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These hollow see-through cylinders with some kind of coil in them, attached to what looks like a paddle. There were three of them at the side of a stage at an Arcade Fire concert in Ireland. [ENLARGE]

https://i.redd.it/twf4mcpslo5z.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6jbd01/these_hollow_seethrough_cylinders_with_some_kind/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

"Ask the Internet what these are" -My mother-in-law [ENLARGE]

https://i.redd.it/acdywt1xko5z.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6jbc60/ask_the_internet_what_these_are_my_motherinlaw/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

Objects sighted at a salvage yard. Are these lost props from The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra? I sleep now. [ENLARGE]

https://i.redd.it/rh1r7i9f8o5z.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6jb0zu/objects_sighted_at_a_salvage_yard_are_these_lost/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

What is this thing? It beeps when I press a switch, and when I click it's button it stops beeping [ENLARGE]

http://imgur.com/Kzjiizw via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6ja0jv/what_is_this_thing_it_beeps_when_i_press_a_switch/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

Found with an old tea set [ENLARGE]

http://imgur.com/v5PRUjS via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6j9wy9/found_with_an_old_tea_set/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

Made a portable chess/checkers/tak set. [EXPAND]

https://imgur.com/gallery/Gx14nvia/r/ DIY https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/6j9t1p/made_a_portable_chesscheckerstak_set/?utm_source=ifttt#diy

This small cabinet is lined with metal (copper?) [ENLARGE]

https://i.redd.it/1wplpe52ym5z.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6j9n6u/this_small_cabinet_is_lined_with_metal_copper/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

Found in my friend's garage in Norway. [ENLARGE]

https://i.redd.it/kmyq0a4mnl5z.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6j8a88/found_in_my_friends_garage_in_norway/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

Found this on a beach on Lofoten, without any visible markings. Looks like a floater that hung on something. What is it? [ENLARGE]

https://i.redd.it/btgzkgudll5z.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6j89ew/found_this_on_a_beach_on_lofoten_without_any/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

100 Year old Barnboard Shelf [EXPAND]

http://imgur.com/a/xsZfpvia/r/ DIY https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/6j7sd2/100_year_old_barnboard_shelf/?utm_source=ifttt#diy

Found in the back of a wardrobe, made of clay and has some drawings carved into the front. [ENLARGE]

https://i.redd.it/vrbfx5ji2k5z.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6j75lu/found_in_the_back_of_a_wardrobe_made_of_clay_and/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

Anyone? [ENLARGE]

http://i.imgur.com/yuHsQMm.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6j639r/anyone/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

I built a grass spaced walkway [EXPAND]

http://imgur.com/gallery/3EU6Gvia/r/ DIY https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/6j6idh/i_built_a_grass_spaced_walkway/?utm_source=ifttt#diy

Saw this on my Facebook feed, any takers? [ENLARGE]

https://i.redd.it/8vscectuwh5z.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6j5gcb/saw_this_on_my_facebook_feed_any_takers/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

Hamster Sandbox - makes for a happy Hamster! [EXPAND]

http://imgur.com/gallery/FkO4xvia/r/ DIY https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/6j4o5m/hamster_sandbox_makes_for_a_happy_hamster/?utm_source=ifttt#diy

I found a box of probably tens of thousands of these outside a barn in rural Ohio. What are they used for? [ENLARGE]

https://i.redd.it/rli30hxgfg5z.jpg via/r/whatisthisthing https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/6j3tcn/i_found_a_box_of_probably_tens_of_thousands_of/?utm_source=ifttt #oddities #weird

Bus Love! [EXPAND]

https://imgur.com/gallery/T7CPrvia/r/ DIY https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/6j2ux9/i_gave_my_bus_a_little_love/?utm_source=ifttt#diy

MERV'S GADGET GAWKIN' Found this: Logitech’s Slim Combo for iPad Pro really boosts your portable productivity power

My occasional ROBOT REVOLUTION WARNING!

 The X-Series Actuator doesn’t look like much. Actually, if I’m being honest, it kind of looks like a red metal scotch tape dispenser with ribbed sides and a couple of ethernet ports. The product is scattered all over HEBI’s one-room Pittsburgh office in various states of disarray. The palm-sized metal component is the startup’s primary product — its entire reason… Read More

MERV'S GADGET GAWKIN' Found this: The e-Mosquito bites you to monitor glucose levels

My occasional ROBOT REVOLUTION WARNING!

 The domestic robot that looks like an extra cut from Disney’s Wall-E is coming along nicely, after debuting at CES this year with a Holiday 2017 release window. Mayfield Robotics’ Kuri is an expressive bowling pin that will steal your heart and hopes to become a key element of your family’s home life, and its latest updates make it better at capturing cherished memories,… Read More

My occasional ROBOT REVOLUTION WARNING!

 There are white boards lining the walls covered in complex formulas and earlier iterations of the company’s robotic leg are scattered in pieces on and underneath tables. You can practically chart the company’s half-decade of development with a quick look around the room, from Caputo’s 2010 PhD work on robotic feet to its first product offerings: a pair of devices designed to… Read More

My occasional ROBOT REVOLUTION WARNING!

 Hardware startup Misty Robotics has a daunting task ahead of it. The Boulder-based company is working on a robot aimed at mainstream consumers for employment in the home and office. But Misty certainly has a solid foundation, as a spinoff of robotic toy maker Sphero, coupled with an $11.5 million Series A led by Venrock and Foundry Group. The new company employs about half a dozen former… Read More