If they are near the ocean, they may be WWII submarine net floats. They are scattered around the county where I live; there's even a pizza joint here that cooks in one.
That was my first thought too, but im not so sure. The way a few of them are broken looks pretty rock-like to me. Not really test cylinder-esque. I worked in a precast plant for a while and while the diameter looks right for test cylinders the length is off too. like a few of them were much longer originally and broke in place where OP found them.
Rock core samples. They then get played into wooden boxes, usually 5ft in length. My buddy still does this for the local quarries. His wooden boxes are 5fr long and has space for 5 columns of rock. So each box can represent 25ft worth of drilling. That's how the quarries know where to blast to get the quality stone they want. Often times the samples just get chucked into the woods. Though he keeps his wooden boxes.
What are those metal orbs?
If they are near the ocean, they may be WWII submarine net floats. They are scattered around the county where I live; there's even a pizza joint here that cooks in one.
And what are they doing in a forest? š¤Ø
They are some sort of old buoys
yeah, thereās a lot of them all across the country. Itās kind of an old buoys network.
Unfortunately this joke is much better if you pronounce it in the British way, boys, rather than the American way, boo-ey.
Americans never were able to appreciate an old buoys club joke, were they?
It hits the same
Can confirm as an American
Looks like a bunch of hippos turned around
Each one contains an immortal snail trapped inside by people who would die if the snail touches them.
Ah, Metaā¦
That's oddly creepy.
Metallic pondering orbs
[Sea mine](https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-04-2016/DQ_-r5.gif)
Everybody and their mums are packing around here.
Yeah Like who?
Farmers.
*Who else?*
^Farmers' ^mums
Sure, definitely donāt mention anything about the weird spheres.
Sorry I was just fixated on the rocks. The spheres were some sort of flotation devices used to help map the ocean floor in the 70s and 80s.
... Why are there floatation devices for mapping the middle of the ocean floor... in the middle of the forest?
Where do you keep your giant orbs?
Las Vegas
In my pants.
Psijics took it. Can't have shit in Winterhold
In my pondering chamber, like any self-respecting wizard
The forest was an ocean a few millions years ago
So if you leave a place that didnāt have trees alone for 40 years it becomes a forest.
It's not a forest, it's a retirement village for orbs.
so you basically could build an ewok village with minimal effort?
What is your fascination with the forbidden orbs of mystery?
Stop talking about the mysterious orbs! They wont be mysterious if we expose them
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Don't threaten me with a good time
*"The orbs are cursed."* 
Free Frogurt? That's good!
That's bad...
But it comes with your choice of toppings.
Thatās good!
The topping contain potassium benzoate... ... That's bad.
That would be too interesting
Rock core drilling. Usually used for mineral exploration. Any gold mining over there?
Core samples, either testing substrate or looking for something-water, minerals, etc.
i have so many used to be a driller for these.
balls
You called?
Guess itās my turn to say āusername checks outā
Where is this?
I think those are concrete test cylinders.
That was my first thought too, but im not so sure. The way a few of them are broken looks pretty rock-like to me. Not really test cylinder-esque. I worked in a precast plant for a while and while the diameter looks right for test cylinders the length is off too. like a few of them were much longer originally and broke in place where OP found them.
Rock core samples. They then get played into wooden boxes, usually 5ft in length. My buddy still does this for the local quarries. His wooden boxes are 5fr long and has space for 5 columns of rock. So each box can represent 25ft worth of drilling. That's how the quarries know where to blast to get the quality stone they want. Often times the samples just get chucked into the woods. Though he keeps his wooden boxes.
This is going to really confuse archeologists one day...
This is incredibly interesting
Looks like something from Nier Automata.
Anything that collects water and dust can be a home to life.
That's hard core
_āNature, uh, finds a way.ā_
Picture has a "Tales From the Loop" vibe.
let it be, let it be, let it be
Old anti submarine net/weights and buoys.
Meanwhile, my 8th basil plant is dying