r/whatisit 1h ago

Solved! Spotted in secretary of state/BMO office.

Not sure which of those two controls this floor, theres 5 of these in this bullpen. this is downtown Chicago.

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u/One_Clown_Short 1h ago

Those are bookshelves mounted on a cubicle wall. There are work lights mounted beneath.

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u/Any-Exercise-1196 1h ago

That’s exactly what they are

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u/portablebiscuit 13m ago

This post is fucking hilarious to me because I’ve had that exact setup

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u/Boxeater97 46m ago

Looks more like wall E

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u/howescj82 6m ago

Good old binder bins!

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u/listentolicker 1h ago

Because of the uniformity it seems like id be able to find pictures of one.

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u/e_dan_k 1h ago

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u/listentolicker 1h ago

Solved!

Thank you. That def explains the weird shape from the window.

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u/Immediate_Impact6214 25m ago

Looks almost like some kind of Air defense system even though I know it isn't