Many of the things that were used in ancient times still have a reason for being but few are able to understand their purpose. Also, you don’t have to travel so long into the past to find objects or inventions that are difficult to understand.
Today, experts or inventors try to devise something practical enough to improve people’s daily lives, but it seems that the following examples were made to cause confusion that only the most curious will be able to guess.
As a source of great knowledge, people decided to go to the Internet to solve their doubts about what they had in their hands and the answers left them speechless.
1. “I bought this wonderful planter, but I don’t understand why I need a rack on top.”
A: It’s a pot of roses. The lattice (grid) is to keep the flowers together.
2. “That thing looks like an old shoe”
A: It is the shoemaker’s anvil, which is also called the “shoe leg.”
3. Wooden box with holes of different shapes.
A: Old box for cutlery: forks and knives of different types.
4. “I bought this blade at a garage sale for only $1, but I don’t know what it’s for.”
A: Combined spatula for a beautiful cake cut
5. “I found this set in the kitchen, all I know is that it’s plastic pieces.”
A: sushi mold
6. “It appeared in the seat of the car I rented”
Response: This is a mechanism for tightening the seat belt. It was probably changed in service.
7. “I live in England, I recently dug up this carved stone in the garden and I have no idea what it is.”
A: Most likely, this is part of some kind of decoration or accessory, for example, a pendant.
8. “Those little hands look like personal scratchers.”
A: It’s a glove dryer.
9. “We just moved into an old English house. I wonder what kind of construction we have in our kitchen?
A: This is a stand/dividers for pans and other kitchen utensils.
10. “These plastic things are often thrown in a recycling bin, but I don’t know their function.”
A: It’s a bottle holder. Thanks to the magnet, the bottle can be attached to any metal surface. They are often used in gyms.
11. “I found this tool in the field in the barn. Does anyone know what it is for?
A: It is used to eliminate weeds.
12. “Found this at a veteran’s house. It is made of brass and is quite heavy.
A: An old artillery fuse.
13. “What kind of alien object came to me in the mail?”
A: A bottle opener by French designer Pierre Vandel.
14. «Steel container with two doors of different sizes»
A: Botanist’s box for collecting samples.
15. “We found a wooden sphere on the beach. What could it be?”
A: It is the signal signal of a ship, it means that the ship is anchored.