Over on Reddit, people are asking internet strangers for help identifying strange objects that they found. From alien-looking skulls found in the wild to mysterious baggies that appeared in sinks, here are a few of the weirdest objects that needed identification.
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'Covert Sticker On My Mailbox Keyhole Every Month?'
Warn all the neighbors then leave a big clear sign saying, “We have spotted tampering with the mailboxes and are monitoring the area" ... Hopefully they’ll move on.
Here in my city in Mexico we have a tradition called "Procesión del Silencio" where people walk a specific route donning this kind of robes, sometimes in different colors. Sometimes white, sometimes black, sometimes purple or red. It refers to a march in silence to pay respect to the death of Jesus Christ, during semana santa (when he died according to the Bible).
I remember watching it and sometimes participating as a kid with my very Catholic grandmother and other family members, and it always was quite an eerie experience. Some years later, after learning about the [Klan] in the US, it felt weird to have people dressed like that walking around once a year lmao.
I believe it originally comes from a very similar tradition from Spain, which evolved over time as it came to Mexico and well the rest is history.
Same in Colombia, during semana santa in one of the oldest towns they do the same procession during semana santa. It’s a huge deal because it becomes a family tradition, normally the ones participating inherit the spot on the procession and which religious image and what day they participate.
What you have there is a projectile from the 35x228 mm Oerlikon Flab Kan 63/90 (Same gun that is on the Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard).
From the fact it has an aluminium dummy fuze (the large cutouts make it obvious there is not enough space for the fuze mechanism) and it looked like it was painted bluish-grey, that makes it an "Übungsgranate" - a Target Practice shot. Be advised that doesn't mean it's inert, because even a TP shot can have active pyrotechnic devices like tracers and I can't see the bottom of it.
My advice is, as always, call EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal, AKA the "bomb squad") and they'll sort it for you, because you don't do demining over the internet.
...Both tearing and "measured cutting" are forbidden on Shabbat. I had no idea, and Googled as well. Paper is ripped in advance and placed in the box. There is now also apparently a brand of toilet paper that comes in sheets, so that tearing is not required.
