What is this converted traffic cone with wire mesh doing being bolted on? San Antonio, Texas

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Science equipment. Copper with a coil. Some French on it that simply confirms it’s real copper with a gold (brass) ball. Anyone advise what it is.

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Midwest house built in early 1900s has a thing on the wall, what is this thing?

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What is this military style helmet I found in the woods of Maine?

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Clock in Assisted Living facility.

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[Florida] Saw this today right before installing my internet, anyone knows what is this?

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What is this toilet's purpose? No additional details available.

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WITT: This metal ring was in every toilet in a hospital. No search I have done was able to locate a match or answer.

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Accidentally found hidden under some ivy on the side of the road in a rural part of the Czech Republic

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WITT; found this in old dumped housewares. It’s a piece of solid glass, so it can’t hold anything inside. It’s about 15cm long and has a plated copper cap.

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Found this on a decaying stump. It’s soft and almost looks like there are orange eggs inside it.

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Found in deep creek MD

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My Dads Dad and Uncle fought in WW2 and one of them brought these back from Germany, and they ended up with my dad. He didnt want them, So i asked if I could have them. He said sure. I've Id'd a few, and i know this is a sub for single objects but it'd be cool if someone could help me with the rest.

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What is the use of this fourth piece of cutlery I've seen in a German museum?

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Anyone know what could have made these brown, black stripped balls? They all have a little hole in the front of them as well

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What is this plastic green bumpy thing? (Seen on construction site building tramlines)

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My daughter is convinced she found a shark tooth, picked up at the beach in Castelldefels, Spain

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What are these heavy metal objects I found in a thrift store?

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Found on the streets of New York City (Chelsea).

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What type of vehicle hit my family member and drove off?

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What is this weird net of cables and weights on the building?

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Found on a ranch in Texas. Usually found in groups of several. Very heavy & dense. Close to round.

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Face carved into an apple with toothpicks inserted. It has 'gul' written on the back

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what is this swinging bar under this Dresden train station seat?

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What are these chains under an Ambulance?

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What are these rails between the main rails called and what is their purpose?

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My Metals Professor in college does not know what this thing is. We dont either and he has multiple of different sizes. The box has no info besides what is shown in the photo. It is some kind of ceramic material with an inverted dome in the center. Any help?

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Big blue bar or bracket hanging from my garage ceiling. Bolted to the rafters.

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Falling out of the sky?

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Found at antique store. Label said key. Key to what?

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Old heavy key with “GOOD HEALTH” engraved

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Cleaning out mother-in-law's estate, and we are clueless as to what this is. Seems like it opens but can't figure out how.

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What is the purpose of this vertical cushion at buses?

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WITT - marble like piece found on the beach in coastal Washington with an engraving

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This metal piece is attached to the wall in a WC in my Airbnb in France.

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At an AirBNB in a beach town on East Coast, US. Kitchen island has these “indents” with a handle? Seems like repurposed wood but curious if there is a purpose in the kitchen or just a design?

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Weird triple outlet on the floor of my office? Located in America. Too wide for a regular plug.

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What is this spoon with a tong-like attachment? Seen in an antique store in Lyon, France

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My dad found this earlier today with his metal detector and has no clue what it is. Its about 5cm x 4cm. What is this thing?

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Plastic kitchen tool looks like a slicer or juicer but there's no cutting edge. Maybe a pasta form of some sort. Ball of lint for scale.

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Older house 1960. Chimney but opening is on the outside not inside ?

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Found in a storage cupboard at work. The black bits come out. The number order is ... weird?

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A closed glass cylinder filled with a clear liquid, 20cm long, 4cm wide. Found at the bottom of a lake in Stockholm. It was overgrown with algae on the outside. Nothing grows on the inside so the liquid is not water. No markings. It is straight and the bubble is too big to come from a spirit level.

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Found these white pole looking things on a truck with a sticker on it while on a road trip. What is this?

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This metal sphere has four telescopic arms and nothing else, no markings either.

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Random circular holes in concrete sidewalk. They appear all over town and have been there ever since the concrete was laid.

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What are these things I keep seeing on nearly all the London bus stops in my area?

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I've just moved into my new apartment and the previous owner, an old fellow, left this weird glass thing here. It's fairly dusty so I guess it hasn't been used in a while. I'd like to know what is it?

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At Boston Airport there are multiple half circle devices on a stand which are made from shiny sheet metal. There are a bunch of random holes in most of the panels that look like a shotgun blast.

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Found this in a box I won at an auction.

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I believe Mercedes dated 98/99, anyone know which type? Hit and run.

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This christmas cookie shape has been confounding my boyfriend's family for over two decades. They call it the bomb cookie.

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Large, white container found on flatbed on the highway in Midwest US. Says Urgent on the label.

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Woden object, about 3’ long 1.5’ tall. Metal band around middle, maybe metal ends (I haven’t seen it in person)

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This item came into a UK scrapyard, it’s brass 175mm wide, 200mm height and 5mm depth. It weighs about 1.5kg. It has an engraving that reads “U.S.S. PICKEREL SS524”.

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Found on the sand in NSW, Australia. Slowly moving, floats in water.

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Found outside my university. Seems to have some sort of laser apparatus inside. I can take it for free. Should I?

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Came across this while hiking behind an old mine in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Several miles off of the old access road. Appears 40 feet long, nothing written on it, appears nothing is inside of it. 25 feet or so off of the ground. No sign of life around it for miles.

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Found a rock on the porch of my new home, flipped it over and saw this. Is that a fossil? I live in SW Pennsylvania and fossils are very common, but I’m not certain it is one. Looks almost like a chain link fence impression but it’s part of the rock

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What are these green stickers on all the cows in this field?

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What is this orange plastic extender? Lightweight that collapses and extends.

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What are these sets of seven dimples on styrofoam?

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Cast Iron Ring Embedded in my Yard I found this heavy duty cast iron ring embedded right in the center of my front yard. It doesn’t budge at all. Any ideas?

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What is this box for? Found in the same cupboard as electrical meters and fuse boards.

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what is this thing I've seen attached on the back of this Toyota? appears to have some lasers or LiDAR system

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Small pointy curved metal attached to bicycle frame, point facing front of bike.

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Minivan with telescopic antenna on top. It appears that antenna is tracking something.

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What are these wooden house things found at my local nature preserve? Boyscouts do a lot of projects here.

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Found this in an old crumbled house, but I have no clue as to what it may be! Its from a compagny called « Rally »... Help me on this mission!!!

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Toilet with a u-shaped divot in the front

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(UK)These are being put up outside every apartment, no signs about what they are.

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Flying over the Rocky Mountains I noticed horizontal lines across the snow on many mountainsides. What would cause snow to melt/accumulate in this pattern in the mountains?

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What are these aged four eyed mustached metal faces found in a late man’s lockbox?

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They can be slided but they are locked in place and also the inside can be opened with a key. They are around chest height and has indications of having something under when slided. Maltepe/Istanbul

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What is this hole in my basement wall for? 1845 house with no chimneys on this side.

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A man stopped me in a corner store parking lot to ask me what this thing is he found under his car seat. Worried it’s a mic. Any ideas?

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what is this silver metal thing with narrow bridge and spoon like end?

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What is this ~6 inch tall piece of plastic with a metal base that collapses in to it?

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Thought I found a gun in our corn field today. It's heavy, pure metal, and might be a kind of key. We think it might be part of some old farm equipment.

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

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Small white pellets found outside, about 3cm in length and 1cm diameter. Concerned for our cats that it may be poison.

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.5 m green plasticy blob of goo

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Found in tip jar at work (US)

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Is this a mine? Found it in the grass like this at an old Luftwaffe practice range in The Netherlands.

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Found in my Grandpa’s WWII mementos

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It’s upside but looks to be a feeder or nester of some sort, attached to the top of the fence by previous owner. What is this thing?

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Can anyone identify the origin of this pin?

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What could this have been used for? Found in the Netherlands.

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Black square thing on the door with white in the middle and what seems to be data chips on the top on the door? Dont recall this being there yesterday. Any ideas?

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Bought this off of FB market place, was told it was a candy dish but upon further inspection I noticed the bottom says 9201 wallpaper with hanger and 9152 base I also noticed that each arm has 2 holes that look like they might be for a chain?

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Around 1m high made of glass, probably originated from a rafinery or a power plant before the 90s

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10cm metal object. Any ideas what this thing is?

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Found in the middle of the woods, what is this?

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Metal cylinder washed up on beach, destroyed by bomb squad (pic taken from news site)

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A metal figure found in the ground

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Rectangles on practically every flat commercial / industrial roof in California

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Thousands of streets in El Paso with no houses or buildings any where to be seen.

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WIT yellow thing in my ceiling vent? Not expanding foam.

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Found this hard plastic item in a kitchen drawer. Pictured next to a keychain for scale.

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Found this door at an empty hospital floor that leads to the patient room. What is this smaller door used for?

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This rectangular thing that is in the upper corner of a shipping container. Has a pattern of square holes at the bottom and is riveted and glued on.

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What is this thing? Found it as a kid and have never known what it is. Slightly heavier than it looks. Says US 4 inch on one side that also has an L in a diamond, the other side has some mark I can't make out. The triangle is 4 inches from base to tip.

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This UFO looking thing on a truck

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Friend from high school went missing. Last seen in this truck, can someone identify the type of truck?

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Found on or near Elmendorf AFB, Alaska - building sitting on dome/cylinder with what appears to be elaborate fencing and pylons surround it

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What is this uniform? Photo taken in England, 1915. The man would have been in his early 50s and was involved in the Salvation Army. I don't know if he had any military service.

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What is this needle/hook-like metal object that was removed from a person's heart?

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Doll found in a river. Could be something from a haunted attraction but if it's not I'd like to know what this is.

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Watching the original Ocean’s 11. What is the metal clamshell thing the guys carry around the casinos?

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A small plastic box with coloured, numbered buttons that each make a noise. The noises sound like something an old atari console would make

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This always pops up as a Netflix screensaver. What am I looking at?

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These small metal balls came out of the back of a customers truck at our shop. Didn’t notice until they left. They are not magnetic.

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Tiny glass jar full of powder and silver? I found this at the school I work at.

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Metal two level platform, found near road construction.

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What is this thing? It's metal, and relatively flexible but I feel at one point it would break. Just suddenly round it in my house one day.

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Large tank being transported by truck in Nevada. Police had to stop traffic for it

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WITT? Slightly rusty metal plate with STOP in cutout lettering

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Found on counter in medical exam room: string of plastic numbered oval beads. My own doc had no idea (but we agreed it is NOT likely to be the obvious sexy item!) Pen for scale.

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What animal is in this meme?

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Art nouveau style hook made of silver

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Got this for free as a giveaway at a convention...I have no idea what it could be. The green portion is hard and can fit inside the white piece.

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What is the purpose of this kitchen sink? And what is it called?

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I see these in tarmac pavements (sidewalk) everywhere. Always wonder what they are, what their purpose is. Possibly UK specific. They are approximately the size of a 10p piece.

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Box in my bathroom wall. Woke up last night to this thing making a loud noise, when I pushed the button at the bottom it stopped but I can’t figure out its purpose or why it was making that noise last night!

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This small bumpy ceramic thing with a small hole on the top. This is from a Le Creuset Promotional image.

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Seems to be a cooking pot, but the lid coming apart throws me off.

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I have found several of these small plastic caps around the parking lot of our business.

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Hefty concrete cylinder with a cork base, and metal cup that fits inside

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Found floating in the sea, tangled with some seaweed...

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Can anyone identify what these green containers are in some public parks (UK)

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Found this hiking in the middle of nowhere in the Appalachians. Looks like Bruce Willis.

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metal thing found on trail - no luck with google Lens

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What are these little ornate houses outside Greek houses? spotted in Santorini.

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This little lever on the side of my furnace. I’ve always flipped it to the appropriate setting every season, but I still don’t know what it does

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4 inch all-metal cylinder tool with looped ends

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Can anyone identify these shoes? It would help me catch my bike thief. I heard reddit can do some magic.

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Two Mystery objects Found In the Gwalia Ghost Town Museum Near The Outback West Australian Mining town of Leonora. An ornate cast iron case with a hole and a turnkey(?), and a leather & metal box with a handle, button and transparent panel.

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What are these giant bowls with straw hats in the beginning of The Magnificent Seven?

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Green metal chimney beside road. Alternating rows of square holes at top. No markings.

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White blob in a bottled vitamin water

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WITT? Saw it on the pavement (sidewalk) in London. It looks like a piece of fabric between two bolts stuck to the pavement.

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It looks like a old telephone but is has no speaker or a way to plug something else in besides the plug attached.

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A complex machine with gears and wheels found on a glass slide photographed in the 1930s. Negative came from a portrait photographer who took photos of and around Milwaukee, WI.

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