{"id":1006,"date":"2025-07-30T14:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:48:37","slug":"small-metal-dart-found-in-yard-located-in-northeast-usa-nose-is-threaded-but-doesnt-completely-screw-off-no-stamps-or-markings-any-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/?p=1006","title":{"rendered":"Small metal dart found in yard. Located in Northeast USA. \u201cNose\u201d is threaded but doesn\u2019t completely screw off. No stamps or markings. Any idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a quiet Northeast USA neighborhood, a homeowner discovered a small metal dart partially buried in their yard. The dart, measuring just a few inches, had a threaded \u201cnose\u201d that didn\u2019t unscrew completely and lacked any stamps or markings.<br>Curious about its origin, the homeowner speculated it might be part of a child\u2019s toy or an old tool. Local experts, including a historical society curator and an antique shop owner, couldn\u2019t identify it. Despite its early 20th-century engineering design, its exact purpose remained unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeking answers, the homeowner turned to the internet, posting about the find on various forums. User Minimum-Zucchini-732 suggested, \u201cLikely Kid\u2019s toy \u2013 you put a cap in the end, throw it, and it pops on landing.\u201d Another user, Budget_Roof1065, shared, \u201cCap bomb\u2026 Twist the top, put a paper cap in, twist the top back down, throw it up in the air. When it hits the pavement, it makes a bang.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-27-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4383\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these insights, the true identity of the dart remains a mystery. Its threaded nose and lack of markings continue to puzzle those who encounter it, making it a captivating artifact and conversation starter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a quiet Northeast USA neighborhood, a homeowner discovered a small metal dart partially buried in their yard. The dart, measuring just a few inches, had a threaded \u201cnose\u201d that didn\u2019t unscrew completely and lacked any stamps or markings.Curious about its origin, the homeowner speculated it might be part of a child\u2019s toy or an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1006"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1008,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1006\/revisions\/1008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}