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80 Times People Had No Idea What They Were Looking At, So They Asked Online (New Pics)
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80 Times People Had No Idea What They Were Looking At, So They Asked Online (New Pics)

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You can liken the human brain to an intricate machine that is capable of anything. It can solve complex problems, regulate emotions, and enable us to create something amazing and noteworthy out of thin air. 
But sometimes we find ourselves in situations that defy logic. These moments can leave us utterly perplexed and prompt us to ask the internet for help. 
That’s what the subreddit aptly and simply named “What?” is there for: to provide a platform for befuddled folks to try to find answers to the confusing things they come across. Here are some of those posts that we’ve compiled for your entertainment today.

#21 What Why Would Someone Do Such Thing

A sign warning not to flush feminine hygiene products, baby wipes, or hope and dreams down the toilet, a baffling image.
absoluteidiot1:

It only exists when it has been done before.
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16points

#22 What The Hell Happened To The Planter

A baffling image of a burnt hole in a planter, leaving people asking questions about its cause.
Snowfaull:

someone threw a rat at it really really hard.

Dense_Substance7635:

Do you have any glass objects or concave mirrors nearby that may be focusing light?

Obsolete_Enigma_:

Was there fertilizer added to that soil? If so, there's a possibility that it wasn't entirely diluted thoroughly enough, and the chemicals literally burned a hole in your planter.
16points

#23 What Is This?

A person holding an oval-shaped fossilized coral with a honeycomb pattern, among baffling images.
UncleBenji:

Looks like a petoskey stone. Did you find it in Michigan by chance?
16points

#24 Wth Happened To My Pumpkin?

A small, baffling image of a dried-up fruit next to a tiny yellow pumpkin on a dark surface.
Corgichubs:

It was in the pool!

autistic_and_angry:

Since everybody joking, my genuine guess is that it was harvested too late and was near the seeding stage, which causes it dry out very fast once it's disconnected from the vine.
15points

#25 Wth Is This Thing I Found In My Closet That I Haven't Opened In 15 Years

A baffling image of a unique wooden pen with a doll-like head, prompting questions from internet users.
Aggressive_Mirror255:

Thats just a doll, I had it in the keychain form.
Bought it in Thailand around 2010~2011. They sold many varieties like keychain, magnets, dolls.

DzoniMakaroni99:

Looks like a handmade pencil inspired by Nightmare before Christmas idk.
14points

#26 Make It Make Sense

A supermarket freezer aisle with Birds Eye char-grilled chicken boxes, one of the baffling images.
What's the point of buying 4 chargrills for £5.25, when you can get 6 for £4.50? I don't understand??

yappmaster:

It's the oldest trick in the book, they give you a bad deal on the 4 pack to make you feel like you beat the system buying 6, when otherwise you wouldnt have bought any. They have infinite margins anyway, it doesnt matter what % they get, they just want to move more volume and this is the best strategy, you're proving them right.
14points

#27 What ? How ?

A baffling image showing two perfectly halved hard-boiled eggs with no yolks.
Just--kiddin:

Proof that birds aren't real.

Mnv27:

This is just a well shaken egg. You can actually see a thin rim of white part which is pure white. Rest is mixture of albumin and yolk ( appearing off-white). It happens when yolk sac membrane ruptures with egg intact. As it boils, the mixture hardens

Haunting-Mortgage:

Looks like the Yolk is smushed into the smaller half, you can see the outline of it in the picture.
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14points

#28 What Does This Mail From Unknown Sender Mean?

A document titled Brothers of Vengeance MC Springfield Ohio with three men's photos, part of baffling images.
lonerstoners:

Looks to me like you should call Stuck with any questions?

ReadingRambo152:

I think it’s a motorcycle club.
14points

#29 What Was My Golden Retriever Thinking?

A baffling image of a golden retriever wearing a Spain shirt, sitting amidst torn paper on the floor.
Middle--Earth:
"It wasn't me"!
14points

#30 What Is The Meaning Of This?

A clear plastic container holding white plastic pieces and several copper pennies, a baffling image.
My mom always buys the same KISS acrylic nail set from Walgreens, they’re all locked-up so you have to get an employees attention to come and unlock the glass sets in order to buy them, and today my mom got multiple unexplainable mistakes in her set. We aren’t mad, we just find this deeply confusing. First off, behind the shown and accurate pair is a handful of clear nails (usually from what I’ve seen in an actual nail salon), also including two cut up pieces of post-it note paper and four pennies. Thanks for the tip atleast due to the rest of the set being screwed up, but is there any explanation for this? Is it Walgreens or KISS?

Accomplished-One7476:

Someone took what they needed and added the pennies to make up the weight missing...... returned the item and it was put back in stock???
13points

#31 Errrrmmmm... What?

A baffling image of a woman with unusually thick eyebrows and eyebrow growth serum, raising questions.
Main-Situation-4380:

She’s literally a model they snagged this photo from her Instagram to advertise a product she doesn’t even know about.
13points

#32 What Did I Find In The Ocean Today?

A baffling image of an old, circular stone with carved designs and a measuring tape beside it.
Reverse image search says it's a candle or incense burner but it's hella heavy (about 1kg) - any other ideas on what it could be?

GreenHillage25:
Bird bath.
12points

#33 What? Y’all I Think They Might Be Colour Blind

A baffling image of a brown cardboard box with the text THIS BOX IS GREEN, referring to its environmental impact.
anonymous:

As in better for the environment, not color.
12points

#34 What

A funny image of cargo pants arranged to look like a face, prompting amusing questions.
cubbi_gummi84:

You need to carry snacks in the mouth. Perfect pouch for tater tots.
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12points

#35 What Has McDonald's Done To Their Food?

A baffling image displays an online menu for a Big Arch burger and meal with seemingly impossible calorie counts, raising questions.
Over 1Million Calories.

ganadaIf:

They added uranium sauce.

aneristix:

these numbers are calorie counts.
what we commonly call calories are actually kcals, or, thousands of calories.
these numbers are accurate.
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12points

#36 What's The Science Behind The Cool Pattern On This Stick?

A hand holding a baffling image of a curved, textured stick, resembling an old tree branch.
Leading_Tradition997:

Spalting, a side effect of fungus growth in wood.
11points

#37 What Is This I Keep Finding In My Food?

A baffling image of a tiny, translucent object, possibly a stone, held on a fingertip.
i keep finding these small, rock-hard orangeish to yellowish things in almost everything my mom makes. at first i thought it was just overcooked/burnt beans, as thats what i first noticed them in, but then they began showing up in other non-bean meals. they've only started appearing within the past one to two months, so i can assume it's something from a new seasoning she's using. they don't have much of a taste, but they are sort of bitter. the edges are hard, sort of like they were burnt. they're softer in the middle, and i can slightly bend them if i hold them with tweezers and then use two fingers to pull the edges up or down. i'd like to know if anyone has some idea what this could be so i could tell my mom to at least use that seasoning or spice less, if not to stop using it all together. let me know if i should find a different subreddit to post this in, too.

pumpedupcouple:

Red pepper seed.
11points

#38 What

A baffling image showing a smartphone screen displaying a search result about Johnny's Pizza, with text overflowing.
overthrowerr:

Google’s already [poor] AI overviews have been breaking so hard lately.
11points

#39 What? A Rat Is A Pig Is A A Dog Is A Boy?

A baffling image shows a collage of a rat, pig, dog, and boy, asking questions about animal sentience that the internet could answer.
NesterPower:

PETA tries to say animals are like people so you should be a vegetarian.
11points

#40 What Is This Thing Given To Me By A Very Normal Looking And Active Man

A hand holds a baffling image of a handwritten note and a wire-wrapped stone, creating questions that the internet might answer.
This strange note was given to me written on paper birch bark and wrapped in wire with this rock. The note doesn’t really make much sense to me and he had a whole bag of them and was going around giving them out.

Queasy_Violinist_348:

Looks like someone who is in psychosis. They must’ve liked you! Let us know in the following days if you experience any extreme luck!…Or bad luck.
11points
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