I found this on my bin tonight on the street

Its made of metal with a square profile, and a bend where the profile becomes circular/a cylinder. Cylinder has a notch where its smaller than the rest. Likely steel given the weight

Found late at night. Neighbours were raided by the cops earlier today but thats probably nothing to do with it - theres a popular lunch spot nearby so theres always cars parked where i found it

Seems too flimsy and not enough of a bend to provide leverage for a car jack

Tape measure in centimetres for scale. Google lens says a brick jointer but the examples dont match

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    Solved!

    looking at other mannequin support rods this is likely it. not sure how it ended up on my bin though but thats a mystery for another day.

    Thanks for the quick answer!

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  • Looks similar to part of a mannequin stand; Rod slides into the calf and supports mannequin.

    Also looks similar to part of a stand for lab equipment. Maybe your neighbors had a meth lab.

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    I think this is it. And thank you! I knew I have seen this before and I couldn't remember where. It looks exactly like the support rod on the mannequin stand I have at home.

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    i think youre on the money with the mannequin stand as was u/SentientTrafficCone . i cant find an image of something that matches this exactly but image search turns up a lot of very similar rods

    i hope it isnt from lab equipment - surely the cops would have taken that with them as evidence

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  • My title describes the thing

    Its made of metal with a square profile, and a bend where the profile becomes circular/a cylinder into a notch thats a slightly smaller diameter. Maybe half a millimeter smaller

    I found this after getting home late tonight and it was left on top of one of my bins on the street. Possibly car related?

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  • Is part of a set of drums

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  • Perhaps part of a bicycle kickstand?

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