15 Times People Found Something Strange, And The Internet Helped Identify It
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If you ever find something and have no idea what it is, never fear: the internet has answers. On the subreddit r/whatisthisthing, there's an unending stream of people who seem to be able to identify just about anything you can imagine. Here are 15 interesting things people found recently, along with what they turned out to be.
1.These five identical, thin wooden planks with 3 level steps:
2.These pieces of black corrugated plastic with a fabric cover in the Gower peninsula:
3.This metal hatch in a garden in south Wales attached to a neighbor's wall:
4.This heavy metal bar with the word 'Puritan' stamped into it, found in the basement of an old New England home:
5.This rusty old thing found in a river in central France:
6.A solid, white material contained in a lipstick tube:
7.This metal triangle, about two inches long on each side:
8.A 6" round metal ball found about a foot under the sand at Yaupon Beach in Oak Island, North Carolina:
9.This weird folding mirror that seems to only reflect upside down:
10.This giant windowsill outside of someone's kitchen window:
11.A numbered thumb tack that was nailed into a window frame:
12.This heavy round object found in a creek in central Ohio:
13.This wooden box that holds three small containers:
"It's a Chrismatory. Per the Modern Catholic Dictionary: A three-compartment vessel for each of the three holy oils: chrism, oil of catechumens, and oil of the sick.
The vessel is often inscribed with the Latin abbreviation for each holy oil: SC (sacrum chrisma), OS (oleum sanctum) or OC (oleum catechumenorum), and OI (oleum infirmorum)."
14.This 18-inch tall heavy metal item featuring a round piece of glass:
15.And finally, this cast iron plaque found in the doorway of an apartment closet in Oakland, California:
So, I have to ask: have you ever seen any of these items before, and do you think you'd have been able to identify any of them at first glance? Let us know in the comments! Oh, and if you'd like to check out some more random items identified by the internet, take a look here.
Note: comments have been edited for length and clarity.
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