CuriositiesDEC 24, 2025

29 Times People Had No Idea What They Were Looking At, But The Internet Knew What It Was Right Away

Say you find a coin. Say you have no idea if it's worth a million dollars or less than the leaf of grass you picked it up from. What should you do? Take a picture of it and post it on a subreddit called "What Is This Thing?" And it goes not just for coins. This community easily identifies missiles, slugs, n****e pumps; pretty much any thing they lay their eyes on. The subreddit is home to over 894,000 members and the number is constantly growing as well. Continue scrolling to broaden your horizons and upvote your favorite entries!

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#21 I Saw This “Cloud” On My Way To Work Yesterday Morning, May 22nd, At 5 Am Est. Other Than This, The Sky Was Completely Clear. What Is This Thing?

Night sky with a mysterious smoke ring above a suburban street, a perfect example of people having no idea what it is.

Answer: Rocket launch. I live near a launch complex. See this a lot.

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#22 Heathrow Airport. Looks Like It Hasn’t Moved In Ages. What Is This Thing?

A mysterious large green airplane-like structure parked outside a Virgin Atlantic hangar, puzzling people online.

Answer: For fire training, for the airport fire brigade.

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#23 Saw This Natural Phenomenon Near My Home. What Is This Thing?

Unusual cloud formation caught at sunset with sky and power lines, showing how people had no idea what it was.

Answer: Lenticular cloud.

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#24 I Found This Thing In My Food. It Was Just Stuck To A Piece Of Meat; It Wasn't Lodged Into It Or Anything. Anyone Know What It Is?

A tiny microchip implant resting on a person's palm, an example of items people had no idea what they were looking at.

Answer: Cattle/pig microchip for meat traceability.

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#25 It Is Approx. 3 Meters Long And Open At The End. Found With Some Similar Looking Ones Scattered Around On A Hillside While Hiking. What Is This Thing?

Unusual metal pipe structure on grassy hillside, an example of objects people had no idea what they were looking at.

Answer: This device is called Gazex and it's used to start avalanches, so they can control when and where they happen. This avalanche control system uses specially constructedand "exploder" sites and tubes built at key locations in avalanche territory to set off avalanches at controlled times. The exploders literally detonate a mixture of oxygen and propane from the tube structures. The explosive force expelled from the tubes triggers avalanches. The explosive bursts are fueled by gas canisters stored in tanks beneath the exploders on the mountain.

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