Mystery Items With Unexpected Purposes (17 PICS)

Posted in INTERESTING       28 Jun 2024       4276       6 GALLERY VIEW

“A small cast metal table with slot for a conical metal instrument.”

"Waffle cone roller, I was a wizard with that thing. I kind of miss it, just for the fact that my entire wardrobe smelled of cones"

 

“Found these tiny round brown grains on top of a second mattress cover, right below my husband’s pillow. We have cats, but it’s not the same color as their litter.”

"It looks like foam from the mattress. It gets through the fabric and then turns into balls"

 

“What is this bowl for? It’s got a small hole at the bottom.”

"It looks like a flower bulb forcer"

 

“Renting a house and the basement has these ropes with some sort of plastic hooks/clamps.”

"Looks like a display I have for baseball hats"

 

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“Plastic ring with 3 relatively sharp metal claws, found on beach in Scotland.”

"It’s a “claw” to help pull in fishing nets"

 

“What is this asterisk style wall socket/cover in my buddy’s house?”

"It’s for sending wires through the wall, there should be a corresponding one somewhere else"

 

“I found this doodad in a box of junk jewelry. The large disc slides up and down the chain.”

"Antique ladies watch chain"

 

“Wooden elephants with a rod through them. Rod slides out and elephants are removable.”

"It’s a napkin holder."

 

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“Wife and I went on vacation for a week while my in-laws babysat our kids. Came back to finding this mystery object inside our refrigerator.”

"It’s a little handle that locks/unlocks the metal bars that divide up the middle drawer. It slides freely in both X and Y directions to divide the drawer into rectangles of any size, but you have to twist to lock/unlock it. They probably twisted too hard, or moved it without unlocking

I wouldn’t blame the in-laws. I have a fridge also, and it is cheaply made. We have broken plastic pieces as well."

 

“5-foot-tall solid brick structure in the woods near my house”

"It’s an old sign with the name of a district or location. Usually installed by the builders"

 

“Glass object, about 10’’ tall and hollow, hole goes all the way through, so not a vase.”

"It is a candlestick. I had 2 of these"

 

“Tennis racket with a hook on the back, on a long chain with ball at the end.”

"This is used to measure the height of the net in tennis. The hook hangs on the top of the net and the net is tightened till the ball just touches the grass"

 

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“Glass objects with decorative flower patterns. 600 grams each.”

"They look more like those old furniture or piano casters/cups to prevent floor damage"

 

“What are these wooden/plastic boards in front of the doors? Found in a small Spanish city.”

"They are used for protecting stray dogs from peeing into the door."

 

"Pet owners are encouraged to use the liquid in the provided bottle to rinse their pet’s pee off the walls/doors/floor. It helps keep the street clean and reduce odors."

 

“Metal rocket shaped holder for something.”

"It’s a stand for bar tools."

 

“This little ramp thingy on the bottom of a lotion bottle.”

"It’s for the manufacturing of the product so that it can be turned while standing up"

 

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“My college dorm has these things, several of them on each floor. The building was finished in 1969.”

"It looks like a phone “booth.” At one point, it likely held a phone"

 



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Laurence 2 month s ago
More of these posts, please
       
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Onnie 2 month s ago
#5 It's a hemorrhoid donut for masochists. acute
       
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Littleberry 2 month s ago
#14 It doesn't protect the dogs. It protects the doors from the dogs.
       
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Marilyn 2 month s ago
If a dog would piss my door, i would follow the owner home and piss on his or her door.
Why dont all you dog owners find one spot where all your dogs can piss (preferably in your own homes)
:)
       
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Noel 2 month s ago
Marilyn,

You missed the 'Stray' part
       
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Middy 2 month s ago
#14 The answer is wrong. These Spanish houses don't usually have gutters, so when it rains a lot of water bounces off and damages the wooden doors over time. To prevent this, you put up these wooden boards.

Something different are the plastic bottles filled with water. You put them up because people think that the dogs prefer to pee on the bottle rather than on the corner of the house, but it's questionable whether it really helps. But lot's of folks do it anyways.

Source: I'm living in such a Spanish village for 20 years now.
       
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