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Fing-longer? Smell-o-scope? What-if machine? Death clock? Empathy chip? Etc.

Personally I would like to use the electronium hat on my dogs to see what they really think... Maybe ๐Ÿค”

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[โ€“] Korgen@lemmy.korgen.xyz 23 points 1 year ago

I think the fing-longer, if only he could have invented it.

[โ€“] STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The what if machine. The possibilities of that thing are endless. Products could be safety tested without the need for human or animal test subjects. It could be used you to vet political candidates running for office. If you used it for personal use then you could run every possible life decision through it to find the beneficial outcome.

The only downside is that people could literally spend their whole lives asking themselves what if using the what if machine than actually living their lives. Very much like that black mirror episode that featured the device that allowed people to relive all their memories.

[โ€“] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

The what if machine.

That thing isn't worth the gold it's made of. Stephen Hawking in a pizzeria....

[โ€“] Unusedusername@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[โ€“] Jaysue@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah but how long? I hope mines Reaalllllly long.

[โ€“] CoffeeBot@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

This is really the only answer. Perhaps the smell-o-scope

[โ€“] Loc_Nar@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

This, undoubtedly!

[โ€“] MaajiB@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

The spaceship

[โ€“] RadDevon@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fing-longer is definitely my favorite answer, but the what-if machine has to be the actual answer, right?

[โ€“] SanityFM@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I can think of so many uses for a what-if machine. And for a finglonger, for that matter.

[โ€“] chaosppe@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Definitely the what-if machine. I could actually figure out if I'm going to use a product enough to buy it.

[โ€“] Windshear@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd end up using it to second guess all my decisions I've ever made.

[โ€“] Awa@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] super_king@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

As a Canadian, probably some sort of universal translator that only translates into an incomprehensible, dead language

[โ€“] krolden@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Maybe some sort of death clock

[โ€“] TeaHands@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

When I was a kid we had sort of a fing-longer and it was so useful for all kinds of things! Mostly changing the TV channel without moving off the couch, but other things too.

So since we've already invented that, I'd probably go with the death clock.

[โ€“] sirfig@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What about the free will chip? I think giving free will to a robot would be quite nice. Even if it means humanities destruction ๐Ÿ˜›

[โ€“] Rootiest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Even if it means humanities destruction ๐Ÿ˜›

Perhaps even especially

[โ€“] Roko@lemmy.click 9 points 1 year ago

Body switching machine would be sweet. I'm off to laugh at the reaper!

That respawn toaster thing from the futurama video game would be quite handy.