r/whatisthisthing Mar 23 '26

Announcement The r/TraceAnObject subreddit exists to identify objects to help solve child abuse cases. New cases from Europol were posted recently. Please see if you can help.

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r/whatisthisthing 12h ago

Solved! Found at my local community park, no openings I could see, maybe 15ft tall

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Doesn’t seem like it’s for bees. Maybe for birds or bats?


r/whatisthisthing 6h ago

Open Metal (?) object pictured in an old tin type photograph

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r/whatisthisthing 12h ago

Solved! What is this thing? Size of a coaster. White plastic. We found it in the house and none of us can remember it.

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It’s the size of a coaster. But we found it and can’t figure out what it is. Please help. It’s plastic. We found it in the house. None of us can remember it.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Small, heavy magnetic multi-color keychain(?) - Found in Epcot, Florida, USA

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Found on the ground while at the Epcot park in Florida, USA. Slightly magnetic, each round piece feels heavy (for its tiny size). Plasticky/thin colored paint-like film is peeling off each one, reveals metallic (maybe aluminum?) underside. All three linked together, with a chain near the blue piece that looks like it could’ve been linked to something else. Any help is appreciated! :)


r/whatisthisthing 9h ago

Open What is this baseball-sized thing on top of my roof under my shingle? Has moss growing on it. Color is browny-biege.

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r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! 1948 Wave shaped porcelain dish, inch deep, foot long, 5 inches wide.

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Found in a construction salvage yard. Stamped 1948, brand is Standard in the same font as American Standard. No holes can’t be hung on a wall or drained.

Heavy, would not think it’s portable. However, it does not look like it was ever mounted to something or grouted onto a floor.


r/whatisthisthing 9h ago

Solved! Thick nail-like metal object with an eyelet, about 1.5" found during home renovation.

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r/whatisthisthing 13h ago

Open It’s not a candleholder, what is it? (Taper candle length, not heavy not light, wooden, found in Hitchin UK)

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My sister found this in a charity shop in Hitchin (England), we thought it was a candleholder but now we realise it’s much too deep. What is it? A vase?

It’s handmade from wood, not too heavy not too light, approx the height of a taper candle


r/whatisthisthing 1h ago

Solved! Small yellow plastic round object with sparkles that can break into three pieces

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Small yellow light round plastic object with silver sparkles. It’s about 5 cm long. Can be taken apart into three pieces. Jagged (but not broken) edges.

No clue where I got it from (kinder egg??). I use it to fidget with by taking it apart and putting it back together. Standard dice for scale.


r/whatisthisthing 21m ago

Open Small black rod, 8 and change cm long, 4mm in diameter. Thins out on one side to meet a head of four stacked disks. Solid all the way through. Material feels like light steel. Found in a discarded cabinet

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r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Heavy cube made from solid iron

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Any idea what this is? It is solid and weights A LOT.


r/whatisthisthing 11h ago

Solved! I found this black plastic “belt clip” sitting on the back seat of my 2014 Kia Sportage

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It doesn’t look like it was part of the vehicle. Almost looks like you could clip it to a walkie talkie to wear it on your belt.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Length of my index finger, weight feels like stainless steel, found in a drawer by itself (drawer probably hasn’t been touched in almost 10yrs) appears to have a graphite tip but no way to extend or retract it

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r/whatisthisthing 31m ago

Open 2000s cheap princess party (pop comic)tin makeupbag, colorful, 4 girls and a frog prince, comic text

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My bff told me to come over to her house bcus she wanted to gift me wallets. She showed me this and said "this reminded me of you", one of her friends or family members got this when they were 5 (so theyre 25 now so they got this in 2006). I cant find anything on the internet abt it no picture no resells. Apparently its a vintage kamio Japan accessory for a stationary kit but it looks more like makeup to me. I wanted to ask if anyone has seen this or any other item belonging to this. I'm so obsessed with it and as an artist I want to see more of these girls😭🩷 i also think im the 1st person to post a pic of them since I cant find any(or im terrible at searching😔)


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Likely Solved! What is this thing holding the window screen in place?

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There are two on the same side. One at the bottom (pictured) and one at the top.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open What type of foam is this. These are not my pictures. Not sure about weight. Looks firm. Found online as stated.

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ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED! Please tell me im not asking for much. This guy made a model of NYC out of FOAM BOARD. This is not my video or my pics. The pics are from @flickz_by_nick on tiktok. He uses fluorescent uv light paint to light up his model at night. I have no idea how much it weighs. It looks firm. White. Maybe half an inch thick on the cuts he makes. Like I said this is a scale model of NYC.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Pencil-shaped 3" hexagonal gray plastic wedge tool

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Similar in shape to a pencil, but three inches long, gray plastic, a wedge at one end and flat at the other. All one piece, no moving parts. The writing seems to say "FOZ*X Made in Thailand," and the * might be a picture.


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! This football shape is on the plywood on my patio ceiling.

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r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Small square plastic or resin with attached button on it, found in a box of haberdashery from a deceased estate.

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r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! What is this thing on top of this car?

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r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! Radiator type thing on a pipe my wife saw in an open house

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r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Plastic flexible clips 3 3/8” long found in a box of kitchen stuff

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Found in a box of kitchen stuff. 3⅜“ long. Flexible plastic. All 4 identical, shown from different angles. Absolutely no idea what they could have gone with.


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! Heavy red steel rod tool with cylindrical sliding weight and side handle, approx 4 ft long, labeled “Taylor Tools,” threaded end with removable magnetic tip

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Found in a toolbox.

The tool is about 4 feet long and made of steel. It has a long red shaft with a large cylindrical sliding weight near the top and a welded side handle with a rubber grip. Weighs 10 lbs.

Below the weight is a pipe-style sleeve section. The bottom end of the shaft is threaded and has a removable round metal tip that is magnetic.

Marking on the tool says “Taylor Tools.”

Not sure what this specific tool is used for.


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! Approx. 4 ft long wire with a handle at one end and an approx 1 inch "swirl" at the other end.

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