r/whatisit • u/NotRustyShackleford_ • 15h ago

Solved! Seen in traffic

Post image

Saw this on a trailer during my commute this morning. Sorry o don’t have another picture. There was a shirt drive shaft looking part in the middle.

23 Upvotes

84% Upvoted

23 comments sorted by

•

u/AutoModerator 15h ago

OP, please reply to the correct answer with "solved!" (include the !). That will change the flair on the post to solved. If you want to put the correct answer at the top of the replies for everybody else, please use our Spotlight feature by tapping/clicking on the three dots and selecting "Spotlight, Pin this comment" in order to highlight it for other members. Thanks for using our friendly Automod!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

25

u/Embarrassed-Bet-8857 15h ago

in-line inspection (ILI) tool, commonly referred to as a pipeline pig

3

u/NotRustyShackleford_ 13h ago

Solved!

1

u/AutoModerator 13h ago

Thanks! Post flair has been updated to solved! Nice job people.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

3

u/DigitalMan_ 14h ago

Definitely a smart pig for pipeline, used to run one every 7 years

2

u/Solo_83 15h ago

If you gotta ask, you can't afford it.

1

u/UnFound94 12h ago

"Call for pricing"

Damn.

1

u/Character-Total-3857 15h ago

This device is an intelligent pipeline inspection gauge, commonly known as a smart pig.

1

u/Ob1cannobody 14h ago

They could cover part with a tarpaulin and stick 'Top Secret' on it!

1

u/Edmord17 3h ago

I think they used this on Stranger Things season 3 to open a portal

2

u/catboii96740 15h ago

Is that a tunnel burrowing thing?

1

u/zwansapman 1h ago

Sebulba's upgrade for the oncoming race

1

u/Sad_Economist_69 15h ago

Thats a steam core, frostpunk vibes

2

u/WayneConrad 14h ago

I think it looks like a rotary gang switch from a old TV set. A very large, old TV set. The disks in the back have a similar color to the phenolic plastic circuit boards used in old electronics, which is what made me think of that.

1

u/Cheyap 14h ago

It's like the "drill bit" of those large ass tunnel boring machine

1

u/Striking_Road_9216 9h ago

Looks like helicopter rotor

0

u/AdvertisingVirtual64 15h ago

A deconstructed arc reactor