What did I just pick up

[1980SC]

Went for a walk at lunch and kicked a cigarette lighter sized chunk of something heavy. Picked it up and it feels like lead. Had a tag screwed into it.

Any idea what it is?

[masraum]

Not based on your description alone...

Forgot to post a pic

[Arizona_928]

Put it in some water and calculate the density.

[Steve Carlton]

What does the tag say?

[Paul T]

chunk of Uranium

[herr_oberst]

Some of the 'road-hugging-weight' from a Ford Pinto, probably.

[Bill Douglas]

Sounds too heavy to be dog poop. That's unless the dog had been eating lead.

Another thought. Was it gold colored.

[Jolly Amaranto]

A golf club tungsten hosel weight.

[mjohnson]

???

[ckissick]

It's a chunk of something heavy, like lead, with a tag screwed onto it, about the size of a cigarette lighter.

[wildthing]

Post a pic. If it's blurry get away from it ASAP.

[Por_sha911]

Based on the vague description and lack of picture, it is definitely a whachamacallit or, chuckofstuff.

[wdfifteen]

Sounds to me like a dog swallowed a piece of lead the size of a lighter. And you found the result.

[look 171]

Oh no, throw it in the neighbor's yard. Call the cops

[LEAKYSEALS951]

True story: I just got a letter from the Department of Health on syphilis trends and a shortage of Penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin L-AŽ)

I'm glad you picked up something else...

[pwd72s]

When he says lighter shaped, I think zippo...but maybe he thinks Bic?

[MBAtarga]

Did it look like this?

[craigster59]

Window sash weight?

[red 928]

It's leverite.

[s_morrison57]

it sure is Leverite, not to be confused with Dicite, that is collectable but Leverite isn't, leverite where you found it.