/r/whatisthisthing - top ten submissions for each month of 2025

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2025, March

What is this tiny pocket on the back of my shirt

24482 What is this tiny pocket on the back of my shirt

I found this and I have no idea what it is. It ...

5324 I found this and I have no idea what it is. It ...

Shinny foil like pieces all over local creek b...

3771 Shinny foil like pieces all over local creek b...

What could be this big black thing used by poli...

3598 What could be this big black thing used by poli...

This metal shard popped a hole in my tire. Has ...

3071 This metal shard popped a hole in my tire. Has ...

Unknown two-level concrete structure on uninhab...

2597 Unknown two-level concrete structure on uninhab...

What is the is this metal object that looks lik...

2556 What is the is this metal object that looks lik...

Orange plastic hollow thing. 12" high and 18" w...

2280 Orange plastic hollow thing. 12" high and 18" w...

I noticed these devices attached to three separ...

2020 I noticed these devices attached to three separ...

Iron? rod with heavy weight, swings from side t...

1431 Iron? rod with heavy weight, swings from side t...

2025, February

Black electronic device with 6 or 7 big buttons...

16954 Black electronic device with 6 or 7 big buttons...

Found at an estate sale a few years ago. Old, i...

3286 Found at an estate sale a few years ago. Old, i...

This came in a nail trimming kit. Can't figure ...

3116 This came in a nail trimming kit. Can't figure ...

What is this metal circular/ball contraption? F...

2863 What is this metal circular/ball contraption? F...

My husband was washing dishes and found this ti...

2526 My husband was washing dishes and found this ti...

Found this in my backyard. About 3 inches in le...

2498 Found this in my backyard. About 3 inches in le...

What is this thing I found in a bag I got at a ...

2309 What is this thing I found in a bag I got at a ...

Wire mesh metal boxes without doors

2302 Wire mesh metal boxes without doors

Had a slow leak in my tire- my tire guy found a...

2025 Had a slow leak in my tire- my tire guy found a...

3 inch long blue plastic objects found on back ...

1864 3 inch long blue plastic objects found on back ...

2025, January

Gauze pads I was given in the Dominican Republi...

8269 Gauze pads I was given in the Dominican Republi...

Foot and a half long fabric cushion hanging fro...

6825 Foot and a half long fabric cushion hanging fro...

Thousand of "pringle shaped" plastic discs wash...

5941 Thousand of "pringle shaped" plastic discs wash...

What is this white plastic box with a squishy t...

4532 What is this white plastic box with a squishy t...

What is this small, circular wire mesh? Found i...

3322 What is this small, circular wire mesh? Found i...

Metal cylinder with holes and rods at end. Foun...

3280 Metal cylinder with holes and rods at end. Foun...

Manhole thing next to 1920s-ish home?

1568 Manhole thing next to 1920s-ish home?

What is this railing thing on the edge of a res...

1480 What is this railing thing on the edge of a res...

Small metal circle that appeared on my door at ...

1441 Small metal circle that appeared on my door at ...

It is a non magnetic metal object found near my...

1384 It is a non magnetic metal object found near my...