What a thing: the strangest finds. Issue 151

We regularly come across things that are not immediately recognizable. All these incomprehensible things excite the imagination and torment with doubts, but here, as always, experts from the network come to the rescue, who easily and quickly solve all the riddles.

Each of us knows something that the other does not know. On the one hand, this is our advantage, and on the other — weakness. To overcome such a weakness is quite simple, you just need to combine the knowledge of different people into one pile.





Actually, just such an intellectual bunch is the "What is this thing" community; on the Reddit website, where some users ask questions, while others try to give them the most accurate answer.

Question: "This little protrusion at the bottom of the bottle of lotion"



Answer: “This is for spinning the bottle during the manufacturing process. As a rule, the bottles are aligned with this projection before the label is applied.

Question: "Plastic things have been hanging from the ceiling in one of our bedrooms since we moved in. They are red, plastic, each about 8 cm long. They are attached to silver plates that appear to be mounted into the ceiling. Does anyone know what they are for?



Answer: "This is the mount for the IKEA Ekorre hanging swing chair"



This product is no longer in production.

Question: "Wooden elephants through which a wooden rod is threaded. The rod is extended, and the elephants are removed. Found in a thrift store, no words on items other than "Made in the Philippines"



Answer: "Elephants — These are napkin holders. And in the set — This is a holder for napkin holders.

Question: "A precious stone found in a metal cube, inside of which it was stuck"



Answer: "This is a pendant"



Question: “Such things appeared in the park next to me. These are small wooden boxes, some of them have cans at the bottom.



Answer: "It's a carpenter bee trap"



Carpenter bees — These are black bees that lead a solitary lifestyle. To a greater extent, people in them do not like the fact that they gnaw passages in wooden structures, arranging their nests inside them. It is reported that the length of such passages varies from 30 cm to 1.5 meters, and their diameter is about 1 cm.

The jar trap works like this: carpenter bees climb inside the house, and then continue to move towards the light, climbing into the jar, where they remain.

Question: "Metal pin in the toilet, found in a hotel in Japan"



Answer: "It's for hanging sanitary napkin disposal bags. Right now in a Japanese hotel. Here is confirmation. The seat is indeed heated, by the way.



Question: "What kind of spoon with a fork-shaped nozzle is this? Spotted in an antique shop in Lyon, France.



Answer: "It's a spoon designed to separate the fat from the sauce, called "cuillère dégraisseuse." You scoop up the sauce, hold the spoon over the meat, and press down on the bar that tightens the rod: the sauce from the bottom of the spoon starts to flow out through the hole until you release the pressure.



Question: "I found this strange object with a glass roof on the back of a truck in Astoria, Oregon, USA, duringInternet Street View Time»



Answer: "This is a cabin for dry aqua massage"



A person lies down inside, he is covered with a lid, the bottom of which is made of waterproof fabric, after which jets of water begin to beat on it, making a massage.

Question: "What are those wooden things on the side of the headrests on board the high-speed train Sakura Shinkansen (Japan)"



Answer: "This is for turning the seats 180 degrees and so that, when passing through the car, you can hold on to them with your hands"



Japanese trains of this type reportedly travel only forward and backward, and they do not turn around. Instead, seats are deployed in them.

Above you can see a photo taken in a Swedish train, in which similar ledges serve only as handrails.

Question: "Tennis racket with a hook at the back, on a long chain with a ball at the end. It looks like some kind of merch, but what is the hook and chain with the ball for?



Answer: "This is used to measure the height of the net in tennis. The hook is hung on the top of the net, and the net is adjusted until the ball touches the field.



Question: “What are these strange white crystals? Packets of white crystals were left at every door in my apartment building. There is no administration nearby, no notes, but I just moved in and I don’t know my neighbors.



Answer: “The questioner wrote that he was in Portland, Oregon, USA. I checked the weather forecast and found that there is a "probability of frost" for the next 2 nights, which means it's rock salt for the balcony floor or something.

Question: “Found on the beach in Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Screw cap, bright green liquid inside.



Answer: “This is a fluorescent dye for swimmers and divers. With it, they color the water around them so that it is easier to notice the area with a person.



Question: "A plastic ring with three relatively sharp metal claws found on a beach in Scotland"



Answer: "This is a fishing net hook with a floating handle."



Question: “What are those tiny condoms we found in the bag. 10 cents for scale"



Answer: “They are designed for an ear thermometer. For hygienic reasons»



Question: "Green plastic thing. Pretty hard plastic, but a bit flexible. No brand name. Appeared out of nowhere



Answer: "This is a tool from Treasure-X's Alien Hunters toy kit, they are offered to butcher an alien, inside of which there is a collectible figure."



Question: “This inflatable pillow-like object was found in our yard after the hurricane. There is a hole for inflation/deflation. There is no other text on the object"



Answer: "Such things are used in shipping containers/wagons to fill free space and secure cargo"