"Seen While Walking Down The Street. A Ziplock Bag Tacked Above A Door. Seems To Contain Water And A Few Pennies. What Could This Be For?"
Answer: "Homemade mosquito/fly deterrent. The light reflecting off the water and pennies is supposed to scare off pesky bugs."
"Bunk Beds (?) In A Crawlspace Of A Home From 1959"
Answer: "Yep, bomb/fallout shelter. For 1959, effectively the same thing."
"Piece Of Silver Found On Mustang Island Right Off Of The Gulf Of Mexico. It Was On The Beach"
Answer: "Definitely a coin. For a second there, I thought you hit the jackpot, too bad its just a replica."
"Older House 1960. Chimney But Opening Is On The Outside Not Inside ?"
Answer: "Looks like a chimney cleanout door."
"Signs On The Truck Say ‘Radioactive’. Metallic Dumbbell-Shaped Container"
Answer: "It's a radioactive waste transport cask."
"Witt I Found A Bunch Of These Small Red Cylinders Under My Couch. They're Filled With Cement Like Material Wrapped In Paper Similar To The Paper Crayons Are Wrapped In"
Answer: "That is a firecracker my dude! Watch your fingers!!"
"Small Black Balls That Came Out Of My Cat’s Fur When Brushing"
Answer: "OK, hear me out, does the furminator brush yhat you have have a black handle with bumps and are some of those bumps missing? Because it looks like the grippy bumps on the handle of mine broken off..."
"Hotel Room Bed Leg Has Red Flashing Light Coming From Rubber Piece…"
Answer: "There's a YouTube video that says it's a mesh bed bug detector. Video calls it Wirepas."
"Weird Symbols In Saskatchewan Taken From 21,000ft"
Answer: "Here’s your answer: Ducks Unlimited waterfowl habitat."
"Thin Decorated Metal Plate, 7 Inches Long"
Answer: "From the catch tray for a Kuerig coffee maker."
"Paper-Wrapped Substance Inside Plastic Box Inside 60s Czech Military Bag"
Answer: "This looks like the soap that was used to prevent a gas mask from fogging up."
"Witt I Found At A Thrift Store? Compass, Clock (?) And Springloaded Slots"
Answer: 80s car insert. "Compass for use with maps Slots for holding coins for tolls. Ford or mazda is my guess."
"I Was Watching A Remastered Clip Of Netherlands In 1919. What Are These Reflectors On Their Caps?"
Answer: "They're called 'oorijzers'. Started out as hat pins, became their own bit of pointless fashion."
“What are these little green pellets that I found in the storage room of my cabin?”
Answer: “Very possible that it is mouse or rat poison, wash your hands very well.”
“What is this tall glass object with a slit in the top portion?”
Answer: “I think it’s a coin bank.”
“Plastic item left under the cabinet by previous homeowners.”
Answer: “It’s definitely the key part of a child-proof cabinet lock. We have the same set.”
“Ceramic, narrow, cup-shaped with a slanted top, found in a kitchen cabinet.”
Answer: “It’s a floral vase. Japanese style, thus the bamboo motif.”
“Metal bowl or ring found on the beach.”
Answer: “Ring from an old vertical steam boiler, maybe from an old steamship.”
“Plastic item with some sort of connector at the top.”
Answer: “I think this is for a CPR doll.”
“This knob that turns in the back of the fireplace?”
Answer: “It’s to take air in from the outside and not the house, so the heat can still leave toward the house.”
“Fork-ended ratcheting separator. Friend who found it at a yard sale ‘has a feeling’ it’s automotive.”
Answer: “It’s a seriously old school valve spring compressor.”
“Tiny little sharp thing found on the ground at the bank. No writing on it.”
Answer: “Looks like a blade for a plot cutter.”
“What are these plastic poles in the woods behind my house? They’re buried deep, and some are surrounded by a plastic ring.”
Answer: “It’s an irrigation system’s low-pressure relief valve.”
“Silver ornate clamp or tongs, no words on it. It was bought at an antique mall.”
Answer: “It’s asparagus tongs.”
“Strange waxy coil, came with a box of firearm accessories. Roughly palm-sized.”
Answer: “It’s called packing. It’s used in pumps to try and stop the product from being pumped into the atmosphere.”
“Philips metal piece with some sort of attachment. I think someone left it behind at my place. What is it?”
Answer: “A stand for a digital photo frame.”
“I just noticed some very fresh feeling marks on my front door.”
Answer: “There is adhesive drywall tape that looks like that.”
“Brass plated. Very heavy — it seems cast. It screws out completely.”
Answer: “It is a duck meat (or any meat for that matter) press. Basically, for making meat juice.”
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Pretty sure you are wrong.... the black/blue pages in those are thin. photo looks more like an album.
Better... er... what? That would depend on the specific function of the slide rule. I used these in an engineering drawing office early 70's
#56... That is what is left after removing a metal screen that was painted at one time
came with firearm accesories... Probably a wick for old gun.
But the two things can look more or less identical.