16+ Objects That Puzzled People Before The Internet Came To The Rescue

If they live near a power station, then that's almost certainly where this circuit breaker is about to go.

This heavy duty model apparently uses a compound called sulfur hexafluoride to interrupt electric currents.

And what commenters immediately figured out was that the lemon they squeezed wasn't quite ripe yet because these are actually seeds that haven't developed.

Although identifying this instrument was complicated by the apparent fact that it's damaged, that didn't seem to stop people from realizing this is an old Chinese fiddle known as an erhu.

What they didn't realize was that it was from a different mega-successful property because Power Rangers fans were quick to recognize this as the Red Ranger's power coin.

Unfortunately, learning what it is doesn't necessarily make it clear as to what someone was planning to do with it.

This is a shower mixing valve but since it was the only sign that anyone ever planned to put a shower in this room, it's possible they tried to use it for something else.

However, it turns out that this person may be better off with this device than those who don't have it because it's a vent fan kit that keeps the visor from fogging up.

At the very least, it reduces the effect.

But while some people worried that the uploader had just touched a jellyfish, others soon realized that this is actually an egg sac belonging to a moon snail.

It's unclear how the uploader ended up with this in their possession but they soon learned that it came from a Masonic order.

The inscription apparently suggests that this key "closes what is opened" and "opens what is closed" and someone figured out that it belonged to an eighth degree Mason but the uploader will have to talk to a member to learn more.

Assuming they're willing to share that information, of course.

What they soon learned and could later confirm themselves as these stems decayed was that they had come across a cluster of dead mushrooms, possibly honey mushrooms.

You've almost certainly seen similar towers carrying high voltage power lines but they're usually much larger and are supported by four legs spread across a large area.

Obviously, whoever installed this one didn't have that luxury so they went with a model supported by one round tube instead.

And considering that it's a kind of corkscrew that's specifically made to tap into champagne bottles, the level of sophistication here seems appropriate.

All they could say was that the pointy end at the top opens and closes when you turn the knob next to it.

For commenters, this seemed to help confirm that this is a vice used for tying fishing flies.

As far as anyone could tell, this is a self-service kiosk that accepts cash payments.

As for how it got here, it's likely that somebody stole it and attempted to break the cash out of it before they realized it was sturdier than they expected.

Soon, someone else filled in the remaining blank for them and let them know that this was an ultrasonic device that's supposed to scare off rodents bothering humans.

Unfortunately, research from McGill University suggests the jury's still out on whether these actually work or not.

And when they carefully opened it on the advice of some commenters, they discovered that it was called a "resume battery" and was filled with some long-dead power cells.

Apparently, it's made specifically to display a stack of business cards "in style." If Patrick Bateman was a real person, I'm sure he'd have one.

After all, these air freshener pellets are apparently designed to be sucked up by a vacuum cleaner before they start working.

That certainly wouldn't have been my first guess.

However, the happier reality is that this device is significantly safer than that.

Although comments were split as to its purpose, it is definitely a float designed to be attached to a ship and buoy another apparatus.

It's apparently unclear as to whether it's supposed to support fishing nets or a mine sweeping kit, but I suppose it's not impossible to use it for either purpose.

That's because this station is specifically designed to make Wudu — a Muslim ritual in which someone washes their hands, face, hair, arms, and feet before praying — easier.

After all, it's a lot harder to wash the feet in a sink than it is to wash the other parts mentioned.

Honestly, it's hard to imagine that whoever wrote that label could have thought of a less helpful description if they tried.

This is especially true when you realize it's just a light bulb that goes inside of a slide projector.