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[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

My cat's not very useful, but he's heckin' cute.

[–] Today 5 points 3 months ago
[–] Im_old 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Today 5 points 3 months ago

Oops. Tied for first!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The tap, it generates water out of the void

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

Me. I’m competent as fuck.

[–] Orbituary 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] mortalic 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

These guys bidet

[–] toynbee 2 points 3 months ago

I, too, choose this guy's bidet.

[–] tdawg 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Probably the walls. Without them, the ceiling would collapse and everything in the room would be useless.

[–] M137 9 points 3 months ago (4 children)

My glasses, my eyes are completely fucked so I really can't do anything without them.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Definitely not me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Standing on the bus stop, so, uh the road? But that wouldn't be useful without the buildings and all the activities in them that bring people here. Or since the room could be considered the general "outdoors", oxygen, or stuff like that.

Also now I'm in the bus, so the driver.

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning 6 points 3 months ago

Gonna go with the floor. It really ties the whole room together.

[–] DarkShaggy 5 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

My laptop & phone

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The chances of the most useful thing in the room being my phone is pretty high no matter what room I am in, since my phone is usually in my pocket and also modern phones are one of the most useful tools in existence.

[–] Smoogs 5 points 3 months ago

Depends on purpose. We’re complex creatures. Sometimes we need food. Sometimes we need to stay warm. sometimes we need to battle the dark thoughts in our head.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Myself. none of the other things would do anything without me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I'm out in a gazebo with nothing around me, so probably the sleeveless argyle sweater which is doing a better job keeping me warm than my blouse/skirt.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My computer. It was the most expensive one in the store when I bought it, and besides a not so great wi-fi adapter and ageing HDD's, this computer's been amazing for gaming sessions! The only physical console I've touched in years has been the Nintendo Switch due to the exclusives.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Emulators exist... ...oh wait... FUCK NINTENDO

I love their exclusive titles, but their hardware, and the way they deal with emulator developers make me want to throw up

[–] lemmyseikai 4 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Antibiotics.

[–] idiomaddict 4 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Tedesche 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I would argue the plumbing system beneath and behind you is more useful.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Myself. Which I see as a sign that I need better stuff. I am a low bar.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I'm cleaning my basement, so I'm surrounded by tools, warm winter clothes and blankets, and bicycles.

But probably the smartphone in my hand.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 3 points 3 months ago

Probably the ladder with 6 rungs, about 2m long.

[–] deltreed 3 points 3 months ago
[–] joelectron 3 points 3 months ago

I'm rocking in a hammock in my backyard, while the portal solar panel I got for camping charges my bike battery. The sun is definitely the most useful thing right now, giving me next week's commute!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

My 3d printer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Uhhhh. Probably the fridge. Maybe the microwave/oven combi, but the microwave no longer works so it's a bit less useful. If you purely look at the basics of survival then those would probably do it. Maybe the heaters, because surviving in a cold room is also pretty shit.

You could also argue that the smartphone I'm typing this on or the laptop are the most useful. It really comes down to semantics of "useful".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Depends what you want to do.

Want to sit? The chairs. Want to see? The lights. Want to not fall under the building? The floor. Want to get out? The door. Want to swim? The pool. Want to get out of the pool? The ladder. Want to get changed? The changing room. Want to warm the room? The heater.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I'm in the kitchen with my teenage daughter, so maybe the fridge?..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Why do you keep posting the same question in different communities?

[–] buzz86us 2 points 3 months ago

These little USB light bulb things.. They were like a nickel each and I use them with my power banks and when I just need a light

[–] Today 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm in my car so, probably my car.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you’re in the car, does the car really count as inside itself?

[–] Today 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

🤷 I guess everything that's inside the outside is inside.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago
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[–] GreenKnight23 2 points 3 months ago

me.

nobody else in here. and there aren't any other tools around.

(self-burn. the rarest of burns)

[–] AA5B 1 points 3 months ago

My iPad. I can not only doom scroll Lemmy, but keep up on news, read, play music or video, consume all the worlds knowledge. Also I can order food or anything really

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