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11 Objects Whose Purpose So Mysterious, the Internet Needed to Step In and Help

Once on the blue moon, people find certain things in their homes that seem really strange and mysterious. There is even a case of someone who had something in their house and investigated it for 20 years to try to discover its purpose, with no luck. That is, until they relented and asked the advice of a popular subreddit. Here, with the help of some experts, they found the purpose of the article in less than 14 minutes; now that should be some kind of record.


Coninsure has put together some really weird things people wanted to find out and we invite you to take a look; You can even guess a few before seeing the answers!


1. “A friend found this at Goodwill. Toolbelt of some kind.”


A friend found this at Goodwill. Toolbelt of some kind


Answer: It is a fishing rod holder. Here is a similar one


2. “What are these wooden kitchen implements I was given as a gift?”


What are these wooden kitchen implements I was given as a gift


Answer
: It is an adjustable substrate. Neatly stacked in a drawer. When placed together, you can place a hot pot on them without burning the tabletop.


3. “What are these strands/threads coming out of my crackers?”


What are these strands/threads coming out of my crackers


Answer: I work in the food industry. These are the 100% frayed edges of the conveyors that carry the cookies through the packaging process before they are transferred to the oven bar. Contact the manufacturer with the codes and date on the box. This will help them achieve them and you will most likely get some free stuff.


4. “Found in our new house on the top landing banister rail. Seems like it’s meant to hold something, but not sure what it is?”


Found in our new house on the top landing banister rail. Seems like it’s meant to hold something, but not sure what it is


Answer: It appears to be a hair dryer holder.


5. “Real-life-looking eyeball, maybe glass? With 3 holes on the metal piece. Found at a flea market.”


Real-life-looking eyeball, maybe glass? With 3 holes on the metal piece. Found at a flea market


Answer: I have one of those! It is a promotional keychain for a company that makes taxidermy glass eyes.


6. “2 flat metal round disks with long stems attached by hinges. No markings. Found in a new kitchen.”


2 flat metal round disks with long stems attached by hinges. No markings. Found in a new kitchen


Answer: It is a flame inhaler used to extinguish a can of gel fuel on a tabletop stove.


7. “A smooth, 500-gram, oval-shaped, chrome-plated weight?”


A smooth, 500-gram, oval-shaped, chrome-plated weight


Answer: It is a manual scale calibration called a calibration weight. It is until you know the exact weight of an object when you compare it to another, or if you want to generate the scale, etc.


8. “What are these things behind my curtains?”


What are these things behind my curtains


Answer: Mud dopper nests, those black things that look like wasps. They build them and lay their eggs in them. These have grooves so they are old. If they don't have holes, then the larva is there with about 20 spiders that the larva's mother has left to eat before leaving the nest.


9. “Banana sized and shaped old tool(?) found in an old barn in Sweden. Wooden handle with rusty metal tip.”


Banana sized and shaped old tool(?) found in an old barn in Sweden. Wooden handle with rusty metal tip


Answer: an atom for a seed. It makes a hole in the ground to plant a seed.


10. "Found inside a musical instrument, it is about the size of a large grape, but it doesn't have holes big enough for it to fall into."


Found inside a musical instrument, it is about the size of a large grape, but it doesn't have holes big enough for it to fall into


Answer: It is a ball of dust, a common accumulation of dust on violins. Sometimes known as a mouse.


11. "I stepped on this today while cleaning a room. A huge deer-shaped weight with two serrated grooves in the middle."


I stepped on this today while cleaning a room. A huge deer-shaped weight with two serrated grooves in the middle


Answer: kinetic sculpture. It should sit on a post in the middle of the spike so that it can rock back and forth. 


Do you have something strange in your house that you would like to discover? How many of the above items did you already know?

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