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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.

#61 What Is This Kitchen Knife?

A hand next to a white tool with a small blade and a hook, one of the baffling images.
Big handle, small knife, strange hook.

GrapeMiserable4081:

Parmesan knife.
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6points

#62 What Is The Origin Of This Image?

A baffling image of an animal skull with cartoonish green eyes and an open mouth.
yeswayhose:

Looks like the skull of a Chacma Baboon.
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6points

#63 What: Has Anyone Ever Seen This Before?

A hand holding a can of Fritos Bean Dip, an image that had people asking questions.
MC_LegalKC:

Printing error. One of that shade's constitutent ink colors ran out or didn't print. The green is from the inks that didn't run out.
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6points

#64 What Is A Bug Doing In My Soup?

A baffling image of a large, dead bug on a paper plate with some food residue.
the-furiosa-mystique:

The backstroke.

Terrible-Piano-5437:

The stinkbug might have come from your kitchen. They come inside in the winter.
6points

#65 What The Heck, Really Chatgpt

A baffling image of text explaining the spelling of strawberry with a funny and helpful internet answer.
6points

#66 What Is This

A baffling image of an unusually large slotted spoon, causing people to ask questions about its use.
MetalFootVillain:


It's a spatula for cooking and serving fish. It's called a fish lifter.
6points

#67 What

A baffling image of the book Eat That Frog!, a self-help book for stopping procrastination.
Particular_Win2752:

This is a rip off of an actual business leadership book. Called "Eat the Frog". Basically. Get the hard part over first the rest will feel easier.
5points

#68 Ordered A (Rather Expensive) Hair Curler On Amazon...this Is What They Sent Me

A baffling image of a package opened to reveal metal components and instructions, raising questions for internet answers.
Ill-Kitchen8083:

The robot who fills the order predicts you need this more.

_Kelly_A_:

That’s a knockoff of the original “MagVent”.

They’re great when you want to get your dryer as close as possible to the wall behind it.
5points

#69 What!? (Found This Unique Sipper Bottle In A Store Yesterday)

A baffling image of a green Coca-Cola can, a surprising color that sparks questions from viewers.
KeyNefariousness6848:

That is from the stevia sweetened coke it had a green can.
5points

#70 What Is It Doing There??

A red sign reading 'SIGN NOT IN USE' on a pole beside a road, one of many baffling images.
Stunning_Pen_8332:

I suspect there used to be another sign there…
5points

#71 What’s In The Baloney ??

A baffling image of a pink substance in a container, with two strange shapes carved into its surface.
Grakch:

Looks like end piece/outer ring of the casing and some part of the inner meat hanging on at the end. Maybe they had a dirty slicer and didn’t clean it before cutting this up.
4points

#72 What Is This? I Got It Like Three Years Ago And I Still Don’t Know What This Could Be

A two-panel image showing a small, clear green plastic object, then glowing green, among baffling images.
Mason-Walker:

Looks like an old early 2010s finger beams toy, spiderman themed.
4points

#73 What Is This Piece Of Cereal?

A baffling image of an unusually large, hollow, ring-shaped cereal piece on a spoon.
Just--kiddin:

When mommy and daddy love each other and want to make more cereal.....

fixxxer2606:

Cereal.
4points

#74 What Button..?

A baffling image of a Microsoft verification screen asking to prove you're human with a unique puzzle.
Zephy2007:

Sorry, you seem like a robot.

Rakumei:

If there is actually no button it could be Microsofts servers having a brain f**t.
Or it could be you. Disable ad blockers or any weird crap in your browser that might interfere with content on a page and try again. Better yet, try a different browser.
4points

#75 What Are We Doing

A baffling image of a hand reaching for a giant Hershey's milk chocolate bar, priced at $21.97, in a store aisle.
ShoddyExperience5747:

Given that it’s a three pound chunk of chocolate, and a regular sized bar, 1.5 oz. , sells for about a dollar, ON SALE, that’s approximately 32 bars worth of chocolate. You’re ahead of the game, BUY IT.
4points

#76 What Does This Symbol Mean If Anything?

A baffling image of a large, distinctive white arrow symbol painted on a dark surface from an aerial view.
D2LossPrvntion:

The Seventh Letter.
4points

#77 What's Up, Doc?

A baffling image of a creepy Bugs Bunny statue sitting on a toilet, a peculiar sight for internet answers.
The_Old_Huntress:


It's to distract you from how cramped the space is.
3points

#78 What?

Four Reddit comments asking What?, representing baffling images that internet answered.
Think_Ad_7075:

What?
-1point
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