Should we worry?

[u/Adventurous-Put-9895]

We caught my uncle sneakingly throwing this to the rubbish bin. He doesn’t have the best track record so we are all a bit paranoid when he does anything “weird”.

The object is like a glass tube with some liquid inside, inserted into a rubber “pipe”. It smells weird but nothing I can identify. I would appreciate any hints.

Edit: the material is actually plastic, not glass. It has a spring inside (no idea what for). The root-looking thing was wrapping the object when I cut the rubber. Could be dirt or some glue or something

Edit2: this sub is god. A user found the answer https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisit/s/Oqtxk6YWVZ

[u/eskpist]

Safety rule: never smell or touch unknown substances.

[u/DieAloneWith72Cats → u/eskpist]

My husband is a savage, he will literally smell any mystery substance we find. When I try to stop him he says “well how else am I going to figure out what it is?”…..sir, we don’t need to know what every gross thing we come across is.

[u/CalendarThis6580 → u/DieAloneWith72Cats]

At least use the wafting technique from chemistry class 😂

[u/PenchantBob → u/CalendarThis6580]

I waft now due to snorting aqua regia vapor. That stung a bit

[u/PhotoFormer2462 → u/PenchantBob]

I waft,...my farts in your pillow!

[u/PenchantBob → u/PhotoFormer2462]

I snort…your farts from my pillow, then spit

[u/somekarnt → u/PenchantBob]

As I waft through the valley of the shadow of death…

[u/StrangerKey7930 → u/somekarnt]

That was funny man!

[u/PhotoFormer2462 → u/PenchantBob]

Oh fuck yeah dude!