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One thing is a constant these days — we humans are regularly just going about our daily lives when we happen upon some weird little object and have absolutely no idea what it is. Lucky for us, the kind folks over atr/whatisthisthingare ready and willing to help out. Here are 51 recent finds from the sub and what they turned out to be:
1.These white filaments found in a hot spring in France:
2.This metal clip that was found with vintage sewing items:
3.This large, wooden piece of equipment that was found in an old school:
4.These concrete stairs in the front of a home in upstate New York:
5.This flat metal piece found while metal-detecting in a Nevada mining camp:
6.This long, black wooden object with a hole through the middle:
7.This smooth, spherical ball with an opening on one side:
8.This hinged metal object that was found at a flea market in Copenhagen, Denmark:
9.This discolored white substance surrounding a piece of metal found in Cornwall, United Kingdom:
10.This tall metal structure that was recently added in someone’s local park:
11.This big metal plate with attached electronics that was found in a car someone purchased at auction:
12.These black, shiny items that were found along the edge of a field in the United Kingdom:
13.These hanging metal tools with corkscrew tips that was found in a hydraulic pump house in Bristol, United Kingdom:
14.These metal items that were bolted to the side of a building in St. Louis:
15.These stamped metal plates found in an old shaving kit:
16.This round fabric strap with metal discs attached to it:
17.A metal item that was found buried in a yard in Long Island, New York:
18.This metal and plastic pointy thing found in a drawer of tools:
19.This faux-wood handle with lots of tiny metal prongs attached:
20.This solid white block with an attached handle found in a parking lot:
21.This P-shaped pole in a parking lot:
22.This ceramic bowl with a removable lid with holes in it:
23.This long, sharp, brass item with a handle-shaped end:
24.This vintage metal medical device with a hinge:
25.This tiny glass bottle, containing some type of murky liquid:
26.This smooth, porous item that was found on a beach:
27.These two oddly shaped metal pieces that screw in to something found in someone’s shed:
28.These hard, circular stones that was found while excavating some land in Michigan:
29.This metal rod with a square base and a sliding peg:
30.This antique brass tool with a retractable point on one end:
31.A built-in shelving unit that was found in the back of a closet in an old house:
32.The metal spike outside this city gate in Florence, Italy:
33.This metal tool found in Boulder, Colorado:
34.This small metal capsule with two holes inside:
35.This metal, tongs-like utensil found in a secondhand shop:
36.These cast iron brackets someone found outside their home:
37.This decorative wooden stick with an offset hammer:
38.This glass pitcher with a floating insert with a rubber nub:
39.This small wooden item with a metal badge on it:
40.These metal-lidded structures poking out of the ground at a vineyard in Mudgee, Australia:
41.This wooden device with a scale on one end and a hinge on the other:
42.These metal, shield-shaped items with three holes:
43.This big sterling silver spoon with a hole in the center:
44.This reddish cylinder found in the woods in North Carolina:
45.This metal tool with multiple blades:
46.This gold-plated box with a cross on top:
47.This metal hook bolted to a cliff face in Sydney, Australia:
48.This wooden board with cut-out slots:
49.This small ceramic tray with a serrated section that came with a tea set:
50.This rusted out machine found on a ranch in New Mexico:
51.And finally, this double-walled ceramic pitcher:
If you enjoyed looking at all these interesting objects, check out some other items identified by the internet here:
19 Bizarre Items That Would Have Remained Unidentified Forever If Not For The Internet ’s Collective Brain Power
" It Was Driving Everyone Bonkers With Mystery " : 49 Times The Internet Came Together To Identify Weird Items That Had Everyone Completely Stumped
" Do n’t Ask Me How I recognise " : These 29 Bizarre Items Had People all Stumped Until The Internet Helped Out
