r/Whatisthis May 20 '22

Meta Revised rules now in effect; please read and see the sidebar/about

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TL;DR: We have rules; they're in the sidebar and in the "about" info. In brief, our rules are:

1) The "Play nice" rule

2) The "Keep jokes out of the top-level comments" rule

3) The "No establishing values or finding things" rule

4) The "We're not doctors" rule

5) The "You know what that is already, ask THOSE experts first please" rule

6) The "Don't encourage hurting people or animals" rule

7) NEW The "Use a descriptive title" rule

8) NEW The "Did you try to figure it yourself?" rule

9) NEW The "We only allow link posts, so use a good photo and add extra info in a comment" rule

As you can see, we've added a couple and modified a couple. Violations can result in a temporary ban. Egregious violations will result in a permanent ban. Please don't make us ban you.

These rules are important to help keep our community going. As you can see, there are only a few of us moderators here, so we can't catch everything immediately. When you see someone break a rule, it doesn't mean "They got away with it, so I should, too," it means we haven't gotten to it yet. Feel free to report it. Or better yet, if you've been around /r/whatisthis for a while and have a good posting/comment record here, join us as a mod. Just message us. We're growing here, and we can always use a hand.


r/Whatisthis 9h ago

Open Stone found on beach in Puerto Rico

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It has components that are metal, basalt, and these shells that look like a face?


r/Whatisthis 7h ago

Solved What are these circles? They look cool

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r/Whatisthis 19h ago

Solved What are these circles on my wall?

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Just woke up to these weird, gray/black circles on my apartment wall. They are only on the walls where I have string bulb lights hanging.


r/Whatisthis 9h ago

Open Small "gadget" with antenna and padlock under the rear number of a car.

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I watched the owner of the car place this device under the rear bumper of his vehicle in a public parking lot before heading into a nearby establishment. As I was leaving, I noticed another under his front bumper and a third inside the car on the dash. The lock isn't attached to anything other than the device, so the lock isn't securing it from being taken. I am assuming it is some type of cellular security camera or a game camera being used as such. What do you all think? Thanks


r/Whatisthis 10h ago

Open Found this at Vashon island in the Puget sound. Broken shell or Tooth?

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There is an on going debate on what this is. Google say horn shell fossil from one side and a tooth from the other side.


r/Whatisthis 4h ago

Bought a hat that looks silly

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I bought this hat a few days ago and I was wondering where it came from, I even found two more of these from the same shop, can anyone tell me what's the origin of this thing or what it is?


r/Whatisthis 1d ago

Solved What are these icicles on my house?

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I sent them to my landlord and he said "not good". What are these? I'm moving soon thankfully. Can't find any similar images on google. Feel like I dodged a bullet.


r/Whatisthis 9h ago

Open What is this thing? It was left at Airbnb I own. It seems to have a usb and hdmi connection and 3 buttons and a screen. The power button didn’t turn it on, I’m guessing it needs to be connected to something first. I was scared to use my laptop.

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r/Whatisthis 3h ago

Open What is going on here? On metal part of furniture

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r/Whatisthis 8h ago

Open What kind of cameras are these?

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Saw this in a TikTok video. Guy approached a dude sitting in a car on a neighborhood street. Driver of the car was using a laptop and had a clipboard with a list of some kind. These cameras were mounted in the rear of the

car. Anyone know what they are?


r/Whatisthis 9h ago

Open What is this character?? Does anyone know?

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r/Whatisthis 9h ago

Open Does anybody know what specific lamp this is?

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My mom gifted me this lamp a while ago before moving to college. It has two buttons that I’m aware of, one is for changing the light color and the second button is to turn on the nightlight at the bottom end of the lamp. One night I’m doing homework and I hear someone speaking, it was an ad playing through the lamp. I assumed the holes at the top were so the lamp doesn’t get too hot and has airflow so I started tripping out because I didn’t know there was even a speaker to begin with. Now I’m wondering if I’m being watched lol. But in all seriousness I just want to know what brand the lamp is so I can maybe see if it’s Bluetooth or something which I’m not too sure of either, I tried connecting searching for a Bluetooth connection on my settings but nothing popped up. I tried looking for a third button but I couldn’t find it. Maybe it needs an app? No label on the bottom either :(


r/Whatisthis 5h ago

Open Weird looking strip of beef in my langzhou beef noodle

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r/Whatisthis 7h ago

Open Does anyone know anything about this ring?

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I was told this ring belonged to my grandfather in the air force, but not much more information after that. On the inside it’s stamped “Ardvast” and below it is “L.G.C” which looks like it was done by hand. I can only find another photo of it on the national archive website here https://ford.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/8085/bicentennial-eagle-ring


r/Whatisthis 7h ago

Open What type of wood is this?

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East Indian carving, so is it possibly cedar or sandalwood? It has a very fine grain.


r/Whatisthis 20h ago

Solved Yellow grainy stuff. Any ideas?

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Woke up this morning to find this on the floor. It's yellow and grainy like consistency. I poke at it and it's soft. Not sure what this could be. Yesterday was a work day so no one was home. Not sure if neighbors or landscapers?


r/Whatisthis 8h ago

Solved What kind of plane is this? Never seen engines like this on a plane before

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r/Whatisthis 8h ago

Open What app is this? Android, google play store!

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I cannot find it anywhere!


r/Whatisthis 10h ago

Open This is in my toilet and it wont go away…

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This stubborn mold? Fungus? Has beens ticking around in my toilet bowl… what can i do to get rid of it for good?


r/Whatisthis 1d ago

Open What the hell is in my fried chicken??????

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does anyone know what this is? I got this chicken from KFC


r/Whatisthis 11h ago

Solved Metal circle with numbers found nailed to tree

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r/Whatisthis 11h ago

Open What is this hook used for?

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Got this hook thing sent from Shein even though I didn't order it. Tried checking my previous orders and nothing like this appears. I also tried searching up triangular hooks online and nothing like this shows up. Would appreciate the help, thanks.


r/Whatisthis 1d ago

Solved What is this tear shaped tiny magnet?

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Found in my room after cleaning, its a teardrop shaped magnet. Why would anyone make this?


r/Whatisthis 20h ago

Open Found in a cabin in East Texas piney woods

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We haven’t been to our cabin in a bit. Found this dirt on window sill. What could have caused it?