When People Didn’t Know What They Were Looking At So The Internet Helped Out

Luckily, we have the internet on our side for when we can’t seem to find answers. These people found curious objects and took to the internet for explanations and the internet delivered.

Apparently, this design was made for the exact purpose of making you uncomfortable. The idea is that the lack of privacy will make you do your business as fast as possible. We must admit it’s probably very effective.

This is  apart of teh Portugese man o’ war which is nicknamed the “floating terror” a.k.a. Not something you want to touch with your bare hands! The internet warned this person that they don’t want to make contact with the creature because a sting can paralyze and potentially kill a person!

These are actually sensor antennas that help to parallel park. The sensors on the hood let you know when the corner of your car is getting close to another car, curb, or any other object. These would be nice to have if you’re a new driver.

He looks like a mini dragon with those scales. But, this is actually a Sphinx moth caterpillar. This one is a baby and they only look creepier all grown up. They’re commonly referred to as “hawkmoths”.

This item is actually a very old table cigar lighter. You put the fuel in the ball at the top and the pointed part goes toward the flame. This kind of starter was used commonly in the 1970s.

This is a crinoid, a close relative of the starfish and sea urchin. I guess you might be able to see where the family resemblance comes in, but they certainly appear to be very distant cousins. Luckily, they’re completely harmless despite their spooky looks.

Luckily, the internet answered. Apparently, in pagan religions this is actually a gift. The burnt paper and pine needles are thought to ward off evil spirits so a wiccan was just looking out for this person!

That little green cluster is a batch of lacewing eggs. In other words, it’s bug eggs! Yuck. Luckily, this person noticed them before they ate the apple so no harm no foul here. It will make us check our fruit a little more thoroughly in the future, though.

Apparently, this is the bladder of a fish! This bladder fills and deflates to help fish control their buoyancy in the water. How it ended up outside of the fish is beyond us.

Actually, the miracle eye switches on and off light sensors which chime every hour during the daylight hours. When turned off, the clock will not chime throughout the night so it won’t wake you up!

This ancient ceiling fan has to be worked manually. The rope you see attached to it has to be pulled to make the fabric swing back and forth. We’d hate to have this job but at least it’s an arm workout!

The Japanese currency is and has been Yen, not pesos. But, when Japan occupied the Philippines during the second World War, they printed pesos. So these bills are as real as the ones in your wallet right now!

Not to worry. These are actually food delivery robots. When students order food on campus, their food is delivered right to their doorstep by these helpful little robots.

Those horn-looking structures are scent glands used to attract female moths. I think we were happier when we didn’t know these guys existed!

A commenter found this pile in a pullout bed in the philippines.He quickly took to the internet to find out that this is some sort of insect poop. Yuck! We assume he didn’t get too much sleep that night.

It’s a palace to rest your cigarette while you use the restroom. It’s hard to imagine people would put their cigarette on any surface in the bathrooms and then put it back in their mouth. No thanks!

Toward the bottom of the cup is a drain and if you pour enough too much wine the cup will automatically drain the contents, leaving you with nothing! 

These tubes are used to make controlled avalanches. They use gas combustion to make a controlled environment for these explosions. This helps mitigate the danger of real avalanches.

The animals are supposed to be ones that start with the corresponding letter and these don’t seem to match their letter. Apparently, the bird representing “X” is called a xeme and the animal representing “U” is a hedgehog, which used to be called an urchin. Mystery solved.

The internet explained to him that this is actually a common practice in the Dominican Republic. It’s a ritual to ward off “duendes” which are essentially gremlins. There are gifts left for the gremlins in the socks so they won’t play pranks on the family.

This is a very fancy pour-over coffee maker. This one was specially made so it’s not wonder it looks like a work of art. Whoever owns this one must be a fan of caffeine.

The “lights” that you see are actually mirrors which make up a solar farm. The mirrors reflect sunlight onto the panels to get a much higher concentration of light. Who comes up with these things?

It’s actually a home medical device used back in the day to perform electrotherapy. This practice has since been frowned upon because it is quite inhumane. The times keep changing.

But, it is a nest of another kind. This mason bee nest is the home to some of the greatest pollinators. And they rarely sting! They shape their homes out of mud, which you can see here in those round shapes.

This commenter was given this object by a Canadian neighbor which he claims is more than 60 years old. It’s an ancient (and awesome) stapler! We hope he can figure out how to work it without sending a staple through his finger.

It’s an orange juice that should have been refrigerated but instead sat on a  shelf in a dark cupboard. That creepy-looking thing inside the jar is a living culture of bacteria and yeast. Ew! We sure hope no one took a sip of this O.J.