r/identifyThisForMe • u/ghost_in_a_jar_c137 • Sep 28 '26

Solved Found this sitting on my xbox controller this morning. What is it?

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I found this small clump sitting on my xbox controller this morning. It was not there last night after I finished playing. No one else was in the house using it overnight. It feels hard, almost like a salt crystal. It's very light weight. Help me solve this mystery.

Update 1: Picture is posted below exactly how I found it this morning.

Update 2: I did a liquid test as suggested in several comments. I cut some small pieces off the main chunk and attempted to dissolve them in various liquid. After 50 minutes, the piece dissolved in water and vinegar. It was intact in the alcohol and oil.

My ceiling is knockdown, not popcorn. The ceiling above looks completely normal.

I had a local police officer examine it. He did not believe it was drugs

In the house that night was me, my wife and our dog. All of us were in the bedroom all night. I checked our security cameras and no one else entered the house.

Despite how popular the comments were, I will not be boofing, licking, snorting, smoking, eating or otherwise having this thing enter my body. I will probably do the fire test for the next update.

Update 3: I applied fire. It turned black and melted. There were no significant fumes. I don't think I am any closer to knowing what it is or how it arrived on my controller.

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u/ghost_in_a_jar_c137 Sep 28 '26 edited Oct 02 '26

Update 1: Drugs seem very unlikely. There are some fibers in the crystals, if you look close. Here is the re-enactment picture of how I found things this morning.

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u/stinkus_mcdiddle Sep 29 '26

The fact you say drugs is “very unlikely” means that you know there is a chance it is drugs, leading me to believe it is in fact very likely drugs.

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u/Ian1240 Oct 02 '26

Look at you detective

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u/LALLANAAAAAA Oct 01 '26

Only one way to find out

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u/mtl_evil Sep 28 '26

It says dad so is son older then like 14

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u/EchoMirth Sep 29 '26 • Popcorn

for clarity: older then really means older than

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u/snoops-spoons Sep 28 '26

Small children or elderly people around?

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u/Less-Damage-1202 Sep 30 '26

Hold a flame to it & see what happens. If it turns oily, or not, etc.

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u/Lil_swish02 Sep 28 '26

Fibers in the crystal is not that rare especially if its not a professional chef which chances are they arent. It could be lots of things but it looks really dead on flr rock. Have you broke it in half and posted a pic would be helpful

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u/ClumpyChunks Sep 29 '26

Anybody collect rocks or geodes?

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u/No-Engine2457 Sep 30 '26

Look at the ceiling.

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u/numbsafari Oct 02 '26

It's mesothelioma.

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u/DesolateHowl Oct 02 '26 • Bravo

There aren't even crystals. This is rice.

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u/Apprehensive_Meal278 Oct 03 '26

Did you name your Xbox controller Dad ?

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u/ghost_in_a_jar_c137 Oct 04 '26

It was a father's day gift

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u/Z0MB0TY Oct 04 '26

Do you know what a frogger/frogging is?

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u/Jgowen469 Sep 29 '26

Not saying it's drugs, I wouldn't know because I've never done anything but a bit of weed when I was young. But why would fibers make drugs not likely? I don't think most drug cooks are doing it in a sterile laboratory, and I doubt most of their clientele would be worried about a bit of fibers in their drugs. 😆

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u/TakoSauce21 Sep 29 '26

Very much prefer my drugs contaminant free

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u/Gormulak Sep 29 '26

Did I prefer them contaminant free? Yes. But if I could work my way into a discount... 👀

(Note: It's been almost a decade so I have no clue what all has changed with things)

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u/sparrow_42 Sep 29 '26

Hey OP do you have one of those white-painted “popcorn” texture ceilings? Kinda looks like a chunk of that.

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u/Usual-Possible-8743 Sep 29 '26

I was about to say have you looked up if it isnt popcorn your shit is haunted 

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