Curiosity fuels intrigue in this fascinating lineup of peculiar objects that defy explanation. From mysterious gadgets to oddly shaped contraptions, these visuals spark endless speculation about their purpose and origin. While some items might elicit gasps of wonder, others border on absurd, leaving viewers both baffled and amused. Lean into the mystery of these enigmatic finds and let them ignite your imagination—or at least a good conversation.
Saw This Metal Door On A Mountain In Tyrol, Austria. It Is Attached To A Thick Plastic Well, Has A Vent On Top Of It, And I Can Hear Air Rushing Behind It Fairly Loudly
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Water reservoir for tapwater or artificial snow.Source: I am Austrian.
The County Park Near Me Was Recently Renovated, And They Put Up This Thing. It Is Super Tall, At Least 12 Feet. I Thought At First It Was Cameras, But I Didn’t See Any Lenses. It’s In A Wide Open Field, So Maybe It’s For The Weather? I’ve Been So Curious To Figure Out What On Earth It’s For!
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Purple martin 'gourd' nesting boxes.ACanadianGuy1967:You’ll notice that they are often built so they can be lowered (note to cable or rope in that photo for example, attached near the bottom of the pole.) When the birds leave in the autumn to migrate south, it’s good to lower the nesting boxes and clean them out so they’re ready for next spring. It reduces illness when they have clean nesting boxes.Two of my neighbors have purple Martin nesting boxes up on poles but theirs look like little apartment buildings. But there are gourd-style ones in our area, too.
Metal Cylinder In Wall Of 1800s House With A Little Lever And Flap
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Definitely an old speaking tube. If your house is two stories tall it would have most likely came out by the front door so if a visitor came by and no one answered a knock they could pull the flap up and blow into it and it would whistle to hopefully get some ones attention. Then drop the flaps and be able to talk to each other with out having to go down stair.My parents old house (it was built in 1906) had one. They had silicone filled the hole by the front door. But it was repaired and made to work great.
Does Anyone Have A Clue As To What These Might Be????? They Are Heavy, And There Are Screw Holes In The 2 “Legs” Of Each Piece
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Vintage school desk frame.
What Are These Long Metal Looking Sheets Being Draped Over This Building?
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Not art, not copper sheeting. Just some dude's attempt to shield himself from 5G. I'm not kidding.Source: I'm in the neighborhood, people are complaining.Edit: The "faraday cage" answers from other users are correct. It's not rational, the guy who bought the building is unwell.Edit 2: It's metal. Yes, it's loud.
Lens Or Defect In The Middle Of My Front Window?
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That's usually the result of a drive-by with a BB gun.
What Is This Tiny Pocket On The Back Of My Shirt
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It's a vestigial device deliberately installed into a great number of imported shirts so that they classify as a specific article of clothing which avoids a tariff.
What Is This Elevated Place In My House?
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It's an Australian house that isn't that old. And according to OP, previous owner was Asian. It's the place where you put the fridge. The plug at the back makes sense. Asians like to hose their kitchen and bathrooms down to make it easier to clean. Water won't go under the fridge this way. I used to live in Singapore.
Two-Stair Concrete Steps In Upstate NY
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Mounting block / horse block / carriage stone.
Found These Decorative Glass Vials In A Box Belonging To A Deceased Elderly Woman
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Perfume bottles..And fancy ones at that..Nice find..
Found In Hotel Room. Has A Plug But Does Nothing. Gold Plate Can Rotate, But Can’t See Any Purpose Or Function!
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It’s a lamp and it took me far too long to realise this is sitting on a desk and isn’t actually 7ft tall.
Round Metal Ball Found Whilst Digging Has A Hole In One Side, Very Heavy Easily 3kg
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Cannonball.
Metal Overshoe With Leather Straps. No Waiting Or Stamps
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Flat track motorcycle racing shoe. Goes over your boot and lets your inside foot drag around the sweeping corners and not catch or wear out your boot, probably from the 1960s.
Handmade Ceramic Vessel With Inner Cup(?) Attached To The Bottom Of The Lid, Found In A Goodwill Near The Twin Cities Metro. What Is This Intended For?
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It's a butter bell. You put butter into the cup of the lid, put cool water in the outside cup and it keeps the butter cooler on the counter.
Found At The Trampoline Park But I Think It Fell From Someone's Pocket. 2.25" Long And Magnetic. Metal With Red Plastic Over It. Printed On It, "M A C Mp-8 Made In The USA"
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Mac tools telescopic pocket magnet.
Weird Blinking Canasters Found Under Hotel Room Bed. What Are They?
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Could these be smart bed legs, for trapping/detecting bed bugs that climb up them.Lilithrc390:They are 100% this bug detection things, my mum sent me some closer photos.
What Is This Black Wavy Wire Display Type Thing? I Thought It Was A Wine Rack But Wine Bottles Don’t Sit Nicely