r/whatisit

But what is it?

I probably could get an answer from the artificial intelligences, but that is too boring. What is this section of my gum packet and what is its purpose? I have always been curious but too lazy to figure it out.

UPDATE: the general consensus seems to be that this is either mercury or gallium. my hands have been thoroughly washed and i informed my boss so this can be properly cleaned up by someone who knows what they’re doing.

i have no idea if this is the right sub for this but it’s worth a shot.

for context i work as a janitor cleaning a women’s clinic, as i was cleaning a sink i saw these little metallic looking balls. at first i thought these were actually metal but they don’t feel like ANYTHING if that makes any sense. i posted this video to my instagram but i figured i would probably have better luck coming to reddit for answers.

does anyone know what this is or have any recommendations for a sub i could ask to find out?

for context i work as a janitor cleaning a women’s clinic, as i was cleaning a sink i saw these little metallic looking balls. at first i thought these were actually metal but they don’t feel like ANYTHING if that makes any sense. i posted this video to my instagram but i figured i would probably have better luck coming to reddit for answers.

UPDATE: the general consensus seems to be that this is either mercury or gallium. my hands have been thoroughly washed and i have informed my boss so that it can be properly cleaned by someone who knows what they’re doing.

UPDATE #2: gang PLEASE stop telling me to “stop touching it”. this post is hours old. i know i was dumb enough to touch a mysterious substance barehanded but im also smart enough to know not to continue playing with it long after marking this post as solved😭

This 'O' sign was posted outside a room in a Canadian hospital. Does anyone know what it means?

sorry for the poor picture, i watched this car drive by as we were heading to a stop light and zoomed in. they had this symbol on their car at least four times and im trying to figure out what it means.

Boyfriend found this at a thrift shop today but we can’t figure out what it could be. Made of some kind of stone? No writing on the bottom.

saw it on a Scamedision truck, what does it do ?

Went on a walk, and found this nailed into a tree?

I noticed these tiny holes in my leather wallet recently. Not sure what they are or where they came from. Wallet is usually in my back pants pocket. I didn’t sit on anything sharp, because if so it would also cause holes in my pants. This is so weird. Now I have to buy a new wallet. What is it?

This is from a house listing. This is the basement. The floor matches the trim above it in shape. looks like something was removed, either tile or equipment(exercise?). There are also outlets every 15" or so on the ceiling around that shape.

My very old neighbors put this flag up periodically and for the life of me I can’t figure out what it’s for!! Help!!

Some of them looks like files and that one kinda looks like a scalpel but the blade looks too big and kinda dull

Not a fan of baseball, but this was found floating around at a baseball. When it hit the ground, it left tiny little white spots/trails.