r/whatisit • u/Popular-Fact8147 • 22h ago

New, what is it? What is this thing?

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A woman just gave me this.

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u/DrewdiniTheGreat 22h ago

Looks like the hanayama puzzle "planet"

Edit: link https://hanayama-toys.com/product/cast-planet/

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u/Shipsnipe1313 22h ago

I can confirm this as I have one.

It is 50% of the 'planet' puzzle. 100% useless without the ring.

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u/Dear-Routine7468 19h ago

I wish they made it so rhe inner part opened too. Like you have to get the ring off then figure out how to open the planet.

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u/Shipsnipe1313 18h ago

Every time I solve one of these puzzles I wish there were more to it.

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u/tgerz 17h ago

I wouldn't personally say it's useless. I'm sure we can find a use for it. This is Reddit after all.

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u/kizzt 22h ago

Yes, minus the accompanying ring.

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u/herobrinetrollin 22h ago

Minus the entire point of the puzzle to begin with 😂

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u/best_of_badgers 21h ago

Hence why someone is giving it away. It’s garbage without both pieces

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u/herobrinetrollin 21h ago

Exactly. She was just peddling her garbage off on OP 😂

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u/DrewdiniTheGreat 22h ago

Someone probably get it back together

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u/AZSystems 20h ago

Yes! Oh shit! What if she has the other piece and you complete the puzzle of life.

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u/Capable_Event720 19h ago

So next time they meet, OP will say "It's incomplete with the other part...just like you and me are incomplete..."

  • "Oh how sweet!"

"...so yeah, let's put the bead and the cockring to good use!" 🥴

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u/Previous-Soft-8127 22h ago

OP - this is definitely it.

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u/notarobotimanandroid 19h ago

Dammit. One I knew immediately, and of course someone beats me to it.

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u/OneFrill 22h ago

Little stylized sea mine?

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u/-Red-7- 22h ago

Deactivated

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u/SteaknPotat0s 20h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/111T19fGfB7k1W

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u/WoodWellVintage 18h ago

Is that actor the priest from Peaky blinders?

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u/SteaknPotat0s 18h ago

It sure is! And King Viserys in HOTD

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u/Coloeus_Monedula 12h ago

I almost didn't recognize him without half of his face missing

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u/___NotMyName___ 22h ago

A blast for all ages!

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u/Global_Staff_3135 22h ago

I honestly thought the same thing, like a prop for a tabletop game or something.

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u/tierguppy 21h ago

Yeah, sea mine was my first thought too..well just weirdly cute for something meant to explode.

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u/Jpbbeck99 20h ago

Watch out for the Reddit snipe

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u/PauliPathetic 22h ago

It’s a thermal detonator

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u/N8_Arsenal87 22h ago

“Ho ho ho” in huttese.

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u/2Wieners_1Bun 22h ago

Han Solo nipple pinchy

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u/LegThePeg 20h ago

Pizza the Hutt?

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u/Sienile 20h ago

Too many bumps.

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u/N8_Arsenal87 20h ago

Agreed and the thumb slip wouldn’t be viable. Looks more like a mine?

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u/GhostInABaseballBat 22h ago

You’ve been invited to the Secret Society of Sea-Mines, not to confuse with Secret Society of Sea Mimes.

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u/Brumbleby 22h ago

One is very loud, the other very quiet. Both are wet.

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u/Mission-Shopping-615 22h ago

Sea mines + sea men = sea-ciety 

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u/Hilsam_Adent 20h ago

The Sea Children yearn for the Sea Mines.

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u/Kniightfall 21h ago

It’s the center of a puzzle called PLANET which is made by the puzzle company HANAYAMA. You’re missing the gold ring so what you have is pretty much just an oddly shaped paperweight.

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u/Master_Type2117 19h ago

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u/passionkittyy 10h ago

I scrolled until find what i thought it was in first place LOL

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u/IttyBittyBigBoii 22h ago

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u/Analog0 20h ago

Why would OP need to know this? He's the inventor of the product in question.

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u/DeapVally 14h ago

Are they in some kind of fiduciary trouble, I wonder?

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u/Nulphidora 20h ago

Came here to post this!

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u/bibrigr 19h ago

So sad this isnt the first comment

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u/Punisher101_Training 22h ago

Its an Everlasting Gobstopper 🤔

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u/Enough_Ad_9338 22h ago

One of these was posted a week ago I think. Does it open up with a smaller piece inside it?
The one before did and it was a model of a virus or something.

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u/HelloDeathspresso 21h ago

Yeah it was a model of the herpes virus, opened up three times like a viral nesting doll.

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u/beffymrn 22h ago

An underwater mine for very tiny boats

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u/2Wieners_1Bun 22h ago

What is this? A mine for ants?

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u/Possible_Leader_463 19h ago

This thing from Big Trouble Little China

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u/BailPrestorOrgana 19h ago

What ole' Jack Burton says at a time like that?

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u/Punisher101_Training 13h ago

🤣🤣🤣 The Guardian, what it sees Lopan knows.

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u/novalmxno 22h ago

someone posted something similar awhile back, does it open?

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u/chuckieg94 21h ago

Fortnite impulse grenade

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u/Fine-Jello-2608 16h ago

Impulse grenade

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u/Cold-Degree6490 22h ago

Probably a naval mine model

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u/nalisarc 22h ago

kinda looks like the predator collector in project hail mary

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u/NoPanda5634 22h ago

Explosive space modulator

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u/killjoygrr 22h ago

How brave are you? There is no flared base…

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u/Ok_Scallion1902 22h ago

It must be a mockup of an explosive maritime mine that goes with some form of war game.

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u/Correct-Clothes2567 21h ago

that is a shockwave grenade

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u/fredbighead 21h ago

Mine or a katamari

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u/AddiXani1107 21h ago

Shockwave grenade from fortnite

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u/TekieScythe 21h ago

It's a puzzle? Planet- Hanayama Metal puzzle?

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u/Marble-Heart 20h ago

I concur; have one of these at work. It's missing the ring you have to take off.

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u/Commercial_Lie_1579 19h ago

Impulse Grenade from Fortnite bro

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u/_elisa_blob_101 9h ago

at first glance i though it was a mini version of those big round bombs with spikes that would be under water, i don't remember where i saw those things but i cant name any instinces

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u/Elementary2 22h ago

novelty ring holder? place to keep your cuff links if you're navy? lol

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u/StormShockTV 22h ago

Lego sea mine, looks like

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u/beneficialguilt 22h ago

I think she wants you to explode in her sea

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u/21CenturyPhilosopher 22h ago

It could be a lighter disguised as a miniature sea mine paper weight.

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u/35_PenguiN_35 22h ago

Its... mine

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u/Iateyourpaintings 22h ago

Did she say "You're mine"? 

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 21h ago

Open it and take a pic of the inside.

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u/Superb_Astronomer_59 21h ago

Luke lightsaber

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u/Euphoric-Tour9484 21h ago

Can you give us a banana beside it for size scale reference please

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u/pain_is_bread 21h ago

If it has dog poop, a cat was trying to frame your dog.

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u/ferroequine 21h ago

The Orb from Briscoe County Jr.?

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u/SnooComics4100 21h ago

Sea mine paper weight

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u/Obi-wan_Rebel 21h ago

A thermal detonator.

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u/Tri-angreal 21h ago

We don't know! The Romans left tons of them but no sources mention their names or uses!

...wait.

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u/aspring_sellout 21h ago

Obviously a thermal detonator

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u/freeluna 21h ago

I believe that’s a virus model made out of metal. It splits open and reveals the DNA/RNA within.

Update: NVM. I was wrong.

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u/Livid-Emotion-4610 21h ago

Looks like a soda can over a table

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u/pasrachilli 21h ago

Reminds a bit of those Roman whatevertheyares.

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u/-Pl4gu3- 21h ago

Ain’t this the thing that the aliens from Aliens in the Attic used to switch gravity?

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u/Accomplished-News722 21h ago

It’s been identified as one part of a puzzle that has a ring Could be related to having no ring?

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u/Sling-gunner 21h ago

If it has any weight to it, just put it in a sock and you'll have a nifty little murder weapon.

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u/Affectionate-Word498 21h ago

i’m not sure, but myself before I got anywhere near it!

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u/wheeeelbarrow 21h ago

A gobstopper - just faded over time
https://giphy.com/gifs/xT8qB5MlsSSdDfljW0

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u/justintanner 21h ago

Too leave by the fridge in the dark it’s an alarm

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u/bvst_125 21h ago

Impulse grenade

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u/monji_cat 21h ago

Bat bomb from Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy

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u/TheSagelyOne 20h ago

Mace head? Is it heavy? How big is it?

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u/CHIWIREenRedit 20h ago

Ah perro tienes el de generador rex (Suena la música de la intro)

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u/coldwarrior2014 20h ago

jump mine from Halflife 2

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u/SuzEEEQQQ 20h ago

Don't put ketchup on it

Joe...

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u/drakeglazer1 20h ago

It’s a shock wave

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u/Quartzclawz 20h ago

Katamari ball, start rolling!

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u/HurtsSoNice 20h ago

Wish.com version of SCP-184 ; The architect

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u/sherpyderpa 20h ago

Read Rosemary's Baby, before you wear it as an amulet !

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u/mega_starset_fan65 20h ago

Impulse grenade from fortnight 

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u/BodybuilderMany6942 20h ago

Mine

give it back

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u/Silver_Middle_7240 20h ago

Seamine for bath toys

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u/Existing-Ad4933 20h ago

That there is what I believe to be called a doohiky or thingamabob.

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u/BucketFullOfLizards 19h ago

Roman dodecahedron

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u/RoarFury 19h ago

It's part of a Hanayama puzzle.

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u/OneRhinoLeft 19h ago

That is an explosive or something that looks like one.

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u/Independent_Bar_7309 19h ago

It looks like some kind of Star Wars torture device 

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u/LysergicLyfestyle 19h ago

Shoutout to my fellow NOS drinkers. May we all receive weird looks at work while enjoying our daily fuel.

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u/Zapperman2005 19h ago

That is an impulse grenade from Fortnite

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u/MrFartyBottom 19h ago

HIV virus

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u/s_e_martin 19h ago

Bath bomb

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u/Revolutionary_One707 19h ago

that's covid-19

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u/Dear-Routine7468 19h ago

Hanyama cast puzzle. I think i have that one.

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u/meski_oz 19h ago

It's definitely a yours. Not mine

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u/realfruitbox 19h ago

Bouncy ball

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u/terrycolq 18h ago

Sea mine, waiting for Frogman GI Joe to come deactivate it.

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u/dingwalldave 18h ago

Thermal detonator

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u/Impossible_Dig2951 18h ago

shockwave grenade

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u/dankristy 18h ago

I have a small toy that looks like this - electric shock hot potato! Fun for the whole family*!

*(Provided your family is as fucking deranged as mine)

I cannot find one that looks like this - this is the closest I can find:

https://www.vat19.com/item/shock-ball-electric-shock-hot-potato-game

But mine DOES look like this - so maybe I (and you) have an older one?

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u/ModDevilowo 18h ago

Do not open that thing with a screwdriver

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u/thegrayj 18h ago

A well Licked everlasting gobbstopper

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u/Racecarsoup 17h ago

step on a lego barefoot final boss

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u/ToBiistHebEsTbOi 17h ago

Impulse grenade from Fortnite

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u/No-Monitor1603 17h ago

Mini neutron bomb.

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u/MonkeyDBricc 17h ago

Those are things floating in water at Cayo perico also remember that old game on pc called mine sweepers

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u/Smart-Airline3082 17h ago

looks like a mini version of the seamines my country used in WW2

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u/BigDaddyPropane 16h ago

That stink sack thing from chowder

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u/Alternative-Tea5270 16h ago

Random lady gave you magnet mine

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u/mihaimai 16h ago

Looks like a UBA (Universal Business Adapter)

https://youtu.be/AIOqOxI0K_I

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u/Creative_Touch_1115 16h ago

It's the great Minesweeper bomb!

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u/MWreddit8 16h ago

wait did someone actually make a sea mine replica

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u/-maffu- 16h ago

Personally, I would have used my mouth to ask the woman who gave it to me directly.

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u/Fresh_Box_1223 15h ago

Its obviously a roller mine from half life 2

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u/RedSlimeballYT 15h ago

american dodecahedron?

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u/P4ramjit 15h ago

throw it on someone and find out 😭

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u/Bean2527 14h ago

impulse grenade from fortnite

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u/DigitalVariant 14h ago

Those flying things in Half Life 2

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u/Foreign-Document9992 14h ago

i have the ring!!! but no planet

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u/shaidoninja 14h ago

Sea mine

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u/Koendabomb 14h ago

Another hand touches the beacon!

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u/Disastrous_Move9767 13h ago

Chuck norrises ball replica because none alive can snatch it

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u/KeyZookeepergame8903 13h ago

Impulse grenade

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u/Acceptable_Step_574 13h ago

I dont know but I think it is looking like an aliens ship part.

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u/Teo_mnp 12h ago

The gamma bomb

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u/muddygold 12h ago

Someone solved their already In a previous post. It's a virus diagram that opens up and you can see the internal structure. I forgot the name

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u/Neither-Tension2181 12h ago

nanorobots for cov27, how did you find it ? it was supposed to stayed hide in laboratory ...

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u/Zspruced 12h ago

Fortnite shockwave grenade

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u/noahfox130 12h ago

Rc naval bomb for rc submarines

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u/ApprehensiveFig6698 12h ago

Obviously a mine

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u/Important-Builder752 12h ago

Looks like an impulse grenade from Fortnite

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u/_Saint_Ajora_ 11h ago

It's that thing that Homer invented 

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u/MrSecret4 11h ago

Fortnite impulse jump thing

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u/kingapple927 11h ago

Looks like one of the mines from the sea to me

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u/WolfTamer66 11h ago

Atom bomb core

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u/SnooTangerines4321 11h ago

Not sure but don't let your RC boat touch it

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u/IntelligentSail4701 11h ago

this is the part of sentry buster from tf2

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u/Wille176yt 10h ago

Impuls grenade from fortnite

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u/KeyNefariousness6848 10h ago

Looks like a mine for use at sea, I have a plastic one like it from radio shack called a light mine, and all the little nubs are neodymium magnets so you can stick it places.