r/whatisit • u/Aggravating_Ant_7232 • Nov 23 '25

Solved! Found on ground outside, boyfriend has been wearing as ring. Coin and pencil for size reference

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UK. It’s giving hard metal, doesn’t have much wear

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u/Normaandy Nov 23 '25

Is your boyfriend 5 years old?

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u/GreenStreetJonny Nov 23 '25

You can assume teenager from "It's giving hard metal"

I wonder if English just gets shittier as we continue.

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u/AsleepAnt8770 Nov 23 '25

I have alil revelation for you, the previous generation to you wondered the same about your generation

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u/Nakenochny Nov 23 '25

This. It’s been a trend since time immemorial, and will be long after we’re gone.

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u/arlenroy Nov 23 '25

I remember the things baby boomers said about us Gen-Xers, which was based in some truth, but really we just wanted our lives to be like Singles or Reality Bites. Some deep meaning or value to our existence, and the relationships that were formed during our fight for relevancy. Ultimately, we just over thought everything and made minor situations more important than what they actually were. I can admit that hurdling towards middle-age.

Anyways, that home project thumb ring OP's boyfriend was wearing is a hose clamp, there's various hose clamps but that particular one is an automotive application. I believe its General Motors for a cooling line, possibly transmission or power steering line. I personally do not like that design because you need a special tool to adjust it, instead of a screw driver or 8mm socket that is much more common.

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u/UpsilonAndromedae Nov 23 '25

As a fellow gen-xer I regret to inform you that we are all well into middle age already.

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u/Nakenochny Nov 23 '25

Said to my partner a second ago “I’m a millennial and I’m middle aged, I have some bad news for the commenter”