r/whatisthisthing 3h ago

Likely Solved! Small plastic knob, green, ~11/32” (between 8mm & 9mm) diameter, fluted with small male threaded end. Found while picking up my brass casings at an indoor firearm range.

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Visual description: First photograph is an image of a small green plastic knob on a cut piece of spruce, facing the "front" of the knob. Second photograph showing the same green plastic knob, mostly sideways, showing the fluted section as well as the shorter threaded section, also on the end grain of a cut piece of spruce wood. Third photograph showing the same green plastic knob sideways in front of a US.Customary System wooden ruler with the left side of the knob at the number three mark and the right side between 5/16" and 3/8", also on the end grain of a cut piece of spruce wood.


r/whatisthisthing 22h ago

Solved! What is this palm sized circuit board with led display, it was found in my IT parts closet and I can't remember where I picked it up.

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53 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 8h ago

Solved ! Shipped to me instead of what I ordered. Made of plastic and opens when compressed

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Ordered some shaped sandwich cutters on tik tok shop, this arrived instead


r/whatisthisthing 20h ago

Solved! Heavy ferrous metal object with a bolt in the center from electrical or industrial equipment

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Heavy metal object with a large bolt in the center. Bolt does not screw all the way in, exactly 1" of the thread is left exposed. It weighs almost 18 lb.

I picked this up at an estate sale where the owner was an electrician, possibly a lineman or some other related trade.

ChatGPT said it was likely a part from a large welder or another industrial machine involving magnetism, but I am curious what it might have been.


r/whatisthisthing 9h ago

Solved! My car tire was punctured by this metal piece on the road. I pulled this entire piece out of the tread which is why it’s bent. Maybe an awl of some sort? It’s sturdy and weighty for its size, has an etched diamond grip mid shaft, and has two metal wire looking pieces coming out of one end.

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63 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 6h ago

Solved! Black plastic cover/clip found in the footwell of a Fiat 500

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It was in a car I inherited and I don’t think it’s part of the car but I’m not sure before I toss it. Made of cheap black plastic.


r/whatisthisthing 1h ago

Solved! Small transparent plastic piece with the Hyrule crest from Zelda.

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It looks like it may be for the original Wii, but I cant find anything on it.


r/whatisthisthing 5h ago

Solved! Small black USB drive sized objects with USB circuit board inside, but will not fit into a slot due to design

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247 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 11h ago

Solved! A bag of small numbered wooden blocks and fruit stones found in a Goodwill

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615 Upvotes

Found this bag in a Goodwill and couldn’t figure out what it was. Small wooden blocks were numbered with Roman numerals on their broad sides with I, III, IV, and VI. Inside the bag were peach pits or other seeds from a stone fruit.

A lot of teaching supplies were nearby so I figured it may have been some kind of educational tool or game. I didn’t purchase the item.


r/whatisthisthing 7h ago

Open Uncovered in hole near broken drainpipe - metal bracket, 6” wide

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Digging a hole at the front of my home (UK) to uncover broken drainage pipe (lump of clay pipe in lower left of pic) and this lump of metal is in the ground. Multiple holes. About 6” wide. Length unknown as I haven’t been able to excavate down to its base. What on earth is it?


r/whatisthisthing 3h ago

Solved! What is the purpose of the indents in the walls of this former railway tunnel?

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