What are these things and what are they doing?

Imagine you find a coin. And you don’t know if it’s over the top or worth nothing. ¿What should you do? Take a photo and post it on the subnet “What Is This Thing?”. And it serves more than coins.

This community easily identifies missiles, slugs, breast pump … anything.

This subreddit has 894,000 members and does not stop growing. Below you can broaden your horizons and vote for your favorite weird things.

#one 

I found a rock on the porch of my new house, turned it around and had this. ¿Is it a fossil?

Answer: Yes it is. The impression of a tree trunk.

#2 

¿What is this white fluff in my basement? My mother got scared

Answer: This is what a spider looks like with a fungal infection.

#3 

¿What are these bugs and what do they do?

Answer: They are European red slugs and they are riding it.

#4 

¿Is there a type of explosive on the floor of the server room?

Answer: It is a Russian Sagger MCLOS ATGM missile. Good luck with it.

#5 

My sister found this by cleaning a fish. I had it in my mouth and there was a smaller one in my stomach

Answer: (Cymothoa exigua) A tongue-eating parasite. Devour the fish’s tongue and then take its place. It is awful.

#6 

¿What is this for?

Answer: With this you can plug your mobile into a USB port and make sure there is no data exchange, only electric charge. Also called a USB condom.

#7 

I found him under a ladder in the mall parking lot. the clothes are made of thread and the hair is like dirty glue. ¿What is it?

Answer: It is a doll that is barely remover. You tell her your worries and put her under the pillow at night. It’s supposed to take your worries away while you sleep.

I had one exactly the same and lost it in a mall years ago!

#8 

My grandmother received this from a friend after her death, and no one knows what it is at her senior center.

Answer: It is a pipe to smoke opium

#9 

This was inside a book, I don’t know if it’s real money

Answer: It is Philippine money when it was occupied by Japan in 1941.

#10 

¿Does anyone know what these round prints are and what they are for?

Answer: Formerly the windows were made by turning the glass until it was flat, that is the center from which it was rotated. New windows are made from glass floating in a cast tin container, making flat panels without these hassles.

#eleven 

This sticker was inside a bible, but I don’t know what it means

Answer: It’s a sticker against Bush from the 1992 US election

#12 

It belonged to my great-grandfather, what is it?

Answer: If it’s for real, it’s an ancient Gibson, from 1903 to 1933. It’s worth more than you think, so be careful with it, seriously.

#13 

My girlfriend found this at her dinner, are they seeds?

Answer: They are insect eggs

#14 

I was exploring in New Mexico and I found this … object

Answer: It looks like titanium … similarly sized titanium spheres are commonly found space debris.

#fifteen 

I found this embedded in the lock on my front door, what is it?

Answer: It is a voltage key of a game of hooks

#16 

In a house on an old plantation, from the 18th century. ¿What’s that about the roof?

Answer: It is one of the first types of ceiling fan. The top rope is pulled to create air movement and keep flies away during dinner.

#17 

These animals went happily through the zoo but had no information signs. They are not rabbits or hares, what are they?

Answer: It is a Patagonian mara

#18 

¿What is that circular object on the roof of the car?

Answer: Bubbl, it’s like an uber aimed at children or those who are very concerned about who is around the drivers.

#19 

Bath hangers move up and down, what for?

Answer: We call them anti-ligations. If the rest of the objects in the room are also anti-ligations (the latch, the hinges, the dispensers), that is that you are in a room designed for someone at risk of suicide.

I saw it on my flight to Cali, what is it?

Answer: Specifically, it looks like a concentrated thermal solar energy complex. It uses mirrors that reflect light to a central tower that is barely seen here, turns into heat, and starts an engine.

I saw this “cloud” at 5 in the morning, the sky was clear, what is it?

Answer: It’s from a rocket launch, I live near a complex and I see it a lot