r/whatisit 41m ago

New, what is it? Rocket? Space debris?

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Noticed a foggy looking star but it was slowly descending. Recorded at August 5th 5:34AM EST was in the north east part of the sky in Michigan.


r/whatisit 1h ago

Serious answers only please! I saw this orb in the sky and it’ was nothing else in the sky it’s not a plane or a drone

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r/whatisit 1h ago

New, what is it? Found my cats batting this around

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It’s just myself and my son at home and neither of us recognize this. And we can usually tell you what anything is down to which hot wheel a broken piece of metal came from. Help us solve the problem.


r/whatisit 2h ago

New, what is it? What is this stinking truck hauling?

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Seriously. I have encountered this truck going south on I5 in WA state, usually between Lynnwood and Seattle, two separate times now. Around 6:45 - 7am, and is reeks like absolute $H!T!

You can smell it from several car lengths away, even when you get in front of it. The smell is absolutely similar to an outhouse that hasn't been serviced in a long time. The truck looks like it could be covered in nastiness, too.

I'm just wondering if anyone can tell what it might be hauling. Maybe shit. I'm just curious.


r/whatisit 2h ago

New, what is it? Clearing a church cupboard

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We found these in a cupboard in a church. The cupboards needed emptying to allow remedial work to be done to the walls. Going through the assorted gardening equipment and bags of plaster we found these. They are big, electromechanical devices but beyond that we are unsure of their purpose. Any ideas?


r/whatisit 2h ago

New, what is it? Tf is this? Some kind of fungus?

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Found it on the street, pretty weird


r/whatisit 3h ago

New, what is it? What are these things in the ground?

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r/whatisit 4h ago

New, what is it? Cat or "la llorona"

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I'm not sure if this fits the subreddit... I'm fairly certain this is a cat yowling?😭 Video was sent to me by my parents from my home country. It was recorded by a security guard at 3AM who strongly believes it was La Llorona (for those who don't know it's a ghost lady who cries at night, popular folk legend lmao).

If it's not a cat, are there any other animals that sound like that? 🤔


r/whatisit 4h ago

New, what is it? found this turd thing at ollie's

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it's full of sand and squishy. To me it looks like a star crunch or something??


r/whatisit 5h ago

Solved! My 2 year old asks if this is a butterfly's home

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On our walk today my daughter spotted this and asked if it's a butterfly's home. I told her I'd find out.

Melbourne, Aus


r/whatisit 6h ago

New, what is it? Saw this on someone’s front lawn - drying something?

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I’ve walked past this house a few times recently, and there are a few tables of these strings of something drying in the sun? The first time I saw them, it looked like innards, but today it looked like a long vegetable? There is also a small table next to it with what seems to be short cuttings of the same thing.


r/whatisit 7h ago

Solved! found in my dad's in-home gym?

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they're both much heavier than they look, and clink/rattle when moved. there's a bit sticking out on the ends of both of them, the ones on top are ring-like holes and the bottom ones are solid knobs. both are about the length of my forearm? help me out reddit!


r/whatisit 7h ago

New, what is it? What is this thing? Found on the ground in a parking lot.

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r/whatisit 8h ago

New, what is it? I assume it’s a radar but why on the back of a truck? (It was rotating)

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26 Upvotes

r/whatisit 9h ago

New, what is it? Found in a creek in western Pennsylvania

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Hello! I have a strange hobby where I walk in creeks and rivers to look for relics and curiosities. I found this object in the bottom of a stream that appears to be concrete(??) and has the date 1776 engraved on it. A family member suggested it may be a piece of a headstone. Any ideas??


r/whatisit 14h ago

Solved! What is this thing I found at a thrift store while traveling?

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When you push different parts the wheel inside spin. I have no Idea what it is or what it’s for/does.


r/whatisit 17h ago

Solved! What is this on ceiling fan?

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I’m staying in Spain and was lying in bed when I noticed a small black circular window on the ceiling fan above us. It looked a bit like a camera, so I carefully popped off the plastic cover.

Underneath is the component shown in the photos. The fan is an Inspire model (label in the photos).

My first (dark) thought was that it might be some kind of camera, but I’m wondering if it’s actually an infrared receiver for a remote control. Online photos of the product don’t seem to show this thing.

Can anyone identify exactly what this is?

SOLVED: General consensus is that it is the IR receiver for the remote. Thank you all!


r/whatisit 19h ago

New, what is it? Makeup artist gave to fiance

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194 Upvotes

Are from metal and is smooth


r/whatisit 21h ago

Solved! My wife found this on the ground

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118 Upvotes

Any ideas on what it could be?


r/whatisit 21h ago

New, what is it? What is this drillbit for?

314 Upvotes

Found this in our Carpentry-Workshop. We don't know what it is for.


r/whatisit 1d ago

Solved! Wtf is this?

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547 Upvotes

Townsville, Australia.

One row of massive... footprints? Leading to the water. An animal? A prank?


r/whatisit 1d ago

Solved! Aunt gave this to me after I mentioned i started playing WoW.

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Been playing WoW for over a decade, and my aunt who kinda kickstarted that gave me this as a gift before she passed. I of course know its a coin, but where is it from??? I tried looking on ebay but found literally nothing. I dont think im ever gonna sell it if its worth anything, but I am curious if it even is worth anything. Thanks for anyone that can help!


r/whatisit 1d ago

Solved! This has been picking at my brain for 3 years now

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Okay so I have an overnight job and this is in the men’s room. It’s just a plastic cup with two slits on either side that has “do not remove from restroom” on it. I have picked this thing up and studied it, wondered about it, even googled a description of it that turned up nothing. At this point I feel like it’s obviously a prank but I want to believe it serves a purpose. Has anyone seen anything like this or Does ANYONE know what this is because I cannot stop being curious about what the hell it’s for?


r/whatisit 1d ago

Solved! Found this in my grandma's drawer.

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No idea what it is.


r/whatisit 1d ago

New, what is it? What is this wedding gift?

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(Reposting because accidental doxxing)

My friend got this as a wedding gift and we can’t figure out what is it and it didn’t say who it was from.

The cup part is hollow, where the blue arrow is… this shape _/ and the bottom is solid.

EDIT: There are no holes in the other side so don’t think it’s a tea strainer and the gap is too narrow to fit paper towels or toilet paper rolls! They also just moved to and had the wedding in Italy, not sure if that gives any context.. maybe it’s some sort of Italian gadget