Did you ever find something strange on the ground, in a closet, at a garage sale, or sitting on your car and wonder what the heck it was? Well, there’s a subreddit for that called r/whatisthisthing where you can go to get an answer.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you’re going to like the answer.

The original posters (or OPs) of these posts got quite a surprise when they found out what they were really seeing or holding.

Here are 15 times Reddit really came through on some weird stuff:

1. That time the OP was glad they didn’t boil water in that “teapot”

One innocent Redditor asked:“Found this small kettle years ago. Tried searching for a similar one but have always come up with nothing. Anybody have an idea why this has this unique shape? Wallet for scale.”

The answer was clear to many – a portable urinal!

Of course, fellow Redditors encouraged him to keep it out as a conversation piece.

2. That time a cool “rat bridge” was just some art

It sounds like the Redditor really wanted it to be a passageway for tiny creatures.

Redditor: “In a multi storey car park. Is it a passage for rats? There are also small holes in the floor and ceiling with a tiny ladder connecting them.”

But it’s called “Secret Industry” by John Pym who created the playful installation “as a reward for those who look more closely at their surroundings.”

Sorry, rats.

3. That time a branch shoved in a door handle was actually witchcraft

We’d be pretty confused to find this in our car door handle. In fact, we’re still confused about these witches who hang out in parking lots.

While a fellow Redditor helpfully pointed out that burned pine needles are used for protection by Wiccans, another noted that this is actually spruce. Does that make it a curse?

Maybe other Redditors were right when they said it was a fumbled arson attempt.

We’re not sure which we’d be rooting for.

4. That time a sack of fluid was still really gross

Redditor: “Found in my backyard pond. Floating by that sack filled with fluid.”

While there were some good guesses, such as “a messed up tuber besides a silicone breast implant,” it turns out it’s just a gas-filled swim bladder from a dead fish.

5. That time some mysterious uranium glass was simply a vulgar shot glass

It sounded way cooler when it was just some vague “uranium glass.”

According to the OP: “I know this is uranium glass but what is it used for. The top comes off.”

Explanation: “It’s a “bottoms up” shot glass. It’s not obvious from this angle, but the lumps are a nude female rear in the air. It’s designed to require to down the shot in one because you can’t put it down.”

Booooring.

6. That time a potentially terrifying “mystery blob” was really just a plain old goo blob

Redditor: “Is this the beginning of a Stephen King novel? This mystery blob just appeared in my remote Maine cabin. There are also signs someone has been in here since I’ve been away. Help!”

It turns out this is not the gateway to Hell. The OP answered his own question after calling on an expert:

“If anyone is still curious, it turned out to be some kind of mice goo. I had a contractor take the wall apart. He said there was a huge nest in the wall, and the gunk was probably feces that had dripped down. Gross, but could have been worse. Thanks to everyone who sent supportive messages! You guys are the best!”

7. That time some cold hollow metal was indeed the worst-case scenario

Have you thanked a 21st-century medical doctor today? We’ll wait.

Redditor: “Any idea what these metal light weight hollow things could be? Largest one is about 5″.”

Those are rectal dilators.

Now, if you really want to be disturbed, think about what Dr. Young’s less ideal and pre-improved dilators might have looked like.

Shudder.

8. That time a flask turned out to be for something besides alcohol

OP was hoping this would turn out to be a “super small mini flask.” But we all know that won’t hold enough volume to make it worthwhile.

It’s just for perfume and typically worn as a pendant.

9. That time “invisible poo” was just a big sack of eggs

The truth about a Redditor’s potential excremental find?

“[T]hese are egg masses laid by the predatory Conical Snail that live in the sand. each containing hundreds of snail eggs.”

Still gross though!

10. That time a bunch of hanging eggs turned out to be exactly that, but somehow weirder

When OP’s relative found this hanging in their yard in Georgia, the most likely scenario a Redditor came up with was just bizarre enough to be satisfying:

“I’m betting a bird of prey caught itself a pregnant snake and had started tearing into it but flew off with the rest of the snake and this Uterine Tube fell out due to the weight of the eggs.”

We’re just gonna go ahead and take their word for it. We sure don’t have a better guess.

11. That time Reddit identified some weird macaroni-looking thing

When this blob ended up on a Redditor’s car, they were understandably disturbed. While the general consensus was “nuke it from space,” one person did actually identify it:

12. That time a Redditor had to throw away the toaster

When OP found this in their toaster, they had a hunch it was something bad.

“What is this? Found it by my toaster. Please don’t tell me it’s some kind of cockroach molt.”

Well, good news! It’s not roach molt. It’s a rattlesnake rattle!

We do not want to know how it got there, but it might be time to move.

13. That time a potentially demonic insect was just some horny moth

Say hello to the “Male Creatonotos gangis moth with its scent glads out to attract females.”

Hello, females!

14. That time it looked like aliens but was just science. Again.

“What are these perfect sets of beach holes?” asked a Redditor, who added a flip flop for scale.

We imagine all the comments removed by the moderator were attempts to make alien jokes. But these are just the indentations remaining after a scientific study was done in the area in which researchers were digging for razor clams.

Science: always ruining a perfectly good alien joke.

15. That time creepy yard decor was even more unsettling after being identified

OP had a concerned friend who noticed this out her window upon moving into a new apartment.

So what’s in her neighbor’s garden?

Well, after plenty of people defended the eccentric neighbor as someone who just wanted to enjoy their freaky yard in peace, several Redditors concurred that the mannequin in a clown mask with a Buddha in his crotch and blood dripping from his torso, complete with built-in dogs, was not just a neighbor repellant.

It appears to be a voodoo shrine to Papa Legba.

Most Redditors agreed that this was a neighbor worth getting to know, but others strongly disagreed.

Choose your own adventure!

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