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Adjustable brass object, about 7 cm/ 2 inches, 145 grams, belonged to a professor of biology, found with a level

50 upvotes • hensfragtnach

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Clear Object found by elevator bay in a residential building around the size of the bottom of a mason jar

50 upvotes • Time_Dog_3766

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What is this heavy circular thing with a hole in it? Might be made out of lead or iron. I assume it’s meant to hold something down. Found cleaning out the basement.

48 upvotes • a-tribe-called-chris

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Plastic contraptions in the external wall of my apartment

45 upvotes • MissKvetch

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Found in a crawlspace, seems to be some kind of a filter or insulation type of material? Roughly 4’x4’ square

41 upvotes • Separate_Space

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6” long metal lever thing with circular rubber discs that appear to press together. Seems to be a lever. Seen in the UK.

40 upvotes • DrakeonMallard

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Green metal projector thing with red handle

39 upvotes • the_gull

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Brown long wood + metal chisel, found on YouTube where they say it's a "mallet and throw". Used alongside a mallet

39 upvotes • b1tchlasagna

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Shiny utensil, made of metal. Came with utensil pack. Average spoon for scale.

38 upvotes • thedrugfiend01

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Small, yellow, plasticky flakes all over my bed whenever I wake up recently

38 upvotes • Palpitation6969

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Adjustable brass object, about 7 cm/ 2 inches, 145 grams, belonged to a professor of biology, found with a level	50	hensfragtnach
Clear Object found by elevator bay in a residential building around the size of the bottom of a mason jar	50	Time_Dog_3766
What is this heavy circular thing with a hole in it? Might be made out of lead or iron. I assume it’s meant to hold something down. Found cleaning out the basement.	48	a-tribe-called-chris
Plastic contraptions in the external wall of my apartment	45	MissKvetch
Found in a crawlspace, seems to be some kind of a filter or insulation type of material? Roughly 4’x4’ square	41	Separate_Space
6” long metal lever thing with circular rubber discs that appear to press together. Seems to be a lever. Seen in the UK.	40	DrakeonMallard
Green metal projector thing with red handle	39	the_gull
Brown long wood + metal chisel, found on YouTube where they say it's a "mallet and throw". Used alongside a mallet	39	b1tchlasagna
Shiny utensil, made of metal. Came with utensil pack. Average spoon for scale.	38	thedrugfiend01
Small, yellow, plasticky flakes all over my bed whenever I wake up recently	38	Palpitation6969