this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2026
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What is this thing?
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Its plastic. It feels hard but shaves off easily with a knife, and the shavings melt.
I hope this isn't your approach to every object you can't identify...
"When cut, it did emit some red fluid, and the object moved and made a lot of noise - perhaps some sort of hydraulic mechanism? The shavings don't melt, so it's probably not plastic."
Bahaha - reading this and taking a drink - bad combo, almost out the nose.
My best guess is some sort of "pin" for holding some other components in place or in alignment. It has those fins along the side that are chamfered in both directions and that notch at the end...
I almost thought it was like a "key" for turning something but I don't think the handle is big enough and I don't think plastic would be strong enough
Maybe some sort of packaging?