My cat’s not very useful, but he’s heckin’ cute.
The tap, it generates water out of the void
Real magic
What you’re tapping is another universe. They’re wondering where their water is disappearing to.
Me. I’m competent as fuck.
Probably the walls. Without them, the ceiling would collapse and everything in the room would be useless.
Definitely not me.
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.
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.
My laptop & phone
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.
Antibiotics.
My 3d printer.
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.
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.
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”.
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.