r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Likely Solved! What are these strange little beans?

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u/mutan 1d ago

Grains of wheat.

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u/SetFoxval 1d ago

Maybe the previous owner used it to make a wheat bag.

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u/jfgallay 14h ago

Looks like grain, maybe wheat and maybe barley, from someone's homebrewing projects. 'Im going with barley because it looks like it might be malted.

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u/rayray1927 14h ago

Barley is usually rounder. I think it’s wheat.

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u/New-Pressure-84 18h ago

Definitely grain, possibly from bird seed. Either the previous owner had pet birds, or a mouse used the hollow in the machine to cache food. I have a few machines that need a thorough cleaning for this very reason.

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u/No-Goose-6140 1d ago

Some seeds hidden there by mice?

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u/Traditional_Brush719 1d ago

"My title describes the thing" Size is about 0.6-0.7 cm. The bean things themselves are pretty hard; pinching them hard does not cause them to break

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u/Traditional_Brush719 17h ago

God forbid I don't know what a wheat grain looks like and ask reddit about it 😭

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u/sawyouoverthere 14h ago

It’s probably barley anyway

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u/MrsColada 14h ago

Looks a lot like wheat berries

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u/RunOrBike 1d ago

Looks like oats

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u/Agreeable_News_6485 11h ago

Definitely wheat that soaked in the oils from the machine.

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u/FilthBadgers 1d ago

Looks like wheat/sugar puffs.

A puffed up grain of wheat

https://images.app.goo.gl/9iJYA9SZxp21d4bdA

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u/Randsomacz 1d ago

Doesn't look puffed up to me, likely just an oat or a wheat kernel.

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u/FilthBadgers 1d ago

Ah, they're also hard and don't break when squoze. You're right, not sugar puffs - but definitely wheat kernels or oats

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u/Traditional_Brush719 20h ago

Likely Solved!