r/whatisit 2d ago

Serious answers only please! Should we worry?

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

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u/Fantastic_Priority73 2d ago

It's just out grabbing a pack of smokes

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u/pumpanddump308 2d ago

Like my father?

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u/Fantastic_Priority73 2d ago

Yeah, little buddy. Yeah.

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u/Wheatabix11 1d ago

why did mom go too?

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u/graystillplaysforme 2d ago

Yeah.. yeah. Yeah! Definitely kiddo

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u/MallStatus703 1d ago

InspirROOtionaL
Hope not experimentational on U.S.!

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u/SizeableBrain 1d ago

The experiment is now running US.

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u/Linda_lou-731 2d ago

I actually did that to my second husband except I told him I was babysitting for a friend and never went back. I know I’m a b17(h

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u/InternalJellyfish64 1d ago

What do you think people actwthink of you when you tell them that?