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My cat's not very useful, but he's heckin' cute.
Winner!
Oops. Tied for first!
Me. I’m competent as fuck.
The tap, it generates water out of the void
Real magic
Me
Me too!
The bidet.
This guys bidet.
Probably the walls. Without them, the ceiling would collapse and everything in the room would be useless.
My phone. A Pixel 6a with GrapheneOS.
I actually use my tablet with a logitech keyboard and trackball more but the phone can do things the tablet can't.
I have the same phone stock os. How's graphene?
Fantastic.
There are things that some people need which don't work. Google Pay and some banking apps don't work but I never used those anyway.
My glasses, my eyes are completely fucked so I really can't do anything without them.
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.
Antibiotics.
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.
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.
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
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.
Toothbrush
My laptop & phone
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.
Myself. Which I see as a sign that I need better stuff. I am a low bar.
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.
My 3d printer.
Probably the ladder with 6 rungs, about 2m long.
I'm in my car so, probably my car.
If you’re in the car, does the car really count as inside itself?
🤷 I guess everything that's inside the outside is inside.
Deep
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".
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.
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!
Would "my phone" or "my computer" be too cheap as answers?
The clock on my PVR (01:59) and the light switch. It's time for bed...
Definitely not me.
Me!
Why do you keep posting the same question in different communities?
me.
nobody else in here. and there aren't any other tools around.
(self-burn. the rarest of burns)
Was going to say my phone but honestly? Probably my bed.
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
I'm in the kitchen with my teenage daughter, so maybe the fridge?..