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I purchased the domain WhatIsThisThing.com in 2002, with the intent of building something very similar to what eventually became the popular subreddit /r/whatisthisthing/. Recently I've seen several video collections of /r/whatisthisthing/ listings along with the solutions. Jimmy Kimmel has so far done several videos using the WITT subject, many collections have been created in article form, and now there are even apps that will help identify mysterious objects. And so, a mere 20 years later, I finally put my domain to work doing the job it was born to do (sort of.)

Why Wordle?

In case anyone was curious as to what the popular game Wordle has to do with 'WhatIsThisThing' content, it's nothing. I had the idea to create a page for all things Wordle and I just stuck it on this site while I thought about a better place to put it. I didn't think it would ever get noticed. Well. . . I was wrong. It's gotten very popular. Go figure.

If you think you've got some content that belongs on this site contact me
 

A library for any and all WhatIsThisThing related content collected from the many corners of the web.
But mostly, from /r/whatisthisthing/ .

Youtube Videos

Jimmy Kimmel Live

What Is This Thing? What Is This Thing?
What Is This Thing? What Is This Thing?
What Is This Thing? What Is This Thing?

OutlookDaily

What Is This Mysterious Cast Iron With Two Toothed Plates And This Wrist Attached Mechanism? What Is This Mysterious Cast Iron With Two Toothed Plates And This Wrist Attached Mechanism?
What Is This Mysterious Cork Screw Like Thing And This Metal Crank With A Wooden Knob Device? What Is This Mysterious Cork Screw Like Thing And This Metal Crank With A Wooden Knob Device?
What Is This Mysterious Ring That Can Be Opened And This Thing I Found In A Historic Cemetery? What Is This Mysterious Ring That Can Be Opened And This Thing I Found In A Historic Cemetery?
What Is This Mysterious Carved Stone Hanging Ornament And This Jug Found 7 Feet Under The Basement? What Is This Mysterious Carved Stone Hanging Ornament And This Jug Found 7 Feet Under The Basement?
What Is This Mysterious Glass Ball Found In A Castle From 17th Century And Metal Thing On A Handle? What Is This Mysterious Glass Ball Found In A Castle From 17th Century And Metal Thing On A Handle?
What Is This Mysterious Chinese Pot With A Small Hole On Top And This Tall And Heavy Brass Cup? What Is This Mysterious Chinese Pot With A Small Hole On Top And This Tall And Heavy Brass Cup?
What Is This Mysterious Ring A Farmer Gave To My Grandpa Years Ago And This Gold Sphere With Handle? What Is This Mysterious Ring A Farmer Gave To My Grandpa Years Ago And This Gold Sphere With Handle?
What Is This Mysterious WW2 Cylindrical Case And This Structure In An Airbnb Room In Slovenia? What Is This Mysterious WW2 Cylindrical Case And This Structure In An Airbnb Room In Slovenia?
What Are These Mysterious Aged Four-Eyed Mustached Metal Faces And Unusually Large Pressed Quarter? What Are These Mysterious Aged Four-Eyed Mustached Metal Faces And Unusually Large Pressed Quarter?
What Is This Mysterious Antique Metal Object Like A Droplet And This Brass With A Threaded Portion? What Is This Mysterious Antique Metal Object Like A Droplet And This Brass With A Threaded Portion?
What Is This Mysterious Wooden Sphere With Names On It And This Metal Lever With Screw In The Middle What Is This Mysterious Wooden Sphere With Names On It And This Metal Lever With Screw In The Middle
What Is This Mysterious Box With 1941 Imprinted On It And This Brass Item With A Small Coin? What Is This Mysterious Box With 1941 Imprinted On It And This Brass Item With A Small Coin?
What Is This Mysterious Leathery Pouch With Metallic Cap And This Metal With Small Part That Pivots? What Is This Mysterious Leathery Pouch With Metallic Cap And This Metal With Small Part That Pivots?
What Is This Mysterious Small Vintage Metal Decorative Item And Brass Piece With A Wheel On Top? What Is This Mysterious Small Vintage Metal Decorative Item And Brass Piece With A Wheel On Top?
What Is This Mysterious Antique Metal Object Like A Droplet And This Brass With A Threaded Portion? What Is This Mysterious Antique Metal Object Like A Droplet And This Brass With A Threaded Portion?
What Is This Mysterious Wooden Sphere With Names On It And This Metal Lever With Screw In The Middle What Is This Mysterious Wooden Sphere With Names On It And This Metal Lever With Screw In The Middle
What Is This Mysterious Box With 1941 Imprinted On It And This Brass Item With A Small Coin? What Is This Mysterious Box With 1941 Imprinted On It And This Brass Item With A Small Coin?
What Is This Mysterious Leathery Pouch With Metallic Cap And This Metal With Small Part That Pivots? What Is This Mysterious Leathery Pouch With Metallic Cap And This Metal With Small Part That Pivots?

Daily Humor

People Who Found Mysterious Objects and Realized They Needed to Call in Experts People Who Found Mysterious Objects and Realized They Needed to Call in Experts
Confusing Objects That Prove Someone Was Definitely “Thinking Outside the Box” Confusing Objects That Prove Someone Was Definitely “Thinking Outside the Box”

Kalbus

The Mystery turbines are proof | r/WhatIsThisThing The Mystery turbines are proof | r/WhatIsThisThing
What can even USE this?! | r/WhatisThisThing What can even USE this?! | r/WhatisThisThing
"Nontoxic" toys || r/WhatIsThisThing "Nontoxic" toys || r/WhatIsThisThing
Coffins unfit for vampires Coffins unfit for vampires
Do YOU Dare Enter the SPHERE? | r/WhatIsThisThing Do YOU Dare Enter the SPHERE? | r/WhatIsThisThing
r/WhatIsThisThing | If you see this, DON r/WhatIsThisThing | If you see this, DON'T go near it!
I Hand you This. Do You Take it? || r/WhatIsThisThing I Hand you This. Do You Take it? || r/WhatIsThisThing
What is that?! || r/WhatIsThisThing What is that?! || r/WhatIsThisThing
Where Does the Lil Door Go? || r/WhatIsThisThing Where Does the Lil Door Go? || r/WhatIsThisThing
Best Of r/WhatIsThisThing | Ball of Feathers, What is it!? Best Of r/WhatIsThisThing | Ball of Feathers, What is it!?
r/WhatIsThisThing | What IS This?! r/WhatIsThisThing | What IS This?!
r/WhatIsThisThing | X Marks the Spot r/WhatIsThisThing | X Marks the Spot
r/WhatIsThisThing | Someone Built A Working "Magic" Wand r/WhatIsThisThing | Someone Built A Working "Magic" Wand
r/WhatIsThisThing | Cursed Object In A Crate? r/WhatIsThisThing | Cursed Object In A Crate?
r/WhatIsThisThing | Does this Count as a Bench??? r/WhatIsThisThing | Does this Count as a Bench???
r/WhatIsThisThing | Suspicious Hole in the Wall... r/WhatIsThisThing | Suspicious Hole in the Wall...
r/WhatisThisThing | What does this control?? r/WhatisThisThing | What does this control??
r/WhatisThisThing | What are these meant to hold?? r/WhatisThisThing | What are these meant to hold??

Pizmazing

People Were Able to Determine What The Mysterious and Unidentified Things Were People Were Able to Determine What The Mysterious and Unidentified Things Were
Quirky Things That Actually Have Practical Uses Quirky Things That Actually Have Practical Uses
Reddit Mystery Edition - Unidentified Objects Requiring Expertise for Identification Reddit Mystery Edition - Unidentified Objects Requiring Expertise for Identification
Puzzling Objects That Left Everyone Perplexed: Can You Guess Their Purpose? Puzzling Objects That Left Everyone Perplexed: Can You Guess Their Purpose?
Unusual Objects That Baffled People with their True Intended Uses Unusual Objects That Baffled People with their True Intended Uses
Mysterious Objects Unearthed by Ordinary People and Examined by Specialists Mysterious Objects Unearthed by Ordinary People and Examined by Specialists
Mysterious Objects That Sent the Internet on a Clue-Finding Frenzy Mysterious Objects That Sent the Internet on a Clue-Finding Frenzy
Unveiling Enigmatic Artifacts Defying Imagination Unveiling Enigmatic Artifacts Defying Imagination
Unraveling the Enigma: Internet Users Crack the Case of Mysterious Objects Unraveling the Enigma: Internet Users Crack the Case of Mysterious Objects
 

Articles

30 Times People Seeked Help In This Online Community To Identify Mysterious Objects
Have you ever looked at something and wondered "What is this thing?" We come across many unidentifiable things in our daily lives – some people choose to avoid them, while others get caught into the web of curiosity and they don’t give up until they finally find out what the thing exactly is!
https://demilked.com
57 Times People Had No Idea What They Were Looking At, But The Internet Knew What It Was Right Away
Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of the most random stuff and interesting facts found on that page, and you will surely learn a thing or two. From an unorthodox public bathroom door design to a hole in the sky, these cool photos and the explanations behind these random things are real eye-openers. Scroll down to enjoy the images and upvote your favorites!
https://boredpanda.com
35 Mysterious Objects People Needed The Internet's Help To Identify
One of the greatest ways to derail the otherwise normal events of a person's day is to present them with a mystery. There's just something about a mystery that, once it gets inside your brain, it must be solved.
https://diply.com
The 8 Best Apps to Identify Anything Using Your Phone's Camera
For many people, your phone's camera is one of its most important aspects. It has a ton of uses, from superimposing wild creatures into reality with AR apps to taking sharp pictures in the dark.
https://www.makeuseof.com

Apps

These apps are useful for helping to identify items

Google Lens: Not sure how to describe it in words? Use your camera or an image to search.
Info|Android|iOS

Pinterest: We've got a new tool that lets you find all those things you don't have the words to describe.
Info|Android|iOS

Snapchat: Snapchat's refreshed Scan AR feature can identify objects around you.
Info|Android|iOS

Amazon Shopping: A mobile shopping app called Part Finder, which allows users to take a photo of a screw, bolt or other type of fastener, identify it and search for it on Amazon.
Info|Android|iOS

TapTapSee: TapTapSee is a mobile camera application designed specifically for blind and visually impaired users.
Info|Android|iOS

PictureThis: Plant Identifier
Info|Android|iOS

Vivino - Select the right wine: Choose your wine with confidence. Get ratings, read reviews, and check prices instantly just by snapping a photo of any bottle or menu. Make a purchase right from your phone.
Info|Android|iOS

Image Recognition and Searcher: Not sure how to describe it in words? Use your camera or an image to search.
Info|Android|iOS