Object found, help identify! Found in the bush near Uranium City, SK Canada

Hey Folks,

Need some help identifying the object in the image. I couldn't get it uploaded into the message, so I uploaded it to other link...

A friend found it near Uranium City, SK...This are is quite isolated, with a small population.

Im told it was labeled "Do Not Open"

By the looks of it, it wouldn't be easy to open either...

This is a scary, and exciting find..Your help is appreciated!
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I apologize if this is the wrong area to post, do what needs to be done to move/close forum if neccesary. Cheers.

a reply to: caskatoon

Could be some kind of time capsule, but also looks like its contents might be pressurised...

I have no idea really, but my best guess would be a fuel canister. The reason for the chain and the rusted metal strapping though? No idea what so ever. I think I see a screw thread, possibly to take a hose connector, on the nearest end of the object. If so, the odds of its being a pressurised container are increased.

a reply to: caskatoon
It looks small, but can you give us a measurement on the object? Thank you, that will make it easier to say.

Be scientific about this.
Poke it with a stick.
then pick it up and shake it.
After the shake test crack it open with a rock or club.
Science

a reply to: caskatoon

If it wasn't for the chains I would have suspected it connected to a vehicle to hold refrigerant...the top leads me to believe that is most likely where you fill it...is there any other connections on the other side?

My second thought that it may go in a well to reflect when the water is low...this would float and stay on the top of the water, that makes more sense to me now seeing that it's chained up...

originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: caskatoon

Could be some kind of time capsule, but also looks like its contents might be pressurised...

I have no idea really, but my best guess would be a fuel canister. The reason for the chain and the rusted metal strapping though? No idea what so ever. I think I see a screw thread, possibly to take a hose connector, on the nearest end of the object. If so, the odds of its being a pressurised container are increased.

Looks like an under pressure metal float to me.

Then again, when I saw it all I could think of was Joe Dirt.

originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: caskatoon

Could be some kind of time capsule, but also looks like its contents might be pressurised...

I have no idea really, but my best guess would be a fuel canister. The reason for the chain and the rusted metal strapping though? No idea what so ever. I think I see a screw thread, possibly to take a hose connector, on the nearest end of the object. If so, the odds of its being a pressurised container are increased.

Fuel canister is my first thought too. That would mean that the chain is nothing more then a dead mans drag. To prevent thieves from taking it, but until we get a size on the object its hard to say.

Here you go with your pic

That my friend is an old fashion Terd Bomb. Don't pop the top or you'll end up like ole Joe Dirt.

When/if I get measurements i'll post them here..
a reply to: Guyfriday

I agree that it is pressurized, if it isn't simply a float for a well, what would it be holding under pressure?

Looks like part of an aircraft fire suppression system to me or possibly an airbrake system for a large truck...

Maybe iindustrial pressurized float(however the quality seems to high)
Could be my eyes but it looks like side latches on the cylinder??
That rules out gas tank if true..

Time capsule big possibility.
The chain and attachment may of been used to move the capsule...Heavy heavy??

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Leave that thing alone, who knows what you might suffer by tampering with out

a reply to: caskatoon

how heavy would your friend say it was?
Does it seem hollow?

a reply to: caskatoon

Hey, what's thi....

worse than a nuke, rv septic tank

Looks like it's meant to be pressurised alright, but the heavy metal parts look like an adaption contraption!

Based on the size of the grass directly in front;
I would guess it's 1 ft to 2 ft in length, possibly a foot wide...Radius of it is hard to determine...

Keep in mind, it was found in a area where there's an abandoned uranium mine..

The following picture illustrates a canister for deep disposal of radioactive waste
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a reply to: Guyfriday

Looks like it was hung off of something, where does that chain end? is that an air nipple on the end?

a reply to: caskatoon

I'm with everyone who thinks it's some sort of a float. It looks aluminum which makes a good float. Maybe even some kind of water buoy anchor marker.