The "What Is This?" game

[adidasguy]

Pressure cooker relief valve?

[Badot]

Nope. The base is made of plastic and it's generally pretty low quality/cheap.

[adidasguy]

Syrup displenser thingy thumb operated valve thingy.

[Janx101]

flickmixer tap valve thingy .. like for this

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=flick+mixer+tap&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1366&bih=576&tbm=isch&tbnid=dR1OZKIma4bz2M:&imgrefurl=http://www.classiquehomes.com.au/Inclusions_Classique.html&docid=QlazBmvD67BwIM&imgurl=http://www.classiquehomes.com.au/images/Inclusions/Lifestyle/kitchentap.JPG&w=1008&h=768&ei=ejIcUfmmIYSrkgXIo4Fw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:13,s:0,i:121&iact=rc&dur=3887&sig=101902953831000548732&page=1&tbnh=183&tbnw=245&start=0&ndsp=17&tx=113&ty=69

[Paulcet]

Electric can opener part. The small round part on the right is a magnet that holds the top of the can to keep it from dropping into the soup after being cut.

[Janx101]

Electric can opener part. The small round part on the right is a magnet that holds the top of the can to keep it from dropping into the soup after being cut.

.. i can see the theory of this... and know exactly why you mean it... but .. no matter how i turn my head or the laptop upside down... i cant figure the actuality of it...

and the look of the thing... based on the part in the pic.. it'd have to be the biggest badass-est man style industrial can opener ever made!! .. which then begs the question... WHY DONT I HAVE ONE!!! 

[yamahonkawazuki]

i second the can opener magnet

[jestercinti]

i second the can opener magnet

Sure looks like one to me.

[Badot]

The black disc shaped thing on the right side is rubber. Absolutely nothing to do with a can opener.

You probably wouldn't ever directly touch it or push on any part of it, but it is exposed on the outside.

[yamahonkawazuki]

part of a convertible motorcycle helmet?

[Paulcet]

Pause 'n Serve coffee filter basket stopper!

[Badot]

Pause 'n Serve coffee filter basket stopper!

This!

[yamahonkawazuki]

lol

[Janx101]

 

Pause 'n Serve coffee filter basket stopper!

This!

you what?!!?  ... frag me!! .. first we have the lock tab for a coke machine with the cylindrical keys .. now we have the Pause 'n Serve coffee filter basket stopper! ..... you'll have to excuse me for a moment  ......

obscurity level .... well you know .....

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7pv7y/whats_the_most_obscure_thing_you_know/

hahahahaha ... i have to say well done really... i mean... the whole point of the game and the name of the game.. is afterall ... What Is This? ... constant pictures of trees or tyres or shoehorns or cats would just make it a tad tedious i suppose..

oh and keeping this last in mind... Belated Attaboy to Cods for his abovementioned lock tab for a coke machine with the cylindrical keys ... it was totally in the spirit of the game afterall.... even though i was  at the time!!...

bahahahahahahaaaaaa

[Paulcet]

[gsatterw]

is it a wheel of sorts?

[Paulcet]

Um, sort of.... In its intended application, the spherical part is up. But you could possibly use it in the down position.

[Banzai]

A mirror mount? Mirror assembly fixes to the screw section, ball section fits into clamp.

[Badot]

Some sort of ball socket fitting made to have some kind of fluid run through it?

[cbrfxr67]

is it a wheel of sorts?

that's what I was thinking like a creeper wheel, kind of looks like it