GardenFilter: We just harvested some potatoes and came across these potato-like knot things. We found about five or six in a bed that hosted both potatoes and garlic, though they were found kinda far from the garlic and well under ground—at least four inches. What are they? [more inside]
posted by Toekneesan on Aug 2, 2009 - 17 answers

Help me identify this weird tool I found while metal detecting. [more inside]
posted by cosmicbandito on May 2, 2009 - 42 answers

Help me identify this animal. [more inside]
posted by not_on_display on Sep 8, 2008 - 8 answers

Any idea what this object is/was once used for? I'm fairly certain it represents an obsolete technology, but I'm curious. It's quite well-made. [more inside]
posted by trip and a half on Dec 9, 2006 - 56 answers