24 Odd Items With Simple Explanations.
What is that?
Published 2 years ago
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Small plastic cylinder on side of gas pump card reader (Cut open, nothing inside) Answer: It prevents fraudsters from putting a “skimmer” on the machine. If they have to spend time removing a small piece of plastic, they will likely be caught on camera. I’m now researching what else you can do with skimmers.
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Found in a cemetery while geocaching. The doll was wrapped in the paper which was wrapped in the cloth cross and bound with twine. Overall very creepy. Answer: if it looked creepy, that’s because it is. It’s a doll and note used for “witchcraft” in Mexico and it was used to curse a person. Spooky.
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What is this thing? Found it as a kid and have never known what it is. Slightly heavier than it looks. Says US 4 inch on one side that also has an “L” in a diamond, the other side has some mark I can’t make out. The triangle is 4 inches from base to tip. Answer: An “earth anchor” or “arrowhead anchor” for things like phone cables and other things that go into the ground. Cue the music: “Earth Anchor, earth anchor… will you be mine?”
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”I’m waiting for the bank to open and they have this card facing the street. What is it used for?” Former bank employee here. It’s definitely a safety signal. We switched ours quarterly and it is to let other employees know that it is all clear to open. Typically, we had two employees “open” the branch while the rest waited in the parking lot or across the street for “all clear.” The openers go in, turn off alarm, search the building, and check everything, then they set the signal.
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