r/Whatisthis May 20 '22

Meta Revised rules now in effect; please read and see the sidebar/about

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TL;DR: We have rules; they're in the sidebar and in the "about" info. In brief, our rules are:

1) The "Play nice" rule

2) The "Keep jokes out of the top-level comments" rule

3) The "No establishing values or finding things" rule

4) The "We're not doctors" rule

5) The "You know what that is already, ask THOSE experts first please" rule

6) The "Don't encourage hurting people or animals" rule

7) NEW The "Use a descriptive title" rule

8) NEW The "Did you try to figure it yourself?" rule

9) NEW The "We only allow link posts, so use a good photo and add extra info in a comment" rule

As you can see, we've added a couple and modified a couple. Violations can result in a temporary ban. Egregious violations will result in a permanent ban. Please don't make us ban you.

These rules are important to help keep our community going. As you can see, there are only a few of us moderators here, so we can't catch everything immediately. When you see someone break a rule, it doesn't mean "They got away with it, so I should, too," it means we haven't gotten to it yet. Feel free to report it. Or better yet, if you've been around /r/whatisthis for a while and have a good posting/comment record here, join us as a mod. Just message us. We're growing here, and we can always use a hand.


r/Whatisthis 1h ago

Open What is this small tool from my uncles house

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My uncle recently passed away and his sister (my grandmother) found this amongst his treasures could someone please let me know what it is/ is used for, she thinks it may be something to do with guitars


r/Whatisthis 1h ago

Open Name of the tile manufacturer

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Trying to find out the manufacturer's name of this tile. Thanks!


r/Whatisthis 28m ago

Open Found so many on cornish beach - what is this?

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r/Whatisthis 13h ago

Open in my egg? I saw it inside the shell as it was falling onto the pan.

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I thought it was an onion at first but that's impossible. LOL. It feels kind of rubbery. I've never seen anything inside of an eggshell before.


r/Whatisthis 20m ago

Open Our cat brought us this tail from some rodent. It’s about 2 inches long. We are in the Midwest of the US. She is an indoor cat.

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We checked her toys and none are missing tails.


r/Whatisthis 20h ago

Solved I thought these were clip on earrings, but they hurt like hell to put on. What else could they be? They're from the Met Museum Gift Shop.

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r/Whatisthis 14h ago

Solved What could this mean?

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This is from the entrance of my neighborhood. Is this just someone’s signing or just gibberish.


r/Whatisthis 2h ago

Open Weird Wheel found in a career in France

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r/Whatisthis 2h ago

Open Jean Brand Identification

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Ive never seen jeans before with the type of closure these have. It’s gotten my curiosity as to finding the brand of these. Can anyone help?


r/Whatisthis 18m ago

Open What is the name of this bookshelf bracket?

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Had a move recently, and one of these little bracket pieces (there’s 4 for each shelf) disappeared. Looking to get a replacement, but haven’t had any luck with google. Any help appreciated!


r/Whatisthis 21m ago

Open Wasn’t there a week ago when cleaning…

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My daughter saw this when doing her weekly bathroom cleaning. Says it looks like dirt and had a tiny worm in it. My husband thought black mold, but would that have a texture like dirt … and grow that quickly? Any ideas other than clean it up and throw some bleach around?


r/Whatisthis 15h ago

Open Hello there 🤠. Any clue about this anyone? Something Brother Ralph has had this around for years. He has pasted now. And his wife has always wondered wat this is / used for. Any clue anyone? Ty 🤠😸😎🙏

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r/Whatisthis 1d ago

Open What animal made this snow print

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Manchester, UK


r/Whatisthis 9h ago

Open possible monchhichi ?

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my friend found this small doll-keychain a few years ago at a thrift store! came in a bag full of toys apparently. i’m assuming it’s monchhichi, however i can’t find it when i look online! anybody know?

unsure if it’s real brand or knock-off. hard plastic


r/Whatisthis 3h ago

Open Ugly stuff that accumulates in the bathroom sink screen basket

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Anyone have an educated guess, or experienced this? This is what the drain cover screen in my bathroom had in it today. Daily, there weird things like this, but this is a particularly full. I clean the screen daily, so this accumulated in 24 hours. I assume it's coming up from the drain pipe? Nothing like it would have been trying to go down from the sink basin, I think I would have seen something!? I'm having all kinds of health troubles that doctors can't diagnose lately 😕


r/Whatisthis 10h ago

Open Dust or Mold???

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is this dust or Mold?


r/Whatisthis 13h ago

Solved Crows feet pattern in the trees in Northeast Pa

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r/Whatisthis 23h ago

Open What is this in the sky above Cardiff?

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I took this picture in Cardiff (pic 1) around 7am because the sky had a beautiful hue, and I wanted to paint it. At the time, I noticed what I thought was a tiny cloud in the sky, but I didn’t think much of it. Later, when I looked back at the photo, I noticed that this strange shape did not really resemble a cloud. I tried to debunk it, thinking it might be a lens flare caused by the lamp post reflecting on my phone camera, but I also took another picture from a few steps back (pic 2) and a different angle, and the shape was still there. I took the photo outside, not through a window or anything that could create a reflection and my camera lens isn’t damaged or anything. I really have no idea what it could be—any thoughts?


r/Whatisthis 9h ago

Open I want to know what these are.

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I was flying back to Alice Springs from Sydney and during the flight, I noticed these weird orb looking buildings. would anyone know what these are? Thanks


r/Whatisthis 14h ago

Open What light bulb is this?

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Also I just noticed there’s a radiation warning in it. I thrifted this and I’m wondering if it’s worth getting a new bulb because it JUST went out.


r/Whatisthis 7h ago

Open Help Identify This App Logo from a Screenshot

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r/Whatisthis 4h ago

Solved Can anyone help identify what's in this artistic image?

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I recently came upon this artistic picture. I can't quite figure out what it depicts. (I guess the thing in the middle looks like a foot.) Any thoughts? Appreciate the help!


r/Whatisthis 17h ago

Open Small clay/ceramic object of a bird’s head, wearing what looks like a beanie, about 2-1/2” long, stem-like neck

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My dad gave me this about 30 years ago. I think he found it in MD, PA or VA, in a field or in the woods. I am the one who broke it and glued it back together years ago.


r/Whatisthis 12h ago

Open can anyone tell what the shirt says or what/who is on it? I tried Google image search but none of the results were similar. I also don't know what the text is saying or who the person is.

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r/Whatisthis 8h ago

Open My dog had this in its stomach

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My dog had to get this piece of fabric surgically removed but we have no idea what could this be. Can someone please help me identify this? Thanks in advance.