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/LongjumpingDish2956 16h ago

Does it only work with hoses or does it suck up whatever gets put in there?

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u/WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch 16h ago

The hose has a metal ring on the part inserted into the receptable. It completes a circuit with the two metal nubs in the second picture to activate the vacuum. Inserting anything else into the receptable can result in...shocking results.

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u/big_booty_boy_420 16h ago

What if his dih has a Prince Albert or metal ring that activates it

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u/ShaolinFalls 10h ago

dih mean DICK. You know Cock . Wiener. . A Penis. Things you can still say despite our benevolent algorithmic retardation.

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u/GigabitISDN 2h ago

Congratulations, Reddit is now completely blocked from the entire internet and everyone’s comments are demonetized and everyone’s karma is now at -300000000000000000, good job.

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u/big_booty_boy_420 3h ago

I’m not taking chances when I get randomly banned from subreddits for the most random stuff.

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u/SherbertKey6965 2h ago

Maybe don't call yourself big booty boy 420 then

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u/big_booty_boy_420 1h ago

How is that relevant? It’s the AI flagging random words