Edit: in Belgium if it gives any clue

    • Anna@lemmy.mlEnglish
      151·
      2 个月前

      Then once the iron age comes we will create it from iron

  • TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1398·
    2 个月前

    I really wish this comm took after Rule 2 of /r/whatisthisthing and disallowed joke comments. Not because “reeee no fun allowed” but because that’s already present everywhere else, and it’d facilitate a lot more interesting, useful, unique discussion.

    Without hyperbole, that one rule makes /r/whatisthisthing way better than most subreddits, because it doesn’t let it just sink into the lowest common denominator like the rest of that shithole has.

    • quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      291·
      2 个月前

      I personally don’t mind them, yet.
      Posts around here don’t get that many comments so it is not that hard to ignore them, in a place with as many people as reddit is an absolute necessity a rule like that but here I don’t it is a problem, again, yet.
      Maybe in the future if it goes beyond an annoyance sometimes and becomes a problem.

    • HerbGrower@slrpnk.netEnglish
      14·
      2 个月前

      If it becomes a problem a compromise could be one automated post for joke comments to go under and all others are banned. You keep the funny, but its contained and easy to skip past.

    • Caveman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 个月前

      It does look like it fits the purpose, but why does it have a rounded end, it seems it would be missing legs.

    • Test_Tickles@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 个月前

      Ya, I had the same thought. Instead of hanging, this one goes into a rack of some sort for holding multiple pieces. I’m willing to bet this picture was taken next to, or at least very close to, a church. It’s probably used to hang vestments or robes.

    • LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      2 个月前

      Possibly. It does look similar. To me, it looks more for pushing, not hanging, based on how the wear looks to me. Can’t think of a good use, tho…

  • Trex@lemmy.worldEnglish
    283·
    2 个月前

    Gardening Holer

    Like this but longer so you don’t have to bend over. The lines are for different depths for different plants

    • BeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      30·
      2 个月前

      Wouldn’t the varnish be gone at the tip? Would the tip be round-ish? Would the higher depths be thinner? Makes no sense to me

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      12·
      2 个月前

      I was going to suggest it was some kind of gardening tool due to its proximity to what appears to be a garden bed, but was stumped on what exactly you would use it for. This seems like a good theory, but is it useful without a sharp base like the one on your example pic? I guess you could attach a metal bit when you need to, but I don’t see evidence of the kind of wear that implies that on the pic. Maybe it’s only used in very soft gardening soil, but it looks like a nicely made, older one, so you’d think then that there would be a need for some kind of spike if you’re just going to town in your yard instead of using store-bought soil.

      Maybe I’m overthinking it.

      • tyler@programming.devEnglish
        9·
        2 个月前

        Also the flat handle would dig in and make it very difficult to push, I don’t think this is it.

      • HerbGrower@slrpnk.netEnglish
        2·
        2 个月前

        Doesn’t need an overly sharp base if you break up the soil first. When I planted beetroot I just used a stick to poke holes in the ground.

        Less than 10% germinated so it might be a shit method. Moving towards perennials now though so I won’t need to buy new seeds, got rhubarb, kale and walking onions.

  • weps@lemmy.worldEnglish
    253·
    1 个月前

    It’s a clothes hanger. There’s a central stick with holes where you put your part in.

    My grandma had something similar. She used it as a dildo.

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
      71·
      1 个月前

      Yeah, outdoor clothes hangers still function the same way as a solid concrete base with a deep hole that you can plant a staff in

      My grandad would bury his rod in there from time to time

    • weps@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 个月前

      does it have a hole at the part that’s on the ground? that’s for a hook, to hang it

  • exaybachae@startrek.websiteEnglish
    19·
    1 个月前

    I think it’s upside down, and probably should have a hook for hanging that’s located in the middle of the curved section, which is shown in contact with the ground.

    But it could also be simply an extention pole for reaching hung garmets that are stored or displayed overhead… Nowadays such extensions are usually just poles with hooks.

    • BeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      2 个月前

      That’s my best guess too, I just wonder why the handle would get thinner at the bottom, not the best choice structurally for a cradle

  • justdaveisfine@piefed.socialEnglish
    141·
    2 个月前

    The top part doesn’t look worn or have the right grips to be a handle.

    My guess is there are holes on the other side not visible to the camera, as its probably only one piece of a large set of furniture.

    Maybe part of an old style cradle, like a vintage Jenny Lind style one.

    • ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      1 个月前

      Yeah must be a decoration or ceremonial item. Not sure if stage prop counts as ceremonial but that’s my guess given it doesn’t look like it’s beaten up from rough terrain

      Yes yes we’re now real archaeologists after alleging an item we don’t know is used for unknown rituals, we already know the joke