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[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 1 points 13 minutes ago

gotta be either the tiny computer i'm typing this on, or the large, sturdy, wooden stick in the corner. if i had to pick to keep just one though, it'd be the phone. a sturdy stick has a million and one uses, but it's also fairly easily replaceable.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 hours ago
[–] Pooptimist@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

A fridge and dishwasher! Food safety is such a huge contribution to our health

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 5 points 15 hours ago

Outside of my brain and body?

Probably my mobile phone

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 5 points 17 hours ago

The doctor.

[–] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago

For almost everyone it's gonna be the phone we're reading this on.

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Depends on the situation.

Currently? 40 pound box of cake mix I'm probably going to launch at my store manager.

[–] rustyricotta@lemmy.ml 6 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Is it the 40 pound box of cake mix that kills? Or is the person hucking the 40 pound box of cake mix?

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago
[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

My cat. Everything else in my room brings me either misery or a feeling of meh. Cat brings joy, which is difficult for me to obtain.

[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 points 15 hours ago

I used to have a bottle of water but I drank it, so... bed?

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Me? Unless I’m excluded, then the laptop. Although the room itself is pretty useful, but I don’t think I consider it β€œin the room”.

[–] Panda@lemmy.today 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Toilet paper 🧻 Very, very useful.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

See, if you're in the room I think you're in, I think I would vote for the toilet.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

TP actually makes an awesome and really inexpensive kleenex or napkin alternative

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Toilets are effective at pushing shit, piss and vomit into the sewer while preventing sewer gases from entering your home, and they also double as chairs when not in excremental use. You can also use a toilet to repair the mental defects of a billionaire if you drop it from high enough, I don't think toilet paper functions in that way.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All I'm saying is that I found the extra-restroom utility of TP when I had a sinus infection.

[–] GoldenDeLorean@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Uh, yeah, but, ACKSHOO-UHLEE you're both wrong.

The floor, walls, and ceiling of that room provide you with protection from the elements.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Edit:stupid carriage return formatting

For me, at least, the walls and ceiling just trap heat

(10pm w/ fans downstairs used as intake)

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

My brain, second is my body, third is my laptop

[–] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 4 points 22 hours ago
[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Towel warmer.

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Same, might say the keys.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 4 points 23 hours ago

The manager likely thinks it’s him, but it’s actually all the workers that do the work.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago
[–] BurningRiver@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago

I’m in the ER. Probably the doctor standing directly in front of me.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A 5gal jug full of water. (I don't have AC and it's 32C/90F inside)

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Consume salt! Water on its own isn't great for hydrating when you're continously sweating, Gatorade exists for a reason (to supplement the nutrients lost to sweating, not just the water)

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

No worries. Gone through 2.5kg(~9lbs) of Gatorade powder, just this summer. LiquidIV got way too expensive after the first box.

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago

My pc but that's too easy so I choose my bed as the very next thing. Good comfortable sleep is important.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Laptop probably. Linux, tmux, i3, vim, GCC, GDB, Pdb, gplaces, links2, curl, wget, netcat, awk, sed... what more could be needed for happiness?

Idunno, but it's preloaded with shittons of tools I don't even know the use of yet (thanks kali). Excluding that probably my lensatic compass. It's nice, quite cheap and not magnetically dampened but it does the job.

Toilet paper

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Most useful? Without a doubt, my laptop. The amount of things that can be done with a modern computer is pretty stunning, and a portable one is arguably more useful.

Other than that, maybe my car keys because the amount of things you can do with a car is stunning, but you need the keys to start it, and the car isn't in this room.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Probably my phone, and that probably applies to most rooms frankly if we're talking about potential things I could need to do

That's a tough one because I'm currently surrounded by computers and tools. I'm within reach of my smart phone, one of my laptops, I'm typing this on my desktop PC, I'm within reach of three multitools, a power drill, and my away mission tool bag. So I think I'll give a cop out answer and go with "The several thousand liters of air filling the room."

[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Air. Can’t go more than a minute or two without it, and there’s enough to share!

[–] OhFudgeBars@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Pumpkin spice old fashioned. With real pumpkin puree!

[–] terminal@lemmy.ml 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago

Poop, pee, and in a pinch: hand washing and hydration.

[–] 10_0@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

This computer.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

A human being.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

My phone. It might be my laptop, but it's currently not working. If you consider humans, me.

[–] Repelle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Home server.

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