Does anybody know what these 4 mysterious objects found in my dishwasher are?

[CTyankee]

Here is the link to the picture of the 4 mysterious objects I found in my dishwasher. Does anyone know what they could be? It's quite a mystery to me.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lgc231UzDsgSfflBiwWx4f5gO6KUmY3g/view?usp=drive_link

[SheltieLover]

1. Melted pods?

Just guessing.

[CTyankee]

5. Do these pods bloom when they melt? I'm confused...

[SheltieLover]

6. No idea. I don't use them.

Only thing I could think of.

[herding cats]

12. How large are they?

Have you changed pod brands lately?

[CTyankee]

16. They're big. Maybe 3+ inches.

And I don't know if we did change brands recently. Could be. Do you know of any other instances of this phenomenon?

[herding cats]

19. 3" is way too big to be a dishwasher pod.

I'm leaning toward the stretchy lid theory?

I'll ask around but so far I have not heard of anything which specifically matches this.

[CTyankee]

20. the pod is small. 3# inches is the size of what I unload from my dishwasher! And it's always just ONE!

Alright. I am going to try an experiment: I'll get another brand of dishwasher pods and try one of those. I'll tell you all here what happens and we'll take it from there. If it's different, I'll contact the maker of the pod detergent and send them what I have recovered and ask them what gives with them! I'll let you all know if they respond and what they say...

[herding cats]

21. I think that sounds like a brilliant plan!

I fail to see how they stretch out to that size, but I suppose it's a possibility.

We shall see! I eagerly await the update.

[lpbk2713]

2. Take-out condiment containers?

Good thing they didn't make contact with the heating element.

[CTyankee]

9. No. We don't usually eat take-out meals and these occur every single time we run the dishwasher.

[Ocelot II]

3. Trump's condoms?

[rampartd]

7. those are too big

[JoseBalow]

23. Yeah, boiii!!!

[bucolic_frolic]

4. dishwasher rack roller wheels

[The Blue Flower]

8. Melted pudding cups

Or some other containers that shouldn't have been put in.

[CTyankee]

10. We wouldn't put those in the dishwasher.

[LuckyCharms]

11. Did you put any plastic bottles in the dishwasher?

[CTyankee]

13. I don't think so but I will check that out. Thanks for the suggestion!

[LuckyCharms]

14. The bottoms of plastic bottles would melt into that shape. Good luck!

[herding cats]

15. Did you maybe put some stretchy covers in the dishwasher which shrank a lot?

I had that happen once with ones I thought were silicone. They were not.

[2naSalit]

17. ...

Demented alien jellyfish from outer space invading via dishwashers!

RUN!

[CTyankee]

18. You know, it feels like that sometimes. I just open the dishwasher to unload it and there one is, on the top shelf of

dishwasher. It's the strangest feeling, looking at it. Almost like another "message" being sent to me from some strange force, saying "Here I am again, J-----."

[3catwoman3]

22. Maybe one time write down everything you put in the dish washer...

...and then when you empty it, see if anything is unaccounted for?

[HeartsCanHope]

24. They remind me of pudding cups. Do you have any plastic containers that size?

We used to make our own pudding cups and we used small plastic 1/2 cup containers. That's what it reminds me of.

Wow, what a mystery! If you can, please let us know what it is!

[Kali]

25. they look like protective covers that might be on the bases of something

or caps from the top of something.

google image search thinks they are crystal candle dishes. so much for that AI, can't tell plastic from glass.

[johnp3907]

26. Have you run the dishwasher with nothing in it?

Not sure what it might accomplish but it’s the kind of thing I would do. Like, I would be curious to see if they appear after an empty run.

[jgo]

27. Looks like four feet that were attached to the bottom of a cutting board,

and came off after the adhesive gave way over a period of time,
or four feet for something else that went through the dishwasher.

[bottomofthehill]

28. What kind of dishwasher is it. Brand and model. Approximate age too please.

Let’s see if it is a part of the dishwasher. It is not a pod. If it is on the top shelf, it is something you put in or something that fell from the top, nothing that got forced up from the bottom. And they occur individually not all 4 at the same time, correct?