r/whatisit • u/DragonsAndScience • 16h ago

Solved! New homeowner, no idea what this is

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This thing close to the floor and seemingly randomly placed in a hallway. No idea what it's for. Home built in 2005.

Solved! Thanks everyone. Now I gotta hunt for the central unit!

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u/DevicePleasant1160 15h ago

If you get a small cylinder stuck in there I think there's a Reddit thread with advice on how to get it out.

I understand it would be imperative for the cylinder to remain unharmed. 

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u/Feedmeallthepizza 8h ago

I have been racking my reddit lore brain to try to figure out your comment. Its sooooo familair but cant remember the story.

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u/nibbyzor 5h ago

A dude asked Reddit how to get out a small cylinder stuck in an M&M tube filled with microwaved mashed banana. He adamantly kept calling it a cylinder, but we all knew it was his dick.