Have you ever seen some strange objects in your life? With the help of countless netizens on the Internet, these questions will usually be answered. Let's take a look at what "Whatisthisthing" netizens on reddit have discovered...
01 Netizen question: I have a few strange slots in my wallet, I don't know what to put it for, coins and pens can't fit in.
Answer: This is used to store SIM cards or memory cards.
02 Netizen question: My husband found this in the battery box of his parents' house, his father is a bit of hoarding, he can't remember where he got it from, and he searched on the Internet and found nothing.
Answer: Most likely, this is the external battery of the most popular brands of mobile phones (Nokia, Motorola, etc.) in the past.
03 Question from netizens: A red plastic product with a hinged metal lid, without any notes and instructions.
Answer: This is a small hole punch that punches a hole in the paper and is used to add documents to a folder.
04 Netizens asked: A small piece of leather strap, and leather with adjustable tower buckles?
Answer: This is a replaceable shoe trim that looks like this.
05 Netizens asked: A green and white plastic device with a spring, it is two pieces of green and white hard plastic, with a spring in the middle, some people say that this is a knife sharpener, but there is no iron sheet in it.
Answer: There must be a second of the same thing in a corner, and by putting them at the end of the blade, you can cut the cake evenly.
06 Netizens asked: What is this white installation of my neighbor? Crossing the neighbor's fence against my yard, it clicks every few seconds and makes a low, high-pitched buzzing sound.
Answer: This is a powerful ultrasound device that can scare away dogs, and it seems that your barking dog is disturbing your neighbors.
07 Netizen question: I found this thing in the university gymnasium, and it sprays water to the side.
Answer: This is a spittoon that is used to spit out saliva, and they are generally found in gyms, or places where mouth guards are required, as these exercises stimulate saliva production.
08 Netizen question: I saw a strange pillar next to the railroad tracks, and I saw it in South Carolina, USA.
Answer: This pillar is to tell you what kind of whistle the train driver should make when approaching an intersection, the wide stripe is the long whistle and the narrow stripe is the short whistle.
09 Netizens asked: A women's turtleneck sweater has two holes on both sides of the high neck, each hole is 2.5 to 4 cm long, what are these holes used for?
Answer: These are earhooks that you can use as a mask to keep your face warm.
10 Netizens asked: What is this white porcelain? I found it in a second-hand store, do you know what it is used for?
Answer: This is used to sort the wires when laying the cables to the house.
11 netizens asked: When I was cleaning the house, I found it in a box with old things, a metal bracelet with a chain, what is it used for?
Answer: This is the clip used to secure the baby blanket to the stroller.
12 netizens asked: What is this metal device with a metal pipe found in the hospital toilet?
Answer: This thing is used to clean medical supplies.
13 netizens asked: A ceramic bowl with a raised center is useful or useless?
Answer: This is an olive bowl with a hole in a spoon placed at the tip in the center, and when the olives are scooped out of the bowl with the spoon, the marinade or oil should flow out of the hole.
14 netizens asked: A large metal pipe, transported under the escort of the police.
Answer: This is the spindle of Boeing's fuselage for the 787 Dreamliner.
15 netizens asked: In my winter boots, there is a piece of black plastic with a curved tip and a length of about 6 cm.
Answer: These boots have folding non-slip inserts on the shoe, and you need to use this thing to connect these inserts.
16 netizens asked: What is this device with a tube and a suction system? A tenant left in my friend's apartment.
Answer: A milking device for a goat or cow.
17 netizens asked: The triangular object found on the road in winter is similar to aluminum.
Answer: This is half a "caltrop", which is scattered on the road, intercepting cars by puncturing tires.
18 Netizens asked: What is hanging on the kitchen wall of an old house? An iron ring is connected to a spring.
Answer: This is a cowboy hat rack.
19 netizens question: When I got married, I received a gift from an Egyptian guest, it has a detachable top and 4 small holes on it, just like a salt shaker.
Answer: It's a hookah, but it looks like it's purely decorative and not really usable.
20 netizens asked: Found in a box of free baby clothes, there are ropes on both sides and two rings at the other end.
Answer: They look like diaper covers, with the larger part covering the baby's buttocks, and the tie goes through the loop and is knotted at the front.
21 Netizens asked: The metal objects found in the Agricultural Museum have rubber bands and iron chains on them.
Answer: This is a kit used to cover the eyes of cows/horses.
22 netizens asked: What is the use of this silicone bath accessory? I found it in a rented apartment.
Answer: It is just a substitute for the shower shelf, and bottles such as shampoo, shower gel, conditioner, etc., are secured by passing through the rings at the ends.
23 netizens asked: A black plastic thing that looks like a comb with the word INSIGHT written on it.
Answer: This is the 'wax comb' (spatula) of the surfboard, which is covered with wax, and its jagged part is used to create lines on the wax to better grip the foot on the board, and the other side is used to remove the wax.
24 netizens asked: What is this? I bought it by chance at a garage auction 15 years ago, and the liquid in it flows very slowly.
Answer: From the 90s, it was fashionable to have fun knick-knacks on the table, it was a tube that had to be turned upside down, the liquid was viscous enough, and a few bubbles in it rose slowly, and it could take 3 to 4 minutes. Guess what's going to happen next? You turn it over and watch the bubbles rise again!
25 netizens asked: In a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh, what are the 8 huge silver metal spheres floating on the shore?
Answer: This is an LNG (liquefied natural gas) container.