"What Is The Point Of Such A Device?"
Answer: "USB charging condom. This way you can plug your phone into a random USB port and be sure that no data is exchanged. Only the power pins are passed through to the phone. Also called a sync stop."
"What Are These For In An Outdoor Area Of A Hospital?"
Answer: "These are emergency showers. An affected person (chemical spills, laboratory mishaps, etc) will pull the level on the top and tepid water (OSHA defined between 60F and 100F) will douse the affected from the shower head (above) and boot sprayer (below). The duration of these showers is required to be 15 full minutes at approximately 20 PSI. Source: I design these systems."
"I Found This Blue Disc In A Packet Of Sour Cream Crisps. Its Has The Words "Ferrous 25mm Bst, Cert Number 213026b" On It. What Is This Thing?"
Answer: "It's a testing chip. It goes through the metal detectors to ensure they're working. There's a problem here though. You send X number of testers you get X number back. If you get X-1 or some other number you stop the line until you find your chip. The entire purpose of the test is to make sure that stuff like this--which is supposed to simulate a foreign object--does not get through. There's usually paperwork to document this. Write to the outfit and tell them what you found and rest assured there will be a sh#tstorm on the other end."
"Found This On The Side Of The Road In My Neighborhood. Thought It Was A Brain, Then Dissected It And Now I Have No Idea. Lots Of Small Lobes, Fuzzy Inside, Rubbery?"
Answer: "You my friend, have just dissected dog poop. Someone’s dog has eaten paper towels in abundance. They can’t digest it and it comes out like this"
"Posts With Nets On Top On Side Of Street In The Netherlands"
Answer: "these are to help bats orientate themselves, until the trees are larger. Did they recently cut down trees along this road? Bats need to hear reflection of their sound to know where they are going. These things will replace the leaves in that."
"What Are These Blue Reflecting Markers For? Mounted On A Pole, Facing The Field"
Answer: "They are reflecting the headlights of cars to the fields, so that deer avoids crossing the road. So it's for safety of cars and animals."
"Object Found While Hiking Off-Road In Bosnia. Notice The Spikes Near The End! Wondering What It Is"
Answer: "DON'T GO HIKING IN BOSNIA IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE ARE YOU GOING. it is full of unmarked mine fields."
"Thin Slabs Of Ivory With Days Of The Week On The Top Found In My Closet. What Is This Thing?"
Answer: "Fabulous antique early Victorian chatelaine aide memoir from mid 1800s. Made of sheets of bone, it would have hung on a lady's chatalaine chain or been kept securely in her pocket and she would have used it to make note and appointments for the week to come. It has 6 pages for the days Monday to Saturday, of course a lady would never have made appointments on a Sunday"
"My Girlfriend's House Has This Panel Next To The Basement Door That Lights Up Whenever The Basement Light Is On. Why?"
Answer: "It’s to tell you that the basement light is on."
"Found This Glass Like Tube “Shell” Washed Up On A Beach In North Carolina, Any Idea What It Is?"
Answer: "Stingray teeth."
"Iron Cone On Either Side Of A Gate Outside The Entry To A Building In Bath England"
Answer: "It's a snuffer. A visitor to your house would use it to put out their torch."
"What Is This Ring My Uber Driver Would Randomly Click?"
Answer: "Hes praying, thats a counter. The prayer involves repeating a phrase a certain number of times. Traditionally you kept track on your fingers or with a string of beads. This device does the same job."
"My Security Camera Caught This Individual With A Large Device, Possibly Scanning For Something? The Individual Noticed The Camera And Changed Their Mind It Seems, But What Have They Got And What Are They Doing?"
Answer: "this person is probably a car thief scanning for keyless car keys. . never leave them near windows and doors."
"Found This White Fuzzy Thing In My Basement, Mother Freaked Out. What Is This Thing?"
Answer: "Spiders infected with fungus look like this."
"Tooth? Found At Myrtle Beach, Sc"
Answer: "that’s a broken megalodon tooth."
"This Was Found By A Cleaner Hidden Under My Dresser In My Bedroom (She Told Me Very Discreetly About This Which Has Me Concerned), I’ve Tried To Google It To No Avail. What Is This Thing?"
Answer: "voice recorder, doesn't transmit using wireless though so whoever placed this thing, will be back. If this was in your home, chances are there are cameras as well."
"Found On Counter In Medical Exam Room: String Of Plastic Numbered Oval Beads. My Own Doc Had No Idea. Pen For Scale"
Answer: "orchidometer. Used for sizing testicles."
"My Mom And Dad Were Doing Some Landscaping In The Backyard And Found This Weird Slate With Writing Etched Into It. The Months Are Spelled Out And The Year States 1827. This Was Located In Southern Missouri"
Answer: "a practice gravestone scrap. Someone who carved gravestones would practice engraving lettering and drawings on this broken piece of stone."
"Came Across This While Hiking Behind An Old Mine In Southwestern Pennsylvania. Several Miles Off Of The Old Access Road. Appears 40 Feet Long, Nothing Written On It, Appears Nothing Is Inside Of It. 25 Feet Or So Off Of The Ground. No Sign Of Life Around It For Miles"
"I Found This Metal Object. No Text Or Numbers. Can Retract To Be The Size Of A Bracelet. What Is This Thing?"
Answer: "It's the top (closure part) of a purse or small handbag."
"What Is This Big Hole That Is Usually Found On Milk Cartons?"
Answer: "It’s a pressure relief hole. If you dropped it, instead of exploding, the hole would pop out."
"This Weird Wrapped Car. The Lights Were Wrapped In Cloth. Serial Numbers All Around. Anything Significant Or Just Tacky?"
Answer: "It obscures the car while being test driven, so the yet-to-be-released models are not photographed and published. The random "wave" patterns effectively hide the body contours and lines."
"This Belonged To My Great Grandfather. What Is This Thing?"
Answer: "If it's legit, that's a really old Gibson, from between 1903 and 1933. It's going to be worth more than you think, so be really careful with it. Seriously."
"This Sticker On The Inside Cover Of A Second-Hand Bible. Pretty Sure It Depicts A Partridge And A Fig Tree, Both Of Which Have Biblical Connections But No Idea What It Means"
Answer: "No Bush/Quail. 1992 election sticker."
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The 25s would be nice