Identify the Mystery Object.

[Panolyman]

Not alive.

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That reminds me, I must give my hair brush a good clean.

 

[RichardC]

That reminds me, I must give my hair brush a good clean.

 

[Steveee]

Think I prefer the hair brush running joke to the butt plug one!

 

[ektar]

I don't have a more specific guess at the moment.

 

[n3eg]

Sock stuck in a vacuum cleaner hose

 

[WaltP]

A peak design clip?

 

[RichardC]

Part of a musical instrument?

 

[ektar]

Okay a lashing-down shock cord on a camera bag?

 

[Zapp]

Not:
- a shock cord,
- musical related,
- peak design clip (or any other photo equipment related),
- a sock in vaccum cleaner hose (or any other hose).

Also this time not butt related, although not hair brush either.

The closest ones, as for the function principle, are @ektar and @ADemuth.

The whole "thing" usually can have from one to five (never seen more than six) elements like the one with red end you can see, and it requires some effort to use it.

 

[RichardC]

Does the device normally sit on the red pads?

 

[Zapp]

Not sure what you mean Richard (not being a native eng.).

To use it, you have to hold it.

 

[RichardC]

Part of a device for moving/lifting glass.

 

[Zapp]

Not a device for lifting or moving things.

The red "element" does not have to be red, of course.
Other versions of the equipment may have springs.
(This should give the clue).

 

[Sleepy Capybara]

Is it some type of a cable?
Not very confident but I have seen cables with inner lining like that.

 

[Zapp]

Not a cable.
Edit: Not, if you mean electrical related ones. Some may call this red-ended element "cable" (although I think it may be more misleading than a help).

 

[Zapp]

OK, how about the expanded image? ?

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This should do the trick.

 

[Steveee]

Device for painting multiple toenails at once?

 

[Zapp]

Tempting... ?
But no.

I will leave the mystery for six more hours - maybe the right answer will come within that time.

 

[RichardC]

They look like shock absorbers of some sort.

 

[Keeth101]

Dobbers for doing three numbers at once in Bingo !