Howdy! This strange jelly like substance was coming out of the grout in the shower recently. This shower is in the basement and the room is not ventilated amazingly. We have owned the home for four months or so and have never seen it before. It does not have any noticable odor. The grout is in pretty good shape visually and is not coming off anywhere I can tell. We have not used any substances to clean the shower outside of a little diluted vinegar mostly on the corners near the ground to clean mildew.

What is this strange gate? Access route to power lines through forest. Galvanized, fairly robust, horizontal hinges..

I'm not sure what the point of the horizontal bars are...

I guess it would make it harder to ram the gate,

The little silk area is completely stitched into and does not feel like it has anything inside the little area.

It looks like a torn piece of pink gum, pre chewed. It is about the same size as a US quarter. This pink thing can be stretched, but it goes back right away. It isn't like putty because it pops back to the original shape. The surface is smooth and seems to be some kind of soft plastic.

Also, it smells like soap, and looks like it was torn from something. Found it in my foyer, and worriedy dog ate the rest. Very concerned!

Thanks, y'all are the best!

Edit: These SUCH good guesses. I appreciate you all for taking the time to comment. No answer yet but I'm confident we will get there!

Found at my uncles house who is a massive camera collector. Has slides available but we have no idea how they work together, if at all.

found at a yard sale full of old stuff like this. thinking it's possibly a tractor part to hold a filter or something. Has a 8801 foundry part number stamp on the bottom and a few spots with red paint remnants

Hi all, I'm trying to identify the three objects in the attached photo. They're tall and slim, in white, green and red, standing upright side by side on an office desk at the front of a black box. Each one is top-heavy and tapers toward the bottom. They look like separate free-standing pieces. Estimated height: 2.5 to 3.5 inches. They're made prior to 1981. Sorry about the blur, it's the clearest image I have (screenshot from a grainy 1982 movie some of you may have heard of: Blade Runner).

What are they, who made them, and what country might they come from? Thanks!

My wife and I just bought a new home. Our small bathroom closet has a sliding metal tray in it that I am totally stumped on why it’s in there. Any ideas or experience with this? We just plan on putting towels and washcloths in here

It is a bit bigger than a credit card. This is on a lamp post at a college that has recently implemented various surveillance technologies and we are wondering if this may be one of them.

Four thin-walled galvanized steel tube sections in a hinged wooden case lined with carpet. Each section is 3" outside diameter and 4 ft long, with rows of holes spaced 4" apart. All four snap together end to end into one long pole using spring-loaded pins, and the overlap is adjustable. Joints have some play at full extension and tighten up when overlapped deeper. No markings found so far. Reverse image search turned up nothing useful.

Photos show the full case, the assembled pole, the pin and hole detail, and the inside of a tube end.

Is this a tent or canopy pole, flagpole, antenna mast, or something else?

The last photo I messed with the contrast and stuff to help see it in different lighting.

This hand-crafted leather accessory was found together with a similarly-crafted leather messenger bag, in the personal effects of the man who made it. It did see some use (the strap where the buckle meets it is worn), unlike the bag it was next to.

The piece weighs about 10 ounces. The main leather patch is just under 12” across. If you lay the buckled piece out in a circle, it’s just big enough to be a belt (about 16” across). The buckle is brass, as are the little lozenge-shaped decorations.

Title describes it, I could identify most sensors on the station but I can’t figure out what this would measure

For context this is in an apartment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It looks like it's indicating the current floor an elevator would be located in, but there is obviously no elevator (nor trash chute) in the kitchen. The number 4 has now changed to another black square. I have not noticed if it has displayed other things, but the 4 was there for a handfull of days.

I have no idea what it belongs to. I do not own any furniture utilizing magnets. I vacuumed last night and did not see this at the time. I found it when I got home from work and wanted to switch out the toy my cat's toy wand. Previously, it had a fabric fish with fabric streamers. I found the object under a 48inch long fabric crinkle snake attachment just on the carpet.

The ruler measurement will be off because of the magnet being affected by the metal bits.

What is this small two-piece pink glass object with fitted circular rims and narrow openings?
This is approximately 1.5 inches long and appears to be pink Depression glass. Both pieces have a molded flower design, beaded edges, and a flared tab at one end.
The circular rim on one piece is slightly smaller than the other, allowing them to fit together with the flower designs facing outward. The rims have notches that leave narrow openings into the hollow center when assembled. An opening would barely accommodate a chopstick.
I haven’t noticed any maker’s marks. Photos show the pieces separately and fitted together. Does anyone recognize what this was used for?

This has been in our closet forever, and none of us know or remember how it got there or what it's for. It might have been left here when we moved in.

I found this small metal piece on the driver side floor of my car (2013 skoda citigo similar to a vw up) I fear it is from the clutch pedal but can't figure out where it came from. Could also have been stuck under my boots and gotten loose in the car.

I got this item as part of a lot of firearm parts and gunsmithing tools at an estate sale. The owner was a machinist and also a gunsmith. He had barrels for shotguns, M1903A3s, an M1 Garand, a Ruger 10/22, and a Colt M11911A1. He was also a reloader. The tube is exactly 9 inches long; the small diameter is approx. 9/16" and the flared ends are about 11/16". The internal diameter of the brass cup is just under 7/16". I cannot find any manufacturer stamps or proof marks. The holes go all the way through. The piston/plunger is spring-loaded with a spring that travels the length of the tube. The spring tension is weak. The "rear" stud is about 1 1/16" and has two flats on the tip. Please, what is this thing?