r/whatisit • u/AmoebaSuccessful3393 • 6h ago

New, what is it? What are these little plastic things i have found in my sons room

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I have found a few of these little plastic things scattered around my 15 year old sons room, and was wondering what they are?

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u/much_longer_username 6h ago

I love how there's always a couple people like 'STOP NARCING' as if this was the single piece of evidence convicting the kid (a minor unrelated to us...), or that the suspicion came from nowhere.

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u/Chimkimnuggets 4h ago

God forbid the internet full of adults tell another adult their kid is sucking down battery packs of nicotine and probably formaldehyde

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u/DiscontentDonut 3h ago

Wholly agree. Not to mention a parent who pays attention to their child and wants to know what they're doing for their well being is infinitely better than an absent parent who doesn't care.

I'll narc on kids all day long.

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u/OkPerformer3138 4h ago

They should be smoking cigarettes like I did!

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u/GooseTheSluice 4h ago

Could be cannabis vape šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/MajorBootyhole420 4h ago

as a grown-ass stoner, that's still not good. give the kid's brain a chance to bake a little longer before adding drugs to the mix

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u/DoubleSafety3389 4h ago

This right here. You can permanently fuck your brain chemistry up by starting too early.

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u/El_Rey_de_Spices 4h ago

Ask me how I know.

If I could go back and tell my teenage self one thing, "Don't start drinking alcohol or smoking weed" would be high on my list of choices.

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u/Patient_Risk9266 3h ago

Teenage me ā€˜fuck off old manā€™ā€¦

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u/Gold-Man33 3h ago

Lolololololol thanks for a good laugh with your answer.

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u/enseminator 3h ago

Right? And if future me tried to push the issue old me would just fall off the face of the planet like I used to when I was in trouble lol. Always was good at disappearing/dodging warrants.

Glad those days are long behind me, but I don't rhink knowing the consequences at the time would have stopped younger me.

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u/Turtlesasss 3h ago

Itā€™s honestly so hard to deal with this realization. So many regrets

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u/depressingmemoir 3h ago

Yup. Just made me seek stronger drugs. Started with weed, then coke, then molly, then meth because coke is expensive & molly is hard to find, then oxys because why not, then fentanyl bc oxys were expensive and I started needing like 4 pills at a time.

Of course I grew up during all that time, but still.

Edit: I'm now clean for about 4 years. Used methadone to get here, now off that shit too. But God damn was it hard dude. Opiate withdrawal is no joke, it's definitely worse than a "bad cold" as they say.

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u/enseminator 3h ago

Anyone calling it a "bad cold" has never beem through it themselves. I know it's different for everyone, but when I was drying out enough to start at the clinic, I laid on my sister's couch half dead. Only got up to use the bathroom, kept my sugar up with candy (helped with dopamine a bit too) and drank water

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u/WeinerVonBraun 3h ago

I smoked daily between 18-21. My memory is absolute shite. I'm assuming that was a contributing factor.

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u/Alternative_Jelly812 3h ago

Yeaaaaa idk my memory was shit before but Iā€™m in the same boat early 30ā€™s and memory is not much better šŸ¤£

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u/Comfortable_Future48 3h ago

Tell me about it !

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u/Yuna1989 3h ago

So how do you know?

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u/hi_im_ducky 3h ago

My fiance's sister has been smoking heavily since she was 13-14, she's in her mid-late 30s now and boy let me tell you, it's obvious that lady didn't let her brain fully bake.

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u/Lizardgrad89 3h ago

So, she got baked before she was baked?

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u/Ok_Reception_8729 3h ago edited 3h ago

Ehhh no evidence at all of ā€œpermanent brain chemistry fuckingā€ - the people who say this happened to them were already high maintenance anxious types who mirror their parents but blame it on weed anyway lol - no legit long term study exists backing this claim up. Although other drugs absolutely, especially ones that cause physical dependence.

this IS also 100% TRUE w/ steroids, you def wanna stay away from those when youā€™re young. Might never produce the hormones you need again.

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u/Complex-Bee-840 4h ago

Yea I wish I wouldā€™ve waited longer to smoke weed.

I did have a lot of fun, though.

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u/mirror_lane 3h ago

I waited a long time. In my mid thirties and everyone around me was so jealous of my virgin cannabinoid receptors.

Hold out as long as you can guys, itā€™s worth the wait.

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u/Ancient-Afternoon374 3h ago

I've been called a cheap date cuz if i even look at weed i get hella high

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u/mistypatch 3h ago

Me too, 36. I was able to get off two prescription meds after starting. I'm glad I was old enough to appreciate it.

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u/anonymaus42 3h ago

And for those who didn't, take an extended break from it. I used to smoke every day for 15 years and cannabis no longer had any appreciable effect on me. I quit for a little over 3 years and now just a couple small hits of flower will rock my world.

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u/get_them_duckets 4h ago

Itā€™s getting baked alright.

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u/Macvombat 4h ago

As someone who experimented a little too hard with drugs in their teens and now can't remember much further than what I got for breakfast, I recommend the same. In fact, it's probably best not to start at all..

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u/MajorBootyhole420 4h ago

bro is that why my memory is so much worse than it used to be? FINE i'll cut down

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u/anonymaus42 3h ago

To quote chef from south park, "thereā€™s a time and a place for everything, and itā€™s called college."

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u/DiscontentDonut 3h ago

Not the point at all, but I had a chuckle off the irony of saying "let it bake."

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u/MajorBootyhole420 3h ago

him brain is still in the oven

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u/Majestic_Wrongdoer47 3h ago

Agreed. I didnt start smoking until i was 30 with a wife and kid and my own home

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u/MajorBootyhole420 3h ago

similar age but tbh i think i gotta cut back

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u/reddituserunodostres 4h ago

To be fair it is getting baked....

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u/Coyote__Jones 4h ago

I was a teenage pothead and idk, I remember being high was a completely different thing then than how I experience being stoned now. I used to get so obnoxiously ripped I could barely function. I just don't get that now. And if I start getting too stoned I'm like, I gotta leave lol. I had zero sense of moderation as a kid.

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u/Lstgamerwhlstpartner 4h ago

21 at least, 23 is better.

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u/sodamnhorny_83 3h ago

bake it before you bake it

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u/bloody_fetus_fart 3h ago

Crazy take coming from majorbootyhole420

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u/MajorBootyhole420 3h ago

I learned a lot in officer trainingĀ 

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u/Jakes331 4h ago

Ive never seen a brand that uses caps like these, always nic vapes

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u/Egamer1189 4h ago

A lot of street carts do come with rubber stops but they generally look different from a nicotine vape.

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u/xSethrin 4h ago

I can confirm these are also used for weed pens. I just bought a new one from my local smoke shop that uses one like this. Though this is the first one I bought with this type of plastic tip.

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u/PreferenceWinter3392 4h ago

Was thinking the same. My weed pens never come with a rubber stop

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u/Comfortable-Job-2712 3h ago

Can also confirm, in my area a few of the dispensaries use these little top stoppers as well as cell protectors

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u/HustlinInTheHall 4h ago

Half these gas station ass vapes draw hot vapor over circuit boards. You are ingesting all kinds of shit.Ā 

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u/GoatCovfefe 4h ago

Nah, not for the piece in OPs picture.

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u/Oregongirl1018 4h ago

I've never bought a THC vape that had a plastic tip cover like that.

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u/Character-Stay2535 3h ago

Definitely not good for a kid to use weed.

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u/Apprehensive-Lab2387 3h ago

Ngl thc is way worse for an adolescentā€™s brain development than nicotine is. No shade to stoners, I am one and have been since I was a teen

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u/Secret_Ad_929 3h ago

Could it though? Can you explain the mechanics of that to me? šŸ˜…

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u/Shoddy-Artichoke-528 3h ago

Grab and Dabs use that exact mouthpiece, my bf has been smoking them for a minute and I recognized it instantly lol

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u/Ok-Ocelot-3454 3h ago

I've seen a lot of different plugs/caps for these vapes, and this looks exactly like the nicotine ones I use. Weed in my experience is usually more of a cap than a plug.

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u/SalvationSycamore 4h ago

People should be inhaling just air into their lungs. Nothing else unless a doctor orders it. We didn't evolve to huff hot particulates out of cheap plastic/metal Chinesium.

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u/Raneynickelfire 4h ago

and probably formaldehyde

Don't make stupid shit up, it dilutes your other point.

Do you have ANY idea what formaldehyde smells or tastes like? I do. It's not in vapes.

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u/Rambler1223 3h ago

God forbid the parents just ask the kid what this is before posting it on the internet to get lots of comments and karma. having strangers narc the kid out! If this had happened to me I would just find ways to cover my tracks and feel more justified in my bad habits!

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u/Guilty_Tax1795 3h ago

Dont worry its just a noseplug for snorting other stuff..

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u/SorryAboutTheWayIAm 3h ago

Children can inhale a little superheated benzene, as a treat.

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u/Fit-Plankton2694 4h ago

So? Most of us were smoking cigarettes and hookah at age 14... it is all fairly normal teen behaviour.

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u/Intelligent_Can_3022 4h ago

Doesnt mean adults should be encouraging it.

And anyways, it teaches teens important skills like how to hide it, and snitches and all that. Very important milestones imo. Imagine being an adult who doesnt know how to sneak away from work for 10 minutes.

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u/Fit-Plankton2694 3h ago

And do what instead? Have them wait until they are 1st years at university where they will be doing whatever they want anyway?

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u/Intelligent_Can_3022 3h ago

yeah and they can learn about consequences and being careful before they go!

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u/TotalCan 3h ago

narc

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u/aRabbitwithaHatchet 5h ago

Bro they are just joking. Throwing a little humor on the situation. Lighten up and enjoy the ride, man. āœŒļø love, peace, and fish grease, gang.

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u/TennisStriker 5h ago

One of the replies to the top comments says they hope this dudeā€™s family dies for ā€œsnitchingā€. Lots of teens (and probably some adults) actually mad.

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u/Necessary-Still9 4h ago

That escalated from ā€œjust jokingā€ to actual death threats pretty damn fast. Reddit never disappoints.

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u/DrJohnDorian998 4h ago

People are dumb. My teen is an addict (coming up on a year sober though) so I do have a little experience in this area. How mom handles this will define their trust and relationship for the next several years or more.Ā 

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u/Macvombat 4h ago

I hope he sticks to it. I got started at 13 and thankfully got to rehab at 19. Wrecked me pretty good but I managed to get an education and have definitely given me a better life so far than I ever had in my teens.

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u/rod_eye 3h ago

You have zero experience until we know what drug your kid was addicted to. I mean some people can be addicted to benzos. Some people can be addicted to speed. Some people can be addicted to opiates all kinds of stuff out there and I'm not even a doctor. I'm a 11th grade dropout.

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u/too_much_mascara 4h ago

Reddit is the finger on the pulse of the internet.

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u/FourLetterWording 4h ago

idk, I mean the kid is definitely going to reap what they sowed, BUT, it's not unreasonable in some cases to err on the other side. Growing up I had a friend who would get severely beaten by his parents for doing any stupid teenager shit (like getting caught smoking). Like have to go to the hospital kind of shit. It was horrible.

Just want to add some perspective on why some people may have strong opinions about stuff like this, not that this is always the case, it is for some people.

OP - don't beat your kid if you do! If you don't, good job!

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u/Low_Addition_1152 3h ago

If any of those teens and some adults ever personally lost someone who accidentally overdosed, they wouldnā€™t be saying that. The pain that a family has to go through for the rest of their lives is absolutely devastating and completely preventable.

I have seen it time and time againā€”friends I know who have lost their teenage sons and daughters (or early 20s ) because they took something that they didnā€™t know was laced with something else (trust the street pharmacist who pedal drugs to your friends, right? Just because you trust your friends, doesnā€™t mean theyā€™re the ones who made it or know whatā€™s in it) and found their respective sons or daughters dead in their bedroom; Iā€™ve witnessed this over and over firsthandā€¦my own friends losing their children!

And then I watched the grief every year when their birthday rolls around or the death date anniversary rolls around all the posts that they flood on social media about how they wish they could go back in time and change things. Thatā€™s not narcingā€”that is genuine concern for the lives and safety of the people you care about. Itā€™s so ignorant that people jump on that narcing bandwagon.

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u/Street_Ad_4162 5h ago

I prefer fish nets and hairy armpits instead.

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u/damejanedough 4h ago

letā€™s chat

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u/_SpikeSpiegal_ 4h ago

Fish grease? Eww!

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u/DOAiB 5h ago

You donā€™t think there are teenagers on reddit actually made about this? Pretty sure the kids today would say you need to touch grass.

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u/IndicationWeary1003 3h ago

Because no one actually needs reddit to figure out what these things are lol or any forum we have phones. y'all are getting baited into helping a fictitious child or the parent already figured it out before reddit this is a classic divisive tactic used since the 80 cola wars marketing crap. You have all been 80's marketed to lol. XDXD

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u/583999393 4h ago

Well the problem is that because of all the narcs here tonight dad is going to do a no knock raid on his own house and shoot the family dog.

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u/Rockd2 3h ago

Unfortunate typo, fixed it

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u/thepurranormalfiles 3h ago

Or that this is exactly what this subreddit is for...identifying something for the op and location can be key in identifying an item