Ever find something really weird and mysterious, and just had to find out what it was? Well, that's exactly what happened to the people in this list, who turned to Reddit's whatisthisthing sub for answers.
As it turns out, none of the things these people found were all that mysterious. But they were still pretty interesting, at least!
The comment section was pretty quick to point this one out. As it turns out, it's one of those rotisserie chicken things. Definitely handy if you're into rotisserie chicken.
To be honest, I didn't know what I was expecting it to be. But as the comments pointed out, it's a can opener. I've never seen one quite like it.
"One end can be closed with the string, the other end has a mesh wall between the mesh cylinder and some cone shaped material."
According to the comments, it's a diffuser for lights inside the tent. That was easy.
The comment section was pretty convinced that this is the remnant of some kind of door security system thing. Close enough.
As it turns out, this thing is an iron for some kind of waffle/flatbread food item. Cool!
Because Reddit commenters move as fast as ninjas, a user figured out that it was a speedometer in pretty record time. It's a pretty old tool, and was used to measure RPM.
The comments almost unanimously called this thing a tongue scraper. Not even close to what I was expecting.
Apparently, because there's a box for everything, this one was specifically for stamps. I guess if it's a century old, that makes sense.
After taking some advice from the comment section, OP looked over the edge and saw that those objects were holding equipment for maintenance on the other end. Neat!
The commenters pointed out that, right underneath the gap, it looks like there's a cover for a drain access point. So the gap is probably just to accommodate for that.
One commenter identified these things as devices used for net fishing. Nautical was the right guess on OP's part.
It is, in fact, a baking pan. The comments figured out that it's for Christmas cakes, in particular. Could be useful.
According to the comments, it was probably a skylight at some point, and got covered up over time. OP is gonna get it checked out to make sure there's no asbestos in it or anything.
Props to user Not_a_Bot_NAB for having the super specific answer to this:
"This is an old souvenir coin/medallion from Parkdean Holiday Resorts in the UK! They had a couple of characters as children’s entertainment in the early-to-mid 2000s collectively known as 'treetops grove,' and this symbol was associated with one of them."
It might look mysterious and all, but the Reddit comments pointed out that it's just an old smoke detector.
Apparently, this thing is known as "sea pork." It's basically just some sea-dwelling organism that looks grosser than it actually is. Still probably not that fun to come across, though.
OP asked their host, and it turns out it's just a headphone jack for the TV. Weird.
According to the comments, it's pretty much just a futuristic scarecrow. I dunno, I think I'd take a creepy human-like mass of straw on a stake any day.
Many commenters had some theories, like these things measuring certain chemicals in the water, or possibly measuring erosion. Either way, they were put there by scientists. Probably.
"Text on it says Franklin Sports, Made in China, 318030006. Approximately 8-10", it is only a couple of ounces, the black base is rubbery."
As it turns out, it's part of some kind of darts game. This bit's just missing some parts.
