You bought that metal detector for a reason, and you’re sick of people telling you that you’re not gonna find anything with it. Well, we’re on your side: There are countless random treasures in this world for you to find. Just ask these Redditors.
Fitbits, Swords, and Other Cool Things Redditors Found Using a Metal Detector
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An iPhone Coffin
People bury their phones now? What a time to be alive. Not for the phone, though.
Thousands of Green Army Men
Raise your hand if you always think of “Toy Story” when you see these.
A Literal Dead Body
This is real.
A Trove of Relics
Did you read that to the tune of “Twelve Days of Christmas?” I sure did.
A Fitness Tracker
This will make for a really great response to the inevitable onslaught of, “Oh, when did you get a Fitbit?” questions.
A Sword
The same person found five horseshoes and some rifle bits.
War Antiquities
Remember the person who found the dead body? The same person also found these cannonballs. Some people get all the luck.
A 10-Year Lost Necklace
I lose things constantly – I think I need to hire this person.
Another Metal Detector
Very meta. Metal detectors are the gifts that keep on giving.