net Collaborated to Determine What This Tool Could Be — Check the Comments!

Every so often, the internet comes together not for a celebrity scandal or a trending dance challenge, but for something far more important: trying to figure out what the mystery tool in someone’s junk drawer is.

It usually starts the same way.
A confused homeowner or thrift-store treasure hunter snaps a photo of a strange metal contraption — something with prongs, a hinge, maybe a few sharp points that look like they belong in a medieval museum rather than a modern kitchen. They post it online with a caption like: “What is this?? Found it in Grandma’s drawer.”