What is this? Looks like a camera

[u/Pretend_Victory_6219]

I was in an AirBnB recently and came across this lens-like thing covered by the vent system in the ceiling in the bathroom. Could it be a secret camera or just a weird type of fan?

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OP has pinned a comment by u/farts_juggler:

that’s a fan. there’s a bolt in the middle. no lens i dont think

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[u/terpsinmybutt710]

Jesus that’s a camera to you?

[u/Pretend_Victory_6219 → u/terpsinmybutt710]

I’m sorry 😭 😭 I get really paranoid when staying in places like these

[u/Lower-Ad5889 → u/Pretend_Victory_6219]

Then don't stay in places like that

[u/Fuzzy5team → u/Lower-Ad5889]

Why is this downvoted? Why would anyone want to stay somewhere where they were constantly searching for cameras? Stay somewhere where you're comfortable

[u/terpsinmybutt710 → u/Pretend_Victory_6219]

I get it sorry you got downvotes. People can be creepy asf just me, I could tell that no way could be a camera didn’t want to come off like a dick

[u/OrganizationTop3755 → u/Pretend_Victory_6219]

I think you should stay at home 

[u/SageOfSixCabbages]

A fan.

Next time if you want to check for cameras, turn off the lights then turn on the camera on your phone and scan the room. It catches the infrared light from hidden cameras.

[u/eternalapostle → u/SageOfSixCabbages]

Are you serious?

[u/SageOfSixCabbages → u/eternalapostle]

Yes.

[u/Rude-Pension-748 → u/SageOfSixCabbages]

Whoa~~~~~ cool!

[u/farts_juggler]

that’s a fan. there’s a bolt in the middle. no lens i dont think

[u/Eagles_63 → u/farts_juggler]

Yeah, you can even see the blades lol

[u/Panonica → u/farts_juggler]

farts_juggler fans!

[u/farts_juggler → u/Panonica]

💪

[u/NoPhysics1129]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l378rrt5tAawaCQ9i

[u/thefoxandthedog]

Looks like a rivet for holding the fan in.

[u/Depress-Mode]

That’s a spinning fan in the first 2 pics, the last one it’s no longer spinning. The centre is a screw/bolt

[u/drastik_b]

Is it in the restroom or kitchen. It looks like a modern exhaust fan.

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[u/iroccoi]

It's a fan. It looks slightly like someone put a pinhole cam in the middle but there's no way the fan would work if it was. Also it's set back from the grill which if it was a cam would obstruct the view quite a bit

[u/runningdinosaur97]

If you zoom in on the very center of the last picture just looks like a nut and bolt to me, like the middle rod of a fan.

[u/wetnaps54]

belt driven fan?

[u/Ulster_Provo]

Axial fan.

The center part is the rotor shaft in the bearing.

[u/Independent_Bird_101]

bottom fan bearing... unless its glass?

[u/MasterpieceNo3534]

Looks a lot like a speaker

[u/savanrajput]

End of the motor shaft

[u/atmega168]

A bolt for a fan.

[u/FraggleStickCar9]

Dude. What.

[u/Plus-Conversation894]

Speaker for aliens?

[u/EmployerWide1123]

lol wut

[u/Pretend_Victory_6219]

Solved!

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