Have you ever stumbled upon something and had no idea what it was? It doesn't happen to me that often but when it does, I know where to go. I pretty much head over to Reddit.
The subreddit called "What Is This Thing?" currently has 1.9-million members, so you know you're in good hands. For example, the following items baffled their owners, but Reddit members quickly identified them. Let's take a look.
This odd chest of drawers has no drawer sides and a hole at the front of the drawer. What could you use it for, huh? It looks like an artist's cabinet or flat file, and it's a set of drawers for storing drawings, architectural plans, and such.
A lucky person got some things passed down to them from the family in the U.K, and they found these amongst them. As it turns out, they're something an apprentice engraver would have had before becoming a journeyman. Wow, so beautiful.
This thing looks like it's been designed to grip things. Am I right? So what can you grip with it? If you often throw tea parties, you would know. You would use it to pick up sugar cubes for your tea.
A curious person found this funky-looking Italian ceramic that has seven holes. What could this be used for, huh? Folks at Reddit identified it as a China flower frog. You use it to hold flowers on a table. Ah, I want one.
Somebody found this curious-looking long tool in their kitchen, and they had no idea what to do with it. And then the folks at Reddit told them to make curly fries using it. Yes, it's a spiral slicer.
A college student received this object in the mail from their school. What is it? As it turns out, it's simply a germ key. You can use it to open doors without touching them. It will come in handy these days, hee-hee.
Is this not a cool-looking vase? Somebody spotted it in a market in France. Apparently, you lay a tied bouquet of flowers, so the stems are in the bowl part, and the flowers would stick out on the left side.
Somebody dug this up from a cooked crab leg. What the heck was it doing there? As it turns out, it's a crab pearl. Who knew crabs could make pearls too, huh? Unfortunately, this one is completely worthless.
Somebody spotted this copper pot on a high shelf in a kitchen in Berkeley Castle, UK. What would you use if for, eh? Apparently, this object is a French percolator coffee pot. How cool does it look, huh?
A passerby found these curious carvings on the backside of a sign on a woodland trail in Alaska. What could they possibly mean? It's actually a Stafir Móti Aðsókn, an Icelandic magical sigil/stave to protect against ghosts and evil spirits. Wow, cool!
The center globe piece spins and is weighted at one end. What the heck is it? It's a thermometer. OMG, what? The number where it aligns with the convex (upper) portion of the plane should give you the approximate temperature in Fahrenheit.
I don't know about you, but I'm obsessed with clocks. I think they're so cool. This one has a switch at the back that baffled the owner. It's actually a light sensor, so the clock doesn't chime during the night. Nice!
What weird game is this, folks? Apparently, it's called "Dingo Disk." It's a game of skill, balance, strategy, and skill. The players must place all their counters on a balanced disc without dropping the counters already placed.
What in the heck is this see-through thing found on a beach in North Queensland, Australia? There were hundreds of them there. Well, the smart folks at Reddit said they're egg sacs from the conical sand snail. They're full of babies, so don't squish them. Wow!
I don't know about you, but it's a trip for me to realize what they are. All of these items were pretty hard for me to solve myself. So thanks to the folks at Reddit for giving us a helping hand.
