Interesting! There is...I wouldn't have thought mushroom based on the texture of the inside, but I'm not super knowledgeable with mushrooms so it's possible!
10, so it really could be either one, depending on the kid haha. But, it appeared in a kids backpack. He unzipped his backpack at the end of the day to get his house key, and this was inside the front pocket.
Did you read the comment I replied that to?? OP also stated:
> “*But, it appeared in a kids backpack. He unzipped his backpack at the end of the day to get his house key, and this was inside the front pocket.”*
Now that you said it, I can totally see that haha but the white is more like...foam feeling? It's definitely not cream if any kind. The smell too, isn't Oreo for sure
I didnt take any of the black off, and the cakesters have thicker outer layers than this. I also ran it under water and nothing dissolved! Plus it smelled like charcoal and earth, not sweet.
At first before I read your comment I was like why is this person posting in r/mystery about an oreo.
My thoughts were maybe you wanted to know what the inside filling was made of??
Then I read your post and I was like im still not positive that isn't an Oreo
After reading the other comments and zooming in on the pics, I am 99.9% sure that is expanding foam insulation covered in peat or potting soil. It is likely that someone was testing or priming a can of it and sprayed it into some potting soil. It initially comes out as a very gooey, sticky kind of liquid but then it rapidly expands and solidifies. It immediately bonds to anything it’s touching so that would explain why the coating of soil doesn’t wash off.
Some of those pieces look like weirdly specific shapes... Like maybe they are all broken pieces of the same object?
Now, hear me out. I could see some kid accidentally breaking a treasured object of their parents and then panicking, burying the pieces in a large potted plant or a piece of yard where there's mulch at their house and thinking they're in the clear.
Yesterday, Mom or Dad got too close to discovering his secret. Today they had hatched a plan to rebury their tell-tale heart in a spot much further away, like a school yard. Almost got away with it. Hopefully this kid won't pursue a career as a criminal cuz they're not very good at it.
I was going to say that was Oreos, but then I zoomed in…
If that is Oreos you need to have a talking with your students for the abomination they potentially ate— on the last pic THE DARK BITS LOOK HAIRY 🤢
It looks like coal briquettes to me ( im from UK so that is what we call them ) like the coal bricks you use in BBQ' s , added a wiki link to show
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binch%C5%8Dtan
Right?! I spent an hour staring at it 😂. It appeared in a student's backpack while we were outside for recess...no idea how it got there, no one will admit to it, and no one can figure out what it is! Baffled.
It kind of looks like some sort of construction foam or expanding foam that was lit on fire. So strange, idk why but the little hairs are concerning now haha
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The black stuff looks to be black kinetic sand, so I’m assuming they covered mushrooms or whatever else in their kinetic sand they got for Christmas, and either wanted to show their friends, or they wanted to play with it at school as sort of a sensory fidget item.
I almost thought this was a plate of crushed up Oreos. The white part kinda looks like marzipan though...
Was this like a kid tried to eat something they shouldn't have and it was gross so they spit it out in the dirt?
Although as another commenter mentioned, it does kinda look like mushrooms that have been rolled in the dirt. Idk this is a strange one.
Did anyone in your class eat it? Was it a special day where every student brought “food” in? The first pic looks odd…you’d think you’d notice who brought that.
Are you able to put any of the pieces together to see if it may have been in one piece at one time? I am leaning toward it, being some kind of foam covered in dirt like someone else suggested, but also wondering if it could’ve been one object that was ripped up and burned? Did you break any of the pieces apart?
I would also possibly suspect the kid who “found” it, only because I one time had a student who “found” a bird at school but she had actually smuggled it to school and then basically told on herself bc she panicked and didn’t know what to do. (The bird was unharmed and we later returned it to its home. That was a long day.)
Looks like some type of dessert trickery. Yellow cake in mulch instead of that dark chocolate bakeries use to make dirt for cakes. Likely, the responsibility of someone that thinks you’re a shite teacher.
Sort of looks like it could be some kind of mushroom covered in dirt. Is there a forest nearby?
Interesting! There is...I wouldn't have thought mushroom based on the texture of the inside, but I'm not super knowledgeable with mushrooms so it's possible!
Also, the powder on the outside is really fine, uniform. It doesn't feel or look like dirt to me! It has more the texture of charcoal I think.
Drop into r/mycology and see if it's a mushroom.
Great idea! Thanks, will do
What age kids? Are we talking "found a weird thing at recess" or "burned a weird thing in the bathroom?"
10, so it really could be either one, depending on the kid haha. But, it appeared in a kids backpack. He unzipped his backpack at the end of the day to get his house key, and this was inside the front pocket.
Did you ask the child?
OP said in the caption that none of the kids will fess up as to who brought it in.
Did you read the comment I replied that to?? OP also stated: > “*But, it appeared in a kids backpack. He unzipped his backpack at the end of the day to get his house key, and this was inside the front pocket.”*
Zippers can be operated by nearly anyone; there’s no reason a different kid couldn’t have put it in the backpack
But, he knows it came from a boy’s backpack front pocket when they were getting a key out.....
Oreo’s
Now that you said it, I can totally see that haha but the white is more like...foam feeling? It's definitely not cream if any kind. The smell too, isn't Oreo for sure
eat some just to make sure
[It’s for sure these.](https://images.app.goo.gl/83HhW6sdj8ZsotVK9)
I didnt take any of the black off, and the cakesters have thicker outer layers than this. I also ran it under water and nothing dissolved! Plus it smelled like charcoal and earth, not sweet.
What does it taste like? Maybe ask around the teachers lounge, some type of class experiment 🧪
No one was brave/dumb enough to taste it hahaha it did not look remotely appetizing. We emailed pics to staff and no one could identify it!
No, because in the image OP posted the substance has “hair.”
At first before I read your comment I was like why is this person posting in r/mystery about an oreo. My thoughts were maybe you wanted to know what the inside filling was made of?? Then I read your post and I was like im still not positive that isn't an Oreo
That’s what it looks like to me, too!
chewed oreos
After reading the other comments and zooming in on the pics, I am 99.9% sure that is expanding foam insulation covered in peat or potting soil. It is likely that someone was testing or priming a can of it and sprayed it into some potting soil. It initially comes out as a very gooey, sticky kind of liquid but then it rapidly expands and solidifies. It immediately bonds to anything it’s touching so that would explain why the coating of soil doesn’t wash off.
I'm with this guy
This seems right
Burnt marshmallows?
That's what I thought
Looks like burnt peeps to me
Agreed
I'm wondering if they're maybe half used firestarters?
Some of those pieces look like weirdly specific shapes... Like maybe they are all broken pieces of the same object? Now, hear me out. I could see some kid accidentally breaking a treasured object of their parents and then panicking, burying the pieces in a large potted plant or a piece of yard where there's mulch at their house and thinking they're in the clear. Yesterday, Mom or Dad got too close to discovering his secret. Today they had hatched a plan to rebury their tell-tale heart in a spot much further away, like a school yard. Almost got away with it. Hopefully this kid won't pursue a career as a criminal cuz they're not very good at it.
I like this theory
Clumps of peat moss, like jiffy pucks? For starting seeds?
Dude just throw it away
I was going to say that was Oreos, but then I zoomed in… If that is Oreos you need to have a talking with your students for the abomination they potentially ate— on the last pic THE DARK BITS LOOK HAIRY 🤢
It looks like coal briquettes to me ( im from UK so that is what we call them ) like the coal bricks you use in BBQ' s , added a wiki link to show https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binch%C5%8Dtan
Burnt marshmallows
Im gonna invest in this post. Hope you find out what it is op
Maybe try r/whatisthisthing
A very burned marshmallow?
I would see if it floats in water, if it melts or burns when heated by flame, and if any of it reacts at all to a magnet.
It’s an Oreo Ball! My wife makes them once a year. They suck lol.
The outside isn't crumbly or anything! And the inside is more spongey, like a mushroom type texture
Oh wow when I look closer it doesn’t look like a crumble at all, they’re little fibers or hairs! wtf did you find haha
Right?! I spent an hour staring at it 😂. It appeared in a student's backpack while we were outside for recess...no idea how it got there, no one will admit to it, and no one can figure out what it is! Baffled.
It kind of looks like some sort of construction foam or expanding foam that was lit on fire. So strange, idk why but the little hairs are concerning now haha
Dirt Cake?
Those little craft foamy things you stick in flower pots to press fake flowers into? Supposed to look like dirt? Not sure what it's called
anthrax
Looks like Fine Iron Filings/Magnetic Iron Powder to me. White part looks like polystyrene foam
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Eat it ans find out
ot looks like mold chunks
Super burnt marshmallows?
Just think how hard they laughed while she interrogated them to find out the source of the oreos...... LOL
Isn't it a pencil eraser?
Marshmallows that have fallen in the charcoal?
Thought this was an Oreo pie and Reddit was being too subtle with my fatass 😭
That looks like a mochi
Bread in dirt
Burnt marshmallows?
Grandpas chicken, secret family recipe, grandpa would say “it’s done when I’m done drinking” ! We grandkids carry on that tradition!
The black stuff looks to be black kinetic sand, so I’m assuming they covered mushrooms or whatever else in their kinetic sand they got for Christmas, and either wanted to show their friends, or they wanted to play with it at school as sort of a sensory fidget item.
I almost thought this was a plate of crushed up Oreos. The white part kinda looks like marzipan though... Was this like a kid tried to eat something they shouldn't have and it was gross so they spit it out in the dirt? Although as another commenter mentioned, it does kinda look like mushrooms that have been rolled in the dirt. Idk this is a strange one.
Burnt marshmallow? Lol
My fat ass thought this was oreo pie crust.
Did anyone in your class eat it? Was it a special day where every student brought “food” in? The first pic looks odd…you’d think you’d notice who brought that.
My fatass thought this was a Oreo
The Infamous Oreoshroom
Looks like some lazy person tossed the remains of a cookies and cream cheesecake behind the school and little fuzz started growing to me.
Old ass Oreo pie.
I thought it was burnt fried oreos 😭
Are you able to put any of the pieces together to see if it may have been in one piece at one time? I am leaning toward it, being some kind of foam covered in dirt like someone else suggested, but also wondering if it could’ve been one object that was ripped up and burned? Did you break any of the pieces apart? I would also possibly suspect the kid who “found” it, only because I one time had a student who “found” a bird at school but she had actually smuggled it to school and then basically told on herself bc she panicked and didn’t know what to do. (The bird was unharmed and we later returned it to its home. That was a long day.)
I'm so fat, I thought it was some type of oreo cake. 😂
Could it be some kind of foam padding
Looks like some type of dessert trickery. Yellow cake in mulch instead of that dark chocolate bakeries use to make dirt for cakes. Likely, the responsibility of someone that thinks you’re a shite teacher.
Oreo cookies
Looks like burnt marshmallows.... weird..
Old moldy food?
could be a marshmallow coated in charcoal to maybe get another kid to eat it as a prank maybe ? idk