30 Times People Found Objects They've Never Seen Before And The Internauts Explained Their Purpose (New Pics)

Nowadays, it's nearly impossible to create something original when we really think about it. Someone somewhere has probably already invented it. Breast cushion? Someone already thought of it. A pet you'll never have to feed, walk or bathe? Yes, it exists. And it's a rock. A device that makes it feel like you're holding someone's hand from anywhere in the world? I'm afraid that this project is already in progress. Although there are no limits to imagination, there's only so much you can invent that people will actually benefit from. Nevertheless, people stumble upon some strange objects in their surroundings from time to time. Usually, it's something modern generations no longer utilize, rarely use or an item with a particular purpose. But they used to be a thing. Ages ago. But that doesn't make them any less interesting. It turns out that there's an entire subreddit dedicated to all those mysterious objects that make you question, "What Is This Thing?". Bellow, look at some objects people have posted and what the Redditors thought they were for. And if you are interested in seeing more strange objects with unknown purposes, check out our previous posts here and here. More info: Reddit

#1 Witt - Two Card Parked On A Street, Both Seem To Have T-Shirts (Or Some Sort Of Material) Over Their Wing Mirrors, But Just On The Side Facing The Road

Image source:  J_Thompson82 Answer: It's to keep birds from attacking the mirrors

#2 Ukraine National Police Posted An Image Of This Strangely Textured Object, They Call It "Dangerous To Health And Even Life"... But What Is It?

Image source:  oriolopocholo Answer: Butterfly mines

#3 Strange “Bench” With Tubing Near The Parking Lot Of An Old Elementary School

Image source:  lDrawnOnwarD Answer: This is playground equipment from the 70s-80s. You lay on your back and slide through by pulling on the bars

#4 Witt? Slightly Rusty Metal Plate With "Stop" In Cutout Lettering

Image source:  crabnox Answer: Rear Light Stop Face Plate A-13442-AR it’s from a vintage ford.

#5 My Girlfriend's House Has This Panel Next To The Basement Door That Lights Up Whenever The Basement Light Is On. Why?

Image source: pippiethehippie Answer: It’s to tell you that the basement light is on.

#6 Came In A Box Of Candy Making Supplies That I Got Off Craigslist. Measures 4 1/2 Inches Wide And Has About 60 Twisty Screws Embedded Into It. It Came With Lots Of Different Semi-Professional Sugar/Candy Tools And This One Has Me Stumped

Image source:  maybetwobabka Answer: It's for making spun sugar

#7 What Are These Tiny Brown And Tan Beads I Found In My Carpet And On My Windowsill?

Image source:  SomeGuySurviving Answer: Looks like termite frass, aka termite poop.

#8 What Are These Lights That Appear To Be Behind The Mirror In The Hotel I’m Staying At?

Image source:  rizcriz Answer: It’s likely supposed to be an “infinity mirror” you lay a one way mirror over a standard one and put the LED’s between the layer giving it a tunnel appearance. The missing side could be a bad strip of LED’s

#9 What Is This Type Of Clamp Used? Only Says China On It

Image source: 11varine Answer: That’s a gang lock for lockout/tagout. You place this on a breaker when multiple people are working on equipment to keep people from turning the equipment on.

#10 What Is The Intended Purpose Of This Very Thin, Glass Covered Drawer?

Image source: Smokinsumsweet Answer: It’s a bedside cabinet and it’s to put cups of coffee/ breakfast on so it doesn’t leave coffee rings/stains on the top

#11 Found Buried In The Closet Of A Commercial Kitchen. What've I Got? About 6 Inches In Diameter

Image source:  Normal_Skill3212 Answer: It's a hamburger press

#12 Witt? A Small Wooden Box With A Sort Of Dial On The Front Which Can Turn But Cannot Turn Anymore At Certain Points. There Is One More In Another Pew

Image source: loverofmosthings Answer: The dial is a potentiometer which suggests maybe those are headphone sockets with a volume control

#13 Why Do These Window Grills Have A Bulge. Seen In Spain

Image source: lw1999 Answer: They're called "belly bars" in a lot of places. They're designed for flower boxes. Edit: forgot to mention that the primary purpose is security. The rounded part is for flower boxes.

#14 What Is Up Against This Person's Mouth?

Image source: aintnufincleverhere Answer: Court stenographer mask so they can dictate

#15 Burying Our Dog In The Backyard Who Passed Today At 16 And Came Across This Underground Wall

Image source: Key_Guidance9806 Answer: It’s got holes in it, that’s a dry well. That thing fills up when it rains so the yard doesn’t flood.

#16 "Light Fixture" I Noticed At A Restaurant In Nl, Canada. Appears To Be Some Sort Of Old Machinery

Image source:  NerdMachine Answer: It’s the lift mechanism from a dumbwaiter.

#17 Strange Graves In A Village Graveyard In Northwest Iran. So I Have Seen These Graves Since I Was A Kid But Never Understood What The Marking Meant. They Don’t Look Like Christian Or Muslim Graves And No One In The Village Knows Their Origin. If Someone Knows Anything, I Would Appreciate The Help

Image source: ap2094 Answer: gravestones in NW Iran sometimes have figural/narrative carvings that indicate the occupation of the person.

#18 Found In My Math Teacher's Room. 100 Squares With Varying Patterns And Colors. No Patterns Seem To Be Same

Image source: MacerSpaceflight They are times. For example, 4 is 2 blue, blue is 2. So 4 is 2x2. 8 has three blue 2x2x2. 96 has 4 blue 2x2x2x2 (32) x red which is 3. 32x3 is 96

#19 What Is This Thing? Small Gold Pig Container With Removable Tiny Spoon For A Tail

Image source:  merlee13 Answer: Salt cellar aka salt pig

#20 Found On The Beach Near Myrtle Beach, Sc. We Just Had A Big Storm. It's Very Firm And Breaks Apart Smoothly. Seems Organic

Image source: freeeicecream Answer: We used to get stuff like this on our beach in colder weather. It turns out it was fats in the “treated” water from the Boston sewer plant that was pipelined out into Cape Cod Bay. They would clump together into big fatty lumps like that one. Industrial lubricants (synthetic waxes) also regularly get dumped from ships and wash up on shores. Wax or fat seem most likely.

#21 Witt: This Metal "Ring" Was In Every Toilet In A Hospital. No Search I Have Done Was Able To Locate A Match Or Answer

Image source:  sassyclassychassy Answer: Stops flushable wipes from being flushed. Traptex Plumbing Protection System

#22 Heavy And Small. Found In Southern Germany

Image source:  VivaZane Answer: Medieval pilgrim’s badge

#23 Park Bench With Weird Cutouts. Don't Think It's For Bikes, You'd Need A Really Long Chain To Wrap All The Way Around

Image source:  ouqw3 Answer: It’s for bikes. When u want to sit you park your bike behind you. It’s not meant to lock your bike and leave

#24 What Is This Oddly Burned Log I Found At A Campsite?

Image source:  LavastormSW Answer: Swedish log burning....burns longer than firing a log onto a fire.

#25 What Is This Thing? Circular Thing On A Post In An Antique Place

Image source:  LPineapplePizzaLover Answer: This is an Engine Order Telegraph used in older marine vessels. Allowed the Captain remote communication with the ships engine room.

#26 What Is This Instrument/Tool This Woman Is Displaying?

Image source:  professor_doom Answer: It's a bed warmer

#27 Staying At An Airbnb And We Have This Little Metal Tray Embedded In The Counter Top. It's About An Inch Deep (Banana For Scale), Cannot Be Removed, And Has A Drawer Underneath

Image source: GBinAZ Answer: It's where a scale used to be.

#28 What Is This Ice Phenomenon I Found On The Forest Floor Today?

Image source: ConclusionWorking Answer: The term for it is frost flower and has to do with moisture freezing as it escapes plant tissue.

#29 To Piggy Back Off The Other Clothing "Loop" Post: What Is This Loop Towards The End Of Both The Sleeves On My Jacket? Who Would Hang Their Jacket Up By The Sleeves? What Are These For?

Image source:  XEcksDeeD Answer: The fleece can go inside an outer shell jacket. The loops connect inside the sleeves of the jacket so that the sleeves of the fleece don't come out of the jacket when you take it off

#30 Bronze And Lead Object, With Some Kind Of Scale In It, No Moving Parts, Found While Digging

Image source:  Administrative_Film3 Answer: Appears to be a German artillery fuse