I swear, if you ever find something strange and want to know more about it, the internet is your friend. There are plenty of places, like Reddit, where perfect strangers are willing to answer your questions.
That's what the people who made these strange discoveries ended up doing, and it paid off for sure. So take a look at all of these not-so-mysterious finds.
Reddit user Eskaminagaga identified these strange little tools as a shave hook set, while Reddit user Beefcakeandgravy explained that they're for stripping paint and finishing different surfaces, like furniture and stuff like that. Awesome!
There were a few different Reddit commenters who guessed that this thing could have been some kind of meat tenderizer, based on the jagged teeth in the device. And it looks like that's the right answer!
Surprisingly, OP's guess was pretty close. There were plenty of comments under this post saying that these strange thingies were VR machines, like the kind you might find in a mall or arcade.
Funny enough, a bunch of different people had the right answer for this thing, too. It's a port wine sipper, apparently. And here I was thinking it was some kind of tool for chemistry experiments.
Reddit user midrandom said, "It's a spoke wrench, for adjusting the tension of your wheel spokes. The numbers correspond to the spoke sizes."
This seems like something you'd only need if you were really into bike riding...
According to Redditor sofa_king_ugly, "It's a tooth extractor." Random, but cool.
Or... maybe not so random? Redditor hatari2000 said you could probably also use it to open beer bottles. I'm sure that isn't what it was originally intended for, but that's probably what people were doing with it in the 90s.
A couple of different commenters were quick to identify these statuettes as foo dogs, which are Chinese guardian statues. So cool!
Reddit user Coppercaptive knew the answer right away: "They are red 'bell cups' - a type of seed pod used in florals." Basically, they're just decorations for floral arrangements.
Wow, you really do learn something new every day.
According to the flood of Reddit comments, this thing is either a pipe tamper or a wax seal. According to OP, though, it's probably a pipe tamper. So, that's that.
In a shocking twist of events, this thing is also a pipe tamper. Seriously, what are the odds that two people with two pretty different items would be given the same answer at relatively the same time?
A lot of commenters were basically saying the same thing about this object. It's a chalk line for construction work, and it looks like someone would've wrapped it in tape because the original casing broke. So, solved!
So, apparently OP has never been to IKEA before, because they couldn't tell that these are the little lock nuts you get for assembling their furniture. Even I knew this one.
Reddit user phraca identified this strange, giant thing as a steam dryer for a nuclear reactor. And honestly? That answer makes a lot of sense (as it should, since it's the right one).
Reddit user CopperHead49 said:
"We had these growing up. They are used to organize your ribbons, cords, strings etc for decorations or wrapping. You would start on one end and wrap your ribbon (etc) at a diagonal and then again to the other diagonal etc.."
Now that they've said that, I totally know what these things are, too.
"My grandmother used to have those attached to window shades to pull them down," Reddit user blahblahsdfsdfsdfsdf said. Apparently, a bunch of other people also know about these things, either from their own houses or from their grandparents. Wild.
According to the Reddit comments, this knife-thing is used by beekeepers to open honeycombs, which apparently works with steam. Such a random answer, but also the right one, so how about that.
Reddit user bignasty001 replied pretty quickly by saying, "Looks like a plow disc to me." Other Reddit users seemed to think this plow disc could also be used as a cooking surface. You know, if you really wanted to.
"Fire hose roll...would have been in a wall cabinet in a large building..." Reddit user UncleFuzzy75 said. Yeah, it looks like a hose reel, but I never would've guessed it was for a fire hose specifically.
Reddit user shaftofbread had all the info for this thing:
"It is a cover / guard for the water meter and main tap that is usually located at the boundary of a residential property. Protects what is often a poorly located bit of plumbing from lawnmowers, cars and similar hazards."
The Reddit comment section was pretty united in identifying this thing as a termite structure. Time to call an exterminator!
