There are a lot of mysteries out there in the world. And no matter how small those mysteries are, there are people committed to solving them. I am, of course, talking about mysteries that are literally very small.
Like the tiny objects in this list. People needed help figuring out what they were, and the internet delivered. Don't you just love when things work out like that?
Yeah, the weird thing in this tiny cavity in the wall is probably exactly what you're expecting it to be. Confirmed by a whole bunch of Reddit comments, this is, in fact, the remnants of a wasps' nest. Here's hoping they aren't still there.
OP figured it out for themselves, actually. This is part of an earring that had broken while they were out and about. Sometimes you end up having the answers to your own mysteries, I guess.
A bunch of comments narrowed these tiny blocks down to some kind of printing items, but Redditor banannafreckle is the one who gave us a proper name for them. They're letter presses.
Turns out this mystery wasn't so mysterious. As BeetlejuiceBride1984 pointed out, it's just a bookmark. A very cute, very metal bookmark, but one nonetheless.
This tiny tool has been asked about enough times that people knew how to answer without hesitation. It's a glass cutter. My guess is that it cuts glass.
Reddit user TangentOutlet linked a video that shows how this thing works. Basically the long pieces at the end go into a drill hole in a wall, and help keep something hanging on the wall nice and secure. It's kind of like an anchor, but different.
There were some different answers here, like incense holder. But it looks like the right answer (which the majority of the comments were pointing to) is that it's an antique Mexican jewelry holder. How cool!
To me, it looks like some kind of walkie-talkie or a baby monitor. But OP figured it out, with the help of the Reddit comments. It is, in fact, a portable radio. Looks like I was pretty close.
Reddit user jackrats called this thing a "pull down latch." And a bunch of other comments backed that up, saying it's one of those latches that are used to close glass jars. Yep, now I can see it.
Without a doubt, this is some kind of lock. Some commenters called it a fox lock, with Redditor ufc205nyc actually explaining how it works: A metal bar goes in a hole in the floor and gets stuck in the slot on the back of the door and then you slide it to the left." Interesting.
I don't know about you, but to me, it almost looks like part of a lighter...
Well, I was close. According to the Reddit comments, it's a cartridge for an electronic cigarette. Go figure.
To be fair, this little ring could be literally anything. But Reddit user scotty_beams identified it as a rubber gasket, one that was most likely used for some kind of washbasin. Well, as long as the cat likes it.
Well, OP was right about this one being some kind of electrical component. It didn't take long before the Reddit comments got flooded with people identifying this very tiny item as a high voltage fuse.
"This reminds me of the plastic clip that goes on the loop of some blinds..." Reddit user Rawkish said. "Maybe a rope is fed through the two circles and it can be a moveable anchor that releases the rope when squeezed?"
And of course, this is the right answer.
It always helps when other people have these things in their own homes. Reddit user sendleaves knew this one right away:
"I have one of these that came on a package of Weed Wacker cord. It's for cutting the cord." That was easy.
A few Reddit commenters had the right answer for this thing. It's the squeezing mechanism for the inside of a super glue tube. How it ended up on the ground is a whole different mystery, though.
Reddit user PKDickman once again came through with the right answer. It's a "setting tool for lead anchors." In other words, it's some kind of hardware bit that most of us will probably never use in our lives.
According to the Reddit comments, this thing is, in fact, a tracker. But don't worry, it isn't for any dangerous or nefarious reason. It's the kind of tracker used by insurance companies to monitor safe driving practices. For lower rates and stuff.
This is a bit of a strange one. Reddit user raineykatz had the answer, though:
"Looks like a tunicate called sea pork. The purple kind is sometimes called sea liver." I probably wouldn't eat it, though.
Believe it or not, this thing is used to hold wired earbuds. The snaps close on each other to create a little enclosure. According to Reddit user raineykatz, they're usually called earbud tacos.
Though these small pellets look kind of like peppercorns, I wouldn't recommend putting them in your food. As Redditor raineykatz points out, it's caterpillar frass (AKA, caterpillar droppings). So, uh, yeah. Keep that as far away from your food as possible.
Unless you're European, or you travel to Europe a lot, you might not know this one right away. Luckily, there are always people in the Reddit comments who do.
A bunch of comments poured in on the original post, pointing out that this is a converter for American to European outlet plugs.
Reddit user samt183 swooped in pretty quickly, saying that it "looks like a toothbrush head protector." And after a bit of investigation, OP realized that this was the right answer!
I'm pretty sure Reddit user gn_like_lasagna is a superhero, because they were able to find the exact nightlight that this thing is a part of (this one). Those are some super impressive detective skills right there.
This strange, tiny, obscure object isn't unsolvable, as Reddit user PKDickman shows us: "It’s the latchbolt from an old mortise lock." This is so incredibly specific, and yet it also happens to be the right answer!
A few Reddit comments pointed out that this thing is part of a catheter. And that's... not something you'd probably want to touch with your bare hands, especially if it doesn't belong to you.
As it turns out, the Reddit comments did know what this strange thing is. According to jackrats (who's on a total roll today), "It's a jaw exerciser." I'm not even going to bother asking why anyone would need to exercise their jaw.
Despite how mysterious this item would look to people who have no idea what it is (like me), to the people who do know, it's an easy solve. Reddit user MiteyF, for instance, wasted no time in calling it "a nut for conduit fittings."
Sure, the weird lines only look tiny because they're from a satellite image, but a mystery is still a mystery!
In this case, though, this is just what the ground looks like from above after some logging's been done. Reddit user wrenchinitup1969 confirmed this and everything.
There were a few possible answers for this one, but it looks like Redditor eager_beaver_4_u had the correct one: "It looks like an adjustable angle bracket for 2020 style aluminum extrusion." Huh.
