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Posted: 11/17/2011 12:55:09 PM EDT

I call on the collective genius of AR15.com

Background:

I found this item on the ground outside my job.

The item is metal and magnetic but not magnetized. Strangely it is more magnetic towards the ends.

It was found near a tree stump in North Durham, NC

And no I am not messing with you guys I have no idea what it is.

Posted: 11/17/2011 12:56:27 PM EDT

[#1]

Possum Claw

Posted: 11/17/2011 12:57:07 PM EDT

[#2]

cock spike

Posted: 11/17/2011 12:58:01 PM EDT

[#3]

Hog ring.

Posted: 11/17/2011 12:58:05 PM EDT

[#4]

Its one of those oxe nose rings.

Posted: 11/17/2011 12:58:17 PM EDT

[#5]

Obviously that's a bone that's been knocked out of an Occuparasite's nose...

Posted: 11/17/2011 12:58:24 PM EDT

[#6]

pertrified possum tail?

Posted: 11/17/2011 12:58:53 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Hog ring.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:01:04 PM EDT

[#8]

petrified Alien pig dick

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:01:53 PM EDT

[#9]

it appears to be made of metallic hydrogen.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:03:02 PM EDT

[#10]

Will it blend?

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:04:44 PM EDT

[#11]

Some kind or freakO goth bracelet?

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:05:09 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Will it blend?

That is the question.

Seriously I have no clue.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:05:32 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Possum Penis

Fixed it.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:05:52 PM EDT

[#14]

Looks French

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:06:40 PM EDT

[#15]

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:07:13 PM EDT

[#16]

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:07:38 PM EDT

[#17]

Looks like a tape measure.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:08:02 PM EDT

[#18]

That's some X-files alien shit right there man! Run, muthafucka, RUN!!!

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Posted: 11/17/2011 1:08:46 PM EDT

[#19]

Tag, as I love a good mystery and someone (collectively we know everything) will no doubt know what it is.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:08:54 PM EDT

[#20]

It's a pot hook. One end would hook under the handle of a cooking pot, and the other would hang it from the "crane" built into the side of the fireplace wall. Swing the crane out, hang the pot, swing the whole thing back into the fireplace.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:09:41 PM EDT

[#21]

can it run doom 3?

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:10:19 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
It's a pot hook. One end would hook under the handle of a cooking pot, and the other would hang it from the "crane" built into the side of the fireplace wall. Swing the crane out, hang the pot, swing the whole thing back into the fireplace.

Agree.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:12:03 PM EDT

[#23]

Curved taper earring

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:15:26 PM EDT

[#24]

http://midwestbushcraft.blogspot.com/2008/09/pot-hook.html

Yep, a pot hook.

Here's an improvised wooden one.

Pot Hook

This
is an improvised pot hook that I made a while back. It is held together
by placing a small wedge into a carved notch at the center of the two
hooked pieces. The hooks are made from ironwood/hophornbeam (Ostrya
virginiana) branches, and the wedge is chokecherry (Prunus virginiana).

The
next time I make one of these I plan on using a much softer wood. The
ironwood/hophornbeam was difficult to carve smoothly, and I think I
could make something like basswood (Tilia americana) fit more tightly
together. Also the ironwood/hophornbeam checked and warped so badly that
the pot hook no longer stays together.

This was a really fun
project to work on and helped to improve my dexterity with my knife. Let
me know if you have tried anything similar to this, or if I motivate
you to try something.

ETA

That didn't copy/paste worth a damn. Fixed it.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:16:10 PM EDT

[#25]

Butt locking pin.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:19:11 PM EDT

[#26]

anal anti rape device

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:19:34 PM EDT

[#27]

I don't know about the idea of it being a pot hook. Google image of "pot hook" or "old pot hook" or "vintage pot hook" reveals nothing shaped like that. Also, it appears to not be close enough to a full circle to reliably hold a pot. Food was MUCH too valuable to put at risk of falling into one's fire.

I'd say the jury is still out.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:22:26 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
I don't know about the idea of it being a pot hook. Google image of "pot hook" or "old pot hook" or "vintage pot hook" reveals nothing shaped like that. Also, it appears to not be close enough to a full circle to reliably hold a pot. Food was MUCH too valuable to put at risk of falling into one's fire.

I'd say the jury is still out.

How about Pot Hook- Failed Design.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:24:28 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
http://midwestbushcraft.blogspot.com/2008/09/pot-hook.html

Yep, a pot hook.

Here's an improvised wooden one.

Pot Hook

This is an improvised pot hook that I made a while back. It is held together by placing a small wedge into a carved notch at the center of the two hooked pieces. The hooks are made from ironwood/hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) branches, and the wedge is chokecherry (Prunus virginiana).

The next time I make one of these I plan on using a much softer wood. The ironwood/hophornbeam was difficult to carve smoothly, and I think I could make something like basswood (Tilia americana) fit more tightly together. Also the ironwood/hophornbeam checked and warped so badly that the pot hook no longer stays together.

This was a really fun project to work on and helped to improve my dexterity with my knife. Let me know if you have tried anything similar to this, or if I motivate you to try something.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u85pmgG0xh4/SMbaUaHuIwI/AAAAAAAAAFk/co_9PhvUqO4/s320/Pot+hook+complete.JPG

ETA

That didn't copy/paste worth a damn. Fixed it.

You gotta wonder why it wouldn't have been easier to "train" some branches to the correct curves for common utensils like this. Seems like a couple of minutes work would get you a bunch of hooks you could use in a year or so. Maybe, anyway.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:27:01 PM EDT

[#30]

Rosie O'Donnell's nipple ring.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:29:36 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
Rosie O'Donnell's nipple ring.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:30:14 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
I don't know about the idea of it being a pot hook. Google image of "pot hook" or "old pot hook" or "vintage pot hook" reveals nothing shaped like that. Also, it appears to not be close enough to a full circle to reliably hold a pot. Food was MUCH too valuable to put at risk of falling into one's fire.

I'd say the jury is still out.

You're probably right. Maybe the 'smith dropped it before he was finished

Maybe it was a hook for hanging tack, or a lantern, up in the barn? Kinda heavy for that, though.

Might be a hoof pick, might be some kind of dog for holding wood in place while it's being worked. Never seen a dog or hold-down that was that radiused, not sure.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:30:34 PM EDT

[#33]

Looks like a chain repair link that failed under a load.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:31:08 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
I don't know about the idea of it being a pot hook. Google image of "pot hook" or "old pot hook" or "vintage pot hook" reveals nothing shaped like that. Also, it appears to not be close enough to a full circle to reliably hold a pot. Food was MUCH too valuable to put at risk of falling into one's fire.

I'd say the jury is still out.

I agree. Looks like it might fall right off.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:31:40 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Rosie O'Donnell's nipple ring.

OK, it's her guiche ring.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:32:05 PM EDT

[#36]

Looks like a piece of broken coil spring.

They are wound like that.

The tapered ends are what throws me off.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:38:50 PM EDT

[#37]

Yeh...I would say it's an ANCIENT chain repair link...somebody probably tried to pull an engine..or pull out a stuck vehicle with 'granpa's' old wrought iron hog-hanging chain.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:39:51 PM EDT

[#38]

Dang, where'd you find that? Sex hasn't been the same since it blew off. Gotta remember to stay away from the little blue pills . . .

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:41:32 PM EDT

[#39]

Alien poop

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:42:27 PM EDT

[#40]

Primitive caltrop?

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:47:45 PM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Half of a primitive caltrop?

FIFY

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:50:15 PM EDT

[#42]

prostate tickler, give it a whirl

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:50:43 PM EDT

[#43]

pot hook FTW

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:55:48 PM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
Hog ring.

That's my guess too. One that was either never used, or one that opened up under too much stress.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:56:49 PM EDT

[#45]

Pig nose ring, kept them from rooting.

Posted: 11/17/2011 1:59:01 PM EDT

[#46]

That'll fit in my septum, can I have em?

Posted: 11/17/2011 2:00:33 PM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:
Looks like a tape measure.

Posted: 11/17/2011 2:01:31 PM EDT

[#48]

Quoted:
Rosie O'Donnell's nipple ring.

Please seek help.

Posted: 11/17/2011 2:12:40 PM EDT

[#49]

Are there any wear/tooling marks?
Does the outside part of the tapered portion look like it was worn to that shape?
Might it be part of a drag mat for smoothing roads?
Part of a tire chain set for equipment?

Posted: 11/17/2011 3:18:00 PM EDT

[#50]

Quoted:
Rosie O'Donnell's nipple ring.

So it is a hog ring!

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