These 17 curious items have astonishing functions that defy initial expectations. Prepare to be fascinated by their true purposes.
“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”
“It looks like foam from the mattress. It gets through the fabric and then turns into balls”
“It looks like a flower bulb forcer”
“Looks like a display I have for baseball hats”
“Plastic ring with 3 relatively sharp metal claws, found on beach in Scotland.”
“It’s a “claw” to help pull in fishing nets”
“It’s for sending wires through the wall, there should be a corresponding one somewhere else”
“Antique ladies watch chain”
“It’s a napkin holder.”
“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.”
“It’s an old sign with the name of a district or location. Usually installed by the builders”
“It is a candlestick. I had 2 of these”
“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”
“Glass objects with decorative flower patterns. 600 grams each.”
“They look more like those old furniture or piano casters/cups to prevent floor damage”
“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.”
“It’s a stand for bar tools.”
“It’s for the manufacturing of the product so that it can be turned while standing up”
“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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