After a lot of speculation and brainstorming, the answer came in: “It’s an abs exerciser.” Specifically, it was the “Ergonomic and Compact Abs Exerciser.”

This fitness tool, designed to target the abs and help you get a toned core, turned out to be the answer. But without any context, this thing seemed almost alien—something that could easily be mistaken for a random piece of plastic junk or a quirky abstract sculpture.

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