Have you ever found something that you can't properly identify? If so, the good people at r/whatisthisthing on Reddit can help you.
There may be limits to what the internet can identify but if there are, I haven't found them yet.
Have you ever found something that you can't properly identify? If so, the good people at r/whatisthisthing on Reddit can help you.
There may be limits to what the internet can identify but if there are, I haven't found them yet.
This weird structure is a buttress or bulkhead wall. It's basically an old-timey method of ensuring the wall doesn't cave in from the outside.
This is a highly-specialized tool indeed. It's for crimping ribbons onto pillowcases, which doesn't seem like something that needs its own tool.
This is just a well head — the cap to an underground well. There's no relationship with Harvard University that we can ascertain.
This dart thing is, strangely enough, just a toy. It's from a Star Wars Tusken Raider set, and it's known as a gaderffii.
You might also see it called a "Gaffi stick."
This mystery was eventually solved. Apparently, the family's toddler took the knob from a radiator and put it in the washing machine, because toddlers.
This appears to be a wine cellar built into the basement of a home. The weird banister is designed to make it easier to move kegs and cases around.
These cutouts are actually slots, designed for holding cards. Notebooks like this are known as pirate journals, or Jack Sparrow journals.
Plumbers probably already recognize this little widget as a diffuser. Put one of these in a faucet and it helps regulate and restrict the flow of water.
The person who submitted this was correct with their guess. It's a data or GPS tracker, which is just a tad creepy.
I would have guessed that this was farm equipment or torture equipment, but it's actually an (upside-down) vice grip for sharpening a hand saw.
It looks like a bespoke didgeridoo, but it's just a fancy 'floating' wine bottle holder. Mount it to the wall and stick the neck of the bottle in the hole.
If you've ever worn a corset or a knee brace, you might recognize this thing as the 'boning' — essentially a flexible piece that adds stability.
This bell thing is actually a cup thing, in that it's a traditional German bridal cup. Unfortunately, it's broken.
This is a specialized wine bottle commonly found in Catalonia, Spain. It's designed to be poured directly into the mouth, which sounds fun.
This is something that's somewhat common, in differing shapes and sizes, across the Midwest: a tornado shelter for a nearby home.
It looks like some kind of anchor for a James Bond-style spy car, but this is just a decorative paperweight.
This is called 'spoons'. No, seriously, it's a musical instrument that's known simply as 'spoons'. Just shake it around and hear them clack.
If you're wondering if this box is necessary, it definitely isn't. That's because it's a...fog machine. Kind of a weird feature to include on a car.
These weird patterns in the lawn aren't the result of snowfall. They're vole tunnels. This person has a bit of a vole problem.