What is this mystery thing?

July 16, 2013 6:26 AM

In the top left of the main photo on this website there is a large balloon/bag-like thing that seems to be hanging from the ceiling. Any ideas what it could be?
posted by soymilk to Computers & Internet (9 answers total)

Site doesn't want to load for me.
posted by Captain_Science at 6:43 AM on July 16, 2013

Me neither. Do you have an alternate link, soymilk?
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 6:44 AM on July 16, 2013

I think this is the image soymilk is talking about, but I have no idea what that thing is.
posted by russm at 6:56 AM on July 16, 2013

Best answer: Shipping and packing peanut dispenser. So, it's filled with Styrofoam (or similar) peanuts for easy filling into boxes etc for packing.
posted by skynxnex at 6:58 AM on July 16, 2013 [23 favorites]

It's a packing peanut dispenser. You put a box under the white nozzle and squeeze the (not visible) handle and packing peanuts pour into your box.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 6:58 AM on July 16, 2013 [4 favorites]

I have a friend that owns a PostNet franchise. He has one of those; it's definitely a packing peanut dispenser.
posted by Benny Andajetz at 7:34 AM on July 16, 2013 [1 favorite]

So many summers working shipping and receiving. Peanut Dispenser.
posted by humboldt32 at 10:17 AM on July 16, 2013 [2 favorites]

Yep, it's a packing material dispenser.
posted by starscream at 11:48 AM on July 16, 2013

Response by poster: thanks russm for posting the pic!
A peanut packing dispenser?? Haha I would never have picked that!
Thanks a lot for your answers, another mystery solved in under an hour ;)
posted by soymilk at 4:35 AM on July 17, 2013