was pretty short-lived due to frequent injuries.
Two people would get in that cage on the bottom and try to get the contraption to swing in full circles.
Not only did someone provide the answer, they gave an exact model number too.
Specifically, it's a Gaggenau Vario steamer, model VK230114. Loosely, it's an in-counter steamer that you can use for anything that needs steaming, not just veggies.
Believe it or not, this is an old butter churner, specifically a Mathani churner. Although we're far beyond the need to churn butter by hand, some remote villages in India reportedly still use the Mathani!
The shape is due to these cars being hoppers. Although they do have coal hoppers, these don't appear to be them — rather more general 'aggregate' hoppers — so the uploader was right about that one!
These are cell vents, designed to allow condensation and water to flow from the cavity behind the brick so it doesn't flood itself. Also prevents bugs and animals from getting in.
Someone did, in fact, know what it was used for. This is a brush cutter chain guard, which hangs off brush cutter attachments on tractors.
They're designed to prevent debris from flying up and potentially injuring someone.
After the uploader explained that it has a sort of twist tie feel to it, people were able to identify it as a cable organizer.
Wrap it around a bundle of cables to keep 'em together!
Though it resembles some sort of birdhouse, it's not quite that. It's actually a bee hotel! A large-scale beehive used by beekeepers to organize their colonies.
It's a speed bump, but worse. Really, it's designed to prevent cyclists from speeding through all willy nilly.
To have the restraint to not ask about it for 13 years is pretty incredible. Regardless, it's a long since abandoned electric water pump.
Microphone was a correct guess, but not for the nefarious purposes one would think. It's a wildlife recorder, used in the study of various wild species.
The person who provided the answer guessed that this one was for recording the local frog population given how low to the ground it is.
I'm sure your dog was stoked to find a new toy, but this certainly isn't one he should have picked up. It's a grenade, specifically a "Polish 40x47mm NGO-74 fragmentation round from the Pallad grenade launcher," according to the user who answered.
Don't worry, the uploader was instructed to put it down — the grenade, not the dog — and contact the authorities!
A fitting thing to be next to a woodpile. It's a log jack, a device used to roll large logs for cutting.
A rather niche find, this was identified as a variable voltage power supply. Someone added on that it was possibly used to run various AC motors, given the written instructions included.
My first thought was a broken can opener, but I was pretty off. Instead, it's a knife sharpener and glass cutter, specifically one of the Apex brand!
With such a vague shape, I wouldn't even know where to begin.
By some miracle, someone said it looked like a brass Fisher Space pen and after some force, the uploader was able to pop it open and see that it was, in fact, that pen!
The uploader went on to ask if it was old or modern, but the answer is most likely modern.
Someone was able to identify the stone as Gold Sheen Obsidian, and said they 'wouldn't be surprised' if it was related to some form of modern-day witchcraft!
A pretty simple answer, it's an automatic driver recognition tag, essentially a tracking device if the car gets stolen.
The uploader went on to guess it was some sort of old tool, and they were sort of correct.
It's an old police baton called a cosh, designed to be short and easily concealable while still heavy enough to be used as a weapon.
