1. “My husband and I heard a big crash at 5 a.m., like something had fallen off the roof. He found this feathery mass on the ground just now.”
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Answer: “Ok, showed this to my wife (ornithologist and zookeeper of 15+ years). The inside very likely has fly eggs on it and the feathers are likely from a duck (down in the cut away section gives it away). But she has never seen a feathered mass grown off of a bird like this. So possible tumor that got pinched off the main body?”
2. “What is this metal bowl-shaped thing with a hollow handle/spout?”
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Answer: “Part of a cream separator.”
3. “What is this padded satin item with ribbon ties and a hole in the middle? Appears possibly handmade, like a case for a beauty item.”
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Answer: “It looks like it might go on top of a hanger (which is why there’s a hole in the middle). This would turn something like a smooth wooden hanger into one of those hangers with a satin finish/top to prevent light items like slips or lingerie from slipping off the hanger. The ties would be to secure it to the hanger, perhaps. Just a guess though!”
4. “Small plastic object. Has a cap that covers 2 small nubs on top.”
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Answer: “I was over here assuming it was for 2 part epoxy.”
5. “Found this on the beach. It’s less than a foot long and seems to be a string with a bunch of little discs strung on it?”
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Answer: “Those are whelk egg cases!”
6. “Belt contraption attached to the rear wheel of a Chevy Bolt”
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Answer: “It looks like some homegrown charging system.”
7. “Black liquid that appears to have dripped from the ceiling, right underneath a light.”
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Answer: “Bad ballast, they are potted with that goo.”
8. “Hollow small glass object with a weird opening. What is it?”
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Answer: Glass vase/flower holder.
9. “20 years of research and Reddit is my last hope!”
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Answer: “Inside the mouth of a Freshwater Drum.”
10. “I found it in a forest in Sweden, about 1 m from the ground, roughly 20 cm in size. Hard to the touch, but drips liquid when knocked.”
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Answer: “Looks like a polypore fungus that is exuding excess moisture, called guttation.”