20+ Mysterious Objects That The Internet Managed To Figure Out

The Internet's an odd thing: while all the world's information lies just a click away, some queries are so specific that finding a needle in a haystack would be easier. But instead of hopelessly googling for hours on end, forums like Reddit provide the perfect place for online users to answer each other's questions in real time. When these 20 people came across strange objects they just couldn't quite place, the Internet swooped in to reveal what these unusual discoveries really were.


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1. Baffling Briefcase

This open briefcase was discovered on a wooded path with a hammock set up just a few feet away. Internet users were quick to point out that the case was used by a hunter to store a scope and night vision goggles. The hammock was likely also used by the same hunter.

2. Metal Mystery

If you were rummaging through an old tool box and came across this small bag of metallic squares with a honeycomb pattern, chances are you wouldn't know what to do with them. Well, when this Reddit user threw a photo of the odd items up on the web, they learned they were just unique-looking brackets for picture frames.

3. What's He Doing?

When someone saw this gentlemen rolling a bizarre contraption around a field by their home, they had to know what it was — and they knew someone on the Internet would have the answer. It turned out the cart was holding a magnetometer, which is used to conduct magnetic surveys of land.

4. Click!

This unusual instrument was found outside of an apartment. The person who found it said, "It was obviously a tool but I couldn't for the life of me imagine what it was for." After uploading this photo online, someone informed them it was used to test emergency lights, so it was likely dropped by a building inspector.