If you see something that you've never seen before and need help identifying, chances are it's something unusual. Sometimes, it's actually pretty normal, but most of the time it's something unusual.
The things on this list were unknown to most, but known to a few. And thanks to the internet's collective help, people got to figure out what these things are.
Apparently there are a bunch of duck hunters on the internet, because plenty of Reddit comments easily identified this structure as a duck blind, which acts as camouflage for hunters. They're apparently pretty common in certain states, too. Who would've thought?
I think it's safe to say that this thing had an unusual answer.
Redditor tetrahedronpizza said, "It seems like it’s a part of some kind of heated blanket/bed/belt/etc made by Korean company. These blankets have bunch of these hexagon parts that puts pressure on your back and stuff to make you feel more 'relaxed?'"
Reddit user zsakos_lbp identified the thing as an Etruscan mirror, but Reddit user FrostRock101 confirmed that it's just a replica, not something super ancient. Still, you can't help but love seeing the collective effort on the internet when they try to figure things out.
AnotherSoullessGinger on Reddit had the answer to this. It's a Christmas tree color wheel - except it's missing the wheel that's supposed to go on the back. It'll still make a pretty cool Christmas decoration, though.
Turns out, this isn't anything special. It's the inner parts of an electronic cigarette. There are probably worse things to find on the street.
Reddit user BuckTurgidson89 said, "I think it's a hanger extension that you place on the wall (in-lieu of a picture of painting)." And it turns out that this is the right answer. Nice and simple, just the way we like it.
This thing is... probably not what anyone would've expected it to be. According to Redditor jackrats, it's a release mechanism for a pressure cooker. Why it looks like a Minion, we probably can't say. But that's just the way things go sometimes.
We know the answer to this, thanks to Redditor agt_mothman: "I'm from BC and go hiking frequently. This is 100% trail counter. They are pretty common."
This looks like a road sign. And it is, just not for us regular drivers.
Mackin-N-Cheese had this to say about it on Reddit: "They show highway striping crews where to start no-passing lanes." Cool.
There's a second plate that has the same thing on it, but the III is replaced with IV (3 and 4 in Roman numerals).
Schnappdiewurst on Reddit said this: "Door sign of a 3rd officers cabin on a merchant ship. Officer cabins are not labeled with the individual names, since personal is frequently changed, but instead with rank." Seems legit.
"With small white cube rectangular thing inside. Found in cupboard below the sink. In front of the dish soap in a very common place that I would have seen many times. In a house that I bought only eight months ago."
Well, this was an easy solve. ShutYourFesteringGob on Reddit said, "The clear container is for homemade cosmetics." Though, it's still unclear what's inside of it.
Like always, the answer ended up being a little unexpected.
"I used to have one of those. It goes to a little helicopter; you plug that into your phone to control the helicopter through the app, Reddit user alexxconyers said.
According to Reddit user RagingLeonard, "That is the back of a small bench for a child. We have one exactly like it." That was fast and simple!
Reddit user brock_lee (who is really good at finding stuff), got the answer to this one really quickly. It seems to be some kind of static generator, according to the commenter. That seems like the kind of thing you'd find in the physics department.
This was another inquiry that had a lot of different theories. But only one answer can be the right one, and that one turned out to be from Reddit user topbunn: "Boom mower blade. They articulate at steep angles. They mow sides of roads and tree limbs." Huh.
Reddit user Egga-Mooby-Muffin had this answer on lock: "This is a fork weight for a knitting machine. It’s exactly like the ones I have from my 1908 CSM." A very specific thing, but still easy enough to identify it seems.
Reddit user taimur1128 came through with the answer to this thing pretty quickly. As it turns out, it's an organiser for cables and stuff like that. Simple, yet elegant.
The answer to this one was something I would've never thought of. It's "one of those faucet heads that lights up when water passes through," according to Reddit user alrankin. Seriously, who would've thought the answer was as easy as that?
Like a lot of the things in this list, the answer to this one is actually pretty specific. Kookabanus on Reddit said, "It looks like the outrigger for a Polynesian canoe." This turned out to be the right answer and everything!
There's a little bit of doubt to this, but it looks like Reddit user jackm315ter's answer was the right one: "It is a sun catcher painted glass which has lead on the edge for safety an alternate to stained glass art."
Apparently, this is nothing more than a woodworking bench. At least that's what the Reddit comments all seemed to think. No big mystery here after all.
According to Reddit using jackrats, "It's a crimping/fluting iron." I have no idea what that is, but this user is right most of the time, so I'd take their word for it.
Okay, out of all the things on this list, I would've probably expected the answer to this one the least.
PKDickman on Reddit called it a "Cork compressor. Squeezes corks to make them easier to insert into wine bottles." Simple, yet elegant.
Looks like a tiny pitchfork to me. But you just know that isn't what it is.
Redditors took to the comments by storm, and the consensus is that this is a little ice pick. Apparently, they don't make them this sharp anymore.
This thing may look unusual, but like everything else, it has a perfectly logical explanation.
According to NorthernPunk on Reddit: "Storm drain outflow sewers. It's so the water on the roads can flow out through the storm drains and into the ocean."
Reddit user caudicem had the answer to this one. It's a kind of repellent for moths. I can see why something like this would be in a jacket, since certain species of moths love to eat clothing materials.
According to Redditor InSecondsHa: "ESB more than likely stands for Electricity Supply Board and the screw head you can see has a hole in it for putting a seal through. This is likely something to do with the electricity supply to the house."
I'm not sure this answers everything, but it seemed to be enough for the OP.
The OP who posted this strange thing to Reddit originally thought it could've been a little spot to keep eraser shavings. But as it turns out, it's an indent that helps make it easier to take the top of the desk off. That makes way more sense.
According to randompishposh on Reddit, this is some kind of tool that will graft plants to one another? I'm not really sure how that would work, but it seems to be the right answer, so we should just roll with it.
This is apparently something handmade that someone had given the OP back in the '80s. It's kind of unclear what this thing actually is, but it looks like it was at least made from an old doorbell. Apparently it made sounds, so that would make sense.
