I'm constantly amazed by how much stuff there is in this world. You can tell that the amount of stuff is basically infinite by the way there are so many things people don't know about.
Like these weird things that people had to ask for help figuring out. It just goes to show that something one person may find common can totally stump someone else.
Reddit user nusual_method commented, "High voltage Busbar is my best guess, it looks similar to the ones I've installed." And, it looks like most other comments were swaying in that direction, too.
This was actually a pretty easy one to solve. As a bunch of the comments on the original post stated, it's an anti-theft device that someone likely tore off of a stolen item. Looks like it didn't do its job all that well.
According to the comments, it's a war-era money belt. I... have no idea what that is, but it looks like Redditor codece does:
"It has the extra material in front and flap on the top of it so you can tuck it into your clothes and it is less noticeable, it spreads out so it doesn't 'print' under your shirt as much."
This is one of those things that I feel like only a few people out there would know anything about. In this case, it's a logging arch, which is used to help transport tree trunks during the logging process.
I think the best guess for this thing here is that it's a doodad. As in, it probably doesn't have that much of a purpose.
Reddit user horriblebearok had a guess that seems to be the closest thing we have to solving it: "I would have to say some kind of desk/paperweight art piece meant to resemble a sunflower seed and shell or something similar."
According to Redditor Wanderer_67, "It’s to prevent rainwater from flooding in under the door. It’s called an anti-inundation panel." Now that it's been explained like that, it makes so much more sense!
After a bit of back and forth in the comment section, Reddit user PanJaszczurka ended up figuring out that it's some kind of water filtration/purification device. From the looks of it, it's probably kind of old.
If you live in an apartment building that doesn't have some kind of central air conditioning, something like this may be familiar to you.
As the comments overwhelmingly suggested, it's a support for a window A/C unit.
There were a few different theories about this one (some involving some kind of connection to the stairs themselves), but it looks like Reddit user Shnoochieboochies had the right idea:
"It looks like where you would tie off an old drying line to set the height." How about that.
A couple of people guessed that this thing is part of a firework shell. And what do you know? That was the right answer! Amazing how people can figure these things out just by looking at them.
Yeah, so, it probably wasn't a good idea for OP to pick the thing up to take pictures of it, seeing as it's ammunition. But nonetheless, an artillery expert who goes by wings_of_wrath on Reddit knew exactly what it was: "What you have there is a projectile from the 35x228mm Oerlikon Flab Kan 63/90." Sounds dangerous.
According to Reddit user gary6043, this cool little thing is a watchmakers anvil. I think that description is kind of self-explanatory (it's an anvil that watchmakers use to... make watches, what more do you need?).
Since Reddit user jackrats has all the info on these kinds of things, they posted the perfect response: "It's used to suspend the phone line between the pole and your house. The cable gets crimped in between the two pieces and the loop attaches to your house."
Though some people thought they could be hatcheries for insects like butterflies, the right answer (that OP later ended up confirming) is that they're hatcheries for fish. But really, they're two very similar things at the end of the day.
Once again, Reddit user jackrats came to the rescue, stating that the things on this roof are, in fact, solar pool heaters. Interesting...
The correct answer to this thing is brought to us by Reddit user Physics_Dude: "Just pre-cut and stripped hookup wires. Good for bodge repairs or wire wrapping. I wish I had some." I, on the other hand, do not wish I had any.
Reddit user jackrats, who must love sharing their knowledge online, confirmed that this thing is a screw starter. Gotta love how easy some of these answers are.
Reddit user captaintrips_1980 said, "It’s from a First Robotics team. 3039 is Wildcat Robotics. It’s probably something they made to give out at competitions." But what is it exactly? Well, probably nothing super exciting.
A couple of people took one look at this thing and decided it must've had a shop sign hanging from it at one point. And to be completely honest, that really does make a lot of sense.
There were actually multiple right answers for this strange little glass item. It's a tiny tealight holder, which makes a lot of sense. I guess that's one mystery that didn't take much to solve.
You'd think that this mystery thing is something strange or foreign, but it's actually a lot more common than you'd think. It's salt. Literally, that's all it is. Just crystalized in larger chunks.
According to Reddit user Zarafee, this thing is some kind of container to keep holy water in. Considering it's a graveyard, that totally checks out.
Some people thought it could be an incense burner, but that wasn't the case. This thing is actually either a salt or pepper shaker. OP only found one of them, so they'll have to choose!
According to Reddit user shakes116, it's called a hopper. Other commenters added that it's used to flush biological waste in hospitals. In other words, it's basically a toilet (that you don't actually use).
As cool as it would be if these were monster or alien prints, they aren't. A couple of different comments suggested that it might be marks left from a box that blew in the wind. I guess they should start calling it Boxford, Michigan.
There were a couple of convincing answers on this post, but the one posed by Reddit user usaroamer seems to be right on the money:
"Could it say Jamo Grout ? Powder looks like grout / concrete coloring powder, that's been put into another smaller jar for storage."
It's pretty easy to see that whatever device caused that mark, it happened through suction. Pretty much every comment on the post agrees, though no one's too sure if it happened during a repair, or a break-in attempt.
Reddit user AssaultLemming gave a guess, saying, "I think it's a Bluetooth connection point. Could be for a security guard to check in that they've gone to this point in the building." And you know what? They ended up being right!
Reddit user gn_like_lasagna is the one who ended up providing answers this time, saying that this thing is a "key tool to open wood stove door." I love it when the right answer comes to us without any fuss.
OP explained that they work in an attorney's office, which honestly doesn't help much here. But a couple of people suggested it could be a rotten chestnut, which somehow actually makes a lot of sense.
