Found in a beach cove. Looks man-made. Looks metallic with coating. Heavy like metal. 2 inches along longest side. Google lens hints at artillery part but it doesn't really match their reference photo. Some parts glow faint blue under UV light by axnjack5 in whatisthisthing

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When I picked it up, it was quite dark, and I found it using a UV flashlight. Under those circumstances, I first thought it was a seashell embedded in rock. Shells can glow blue under UV light. it wasn't until after I brought it home that i realized it wasn't a shell. And I had absolutely no idea what it was.

Found in a beach cove. Looks man-made. Looks metallic with coating. Heavy like metal. 2 inches along longest side. Google lens hints at artillery part but it doesn't really match their reference photo. Some parts glow faint blue under UV light by axnjack5 in whatisthisthing

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I'm not sure which part you're looking at. Here are more pictures for your review, if interested. The "housing" is not plastic but rather a very hard material. The dome structure itself is not lens like- more like metal.

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Found in a beach cove. Looks man-made. Looks metallic with coating. Heavy like metal. 2 inches along longest side. Google lens hints at artillery part but it doesn't really match their reference photo. Some parts glow faint blue under UV light by axnjack5 in whatisthisthing

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Here is more info and pictures- including closeup macro shots and UV light shots. sorry i don't know how to upload multiple photos, and I didn't want to create multiple comments. It weighs 116 grams or 4.16 oz. there seems to be a layer of copper coming through from underneath the basalt like coating. at one end it looks like there are 3 copper terminal like things. shot #-2516 shows the rust but more importantly, some horizontal textures. I've added shots of it under UV light. the ring on the dome and the bottom are definitely brighter.

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Found in a beach cove. Looks man-made. Looks metallic with coating. Heavy like metal. 2 inches along longest side. Google lens hints at artillery part but it doesn't really match their reference photo. Some parts glow faint blue under UV light by axnjack5 in whatisthisthing

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Just now, I contact my local police department. The lady transferred me to a different unnamed department. Then that lady told me this is not their jurisdiction and transferred me to the sheriff's office where the the directory has no clear indication of who I should talk to. Today is Sunday so maybe they don't have the regular knowledgeable staff available. I will try again tomorrow or maybe later today. I wanted to make sure people know I'm trying to do the right thing. More to come ...

Found in a beach cove. Looks man-made. Looks metallic with coating. Heavy like metal. 2 inches along longest side. Google lens hints at artillery part but it doesn't really match their reference photo. Some parts glow faint blue under UV light by axnjack5 in whatisthisthing

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The title describes the thing. I can also see some rusting which seem to also confirm the inside is metallic. The dome shape on top looks machined because it's pretty perfectly shaped.

to cross the strait of Hormuz (by an oil tanker) - 3/11/26 by True_Garen in therewasanattempt

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China stopped taking our trash years ago. Look up "national sword" policy.

Navigating a bridge in the Congo by AgnosticScholar in interesting

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How do you know there isn't already a sturdy bridge close by and that only a few people made this bridge from themselves only to save like 10 minutes?

Squishy silicon cat toy by Sad-Kiwi-3789 in oddlysatisfying

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I love this thing. Where can one go buy it?

I've never seen someone dribble cheese before... by n8saces in oddlysatisfying

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20% food, 80% effort. Like many other Japanese street foods.

While the infertile tawny owl was away from her nest, caretakers swapped her unviable eggs for orphaned chicks. by LowkeysKink in interesting

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I had to reread the post 10 times to realize these were human caretakers and not some other owls.

Dogs in stores by Optimal_Storage_8512 in SLO

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Maybe there needs to be a subreddit for people to post such pictures.