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hellothisisdog, in CHALLENGE: What is this thing? [SOLVED]
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it looks so strange~ watching this, i wanna know

mykl,
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Another reader got it almost instantly, check out their answer!

nogooduser, in CHALLENGE: What is this thing? [SOLVED]

Edit: struggling with the spoiler tag.

spoilerPom pom maker

PhreakyByNature,

I had the same struggle! Also didn’t see your comment weirdly until now.

PhreakyByNature, in CHALLENGE: What is this thing? [SOLVED]

I know the answer but used Google Lens to find it… I don’t know if this is against the spirit of the place, as there’s no rules?

spoilerIt’s a pom pom maker

AdaleiM, in CHALLENGE: What is this thing? [SOLVED]
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looks like circular knitting needles, chunky ones at that.

ickplant,
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Bingo!

martin_uieafa, in CHALLENGE: What is this thing? [SOLVED]

spoilerKeycappuller

I think I have four of them.

linuxdaemon, in What are these “finial” looking things mounted to the roof area of homes on the East Coast
@linuxdaemon@midwest.social avatar

They are “snow birds”. It breaks up snow as it melts and falls off the roof so it doesn’t come down in giant sheets.

AFKBRBChocolate, in [SOLVED] These two identical things I found on a dusty ol' shelf in a classroom

Looks like one of these

kaotic, in [SOLVED] These two identical things I found on a dusty ol' shelf in a classroom

FYI. Do not plug random hardware you don’t know the source of into your computer.

betterdeadthanreddit,

Unless you work at an Iranian uranium enrichment facility, then it’s fine.

Smatt,

Haha oopsy, my centrifuges are all wonky.

AbidingOhmsLaw, in [UK] Found during house renovation

Looks like a antique double pole single throw switch (DPST) meaning it has two single switches connected mechanically but separate electrically (it can switch on and off two circuits at the same time). The contacts look fairly beefy so I would guess it could handle fair amount of current and the lock may have been to just keep people from getting shocked. Might have been the cutoff for the power to the bell board.

Edit: Looked around and can’t find one like that. Is there a plate on it anywhere? Could you show the cover and back of the box.

FlyLikeAMouse, in hole at the entrance of house [SOLVED]

It’s for scraping the mud off the bottoms of your shoes!

OldFartPhil, in Found this in Myrtle beach. What is this thing?

It’s a rock that’s been holed by boring clams: carnegiemnh.org/not-boring-clams/

If you want to know what kind or rock it is, I can’t help you there.

InfiniWheel, in Who is this dude?

This quantumania marketing is getting weird

Lumun, in Who is this dude?
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Seems like a poorly cast Buddha sculpture to me. Something about the hand gesture.

Tarquinn, in what is this shelf in my old teachers desk

Shelf for a typewriter. Manual typewriters are heavy, the springs help move the shelf up and down. Once you move your shelf to the top, turn that thumb latch to lock it in place.

Some examples:

https://instappraisal.com/appraisal/antique-secretary-desk-slide-out-typewriter-shelf
https://www.myantiquefurniturecollection.com/i-have-a-vintage-myrtle-desk-co.with-pop-up-typewriter-shelf-awesome-two-...-53793.html
https://shop.blackdogsalvage.com/tanker-desk-with-build-in-typewriter/
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274785544688

Xeelee, in Found this on my toe after swimming in a lake [Solved: Leech]
@Xeelee@kbin.social avatar

When it grows up, it wants to be landlord.

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