r/whatisthisthing

what is this chain on the side of a building; the abrasions indicate the chain has spun 360° often enough to wear a pattern? maybe?

what is this chain on the side of a building; the abrasions indicate the chain has spun 360° often enough to wear a pattern? maybe?

this is like 20 feet off the ground. just noticed it for the first time today despite walking by it often

u/kittylover3210 — 6 days ago

What is this black metal thingy? Found in a bathroom floor

What in heavens is this thing I founded on the floor of an abandoned apartment bathroom

u/tekastudio — 5 days ago
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Black silicone ring with removable magnet?

My finance is a budtender and he got a bunch of these silicone ring things but the center of it can be removed and is a magnet. We have literally no idea what this is or what it’s used for, the packaging it came in was just clear cellophane. No one he works with knows what it’s for either.

u/New-Pineapple-1464 — 6 days ago
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Metal cylinder washed up on the beach. East coast

Got some faded out text on it

u/99droopy — 11 days ago

Small plastic device that looks like a whistle, but it's not. There is a rubber plug at the backside. It looks like it swivels inside something else, with a thumb lever. There is a straight through hole through it, and there is no larger chamber in the sphere side

u/Rocinante-CX1 — 13 days ago

Wooden box, containing two glass tubes with rubber hoses and stoppers attached. About 52" long an 7" wide.

Found in a storage area at a university veterinary science anatomy lab. Possibly for embalming?

u/D-Hippolyte_Dark — 14 days ago

Solid metal rod with tapered ends, possibly bike-related

I moved recently, and this rod was in a box of bike parts that movers packed. It’s hefty, solid metal, slightly tapered at the ends with no openings or grooves. I’m guessing it’s bike-related, but can’t figure out what it could be part of.

u/solopsist — 13 days ago