Stumbled On This While Hiking In The Alps

Answered by u/Pavotine: That’s an anti-personnel mine. Do not mess with it and inform the relevant authorities. I am always amazed at how much unexploded or discarded weapons end up on this sub. Answered by u/Davis_o_the_Glen: Former Jugoslavian PMR-2A, with what looks like a UPMR-2 fuze. The exact designation is not relevant. It’s an unexploded … Read more

Grainy-Like Things? They Appear Inside And On My Closet, And Reappear Whenever I Clean Them. What Are These?

When faced with damaged clothing or fabrics, people may immediately think of pest infestations. These pests, typically insects or small burrowing animals, often use clothes and fabrics as a food source or shelter. But can termites also contribute to this damage? If you find small holes in your garments, termites may be the culprit! Do … Read more

That round object in the picture is actually a bird’s feather follicle mass, often called a feather ball. Here’s what’s going on: • Birds naturally lose and regrow feathers. Sometimes, instead of falling away, feathers can get caught under the skin or become ingrown, causing a clump-like mass to form. • What you’re holding looks like a compacted cluster of feathers that either sloughed off naturally or was pushed out of a bird’s body (sometimes after death or predation). • It’s not an egg, seed, or fungus—though at first glance it really looks like one. The smooth, glossy outer surface is actually feather shafts tightly packed together. In short: it’s a natural clump of bird feathers, likely shed or expelled, that compacted into a ball shape.

My husband and I heard a big crash at 5am, like something had fallen off the roof. He found this feather mass on the ground just now. Said it feels like it has a membrane inside of it? This is in our side yard, about 4 feet of gravel between a fence and the side … Read more