There's always something to open a bottle! A knife, a thick stick, your mate's worn shoe, your neighbor's side mirror. The possibilities are endless!

It's not considered a deadly weapon (lol) in my state. You can even open carry it, but I'd rather not.

Tweezers. Always.

The piddly light on my phone is no match for a real flashlight, though.

Fire extinguisher.

Get a small one and put it in your boot or the back of your ute (seppo: truck).

If you're ever first to a car accident, or have one yourself, you'll be very glad you have it.

I mean idk, mine gets pretty fucking bright. So much so that I keep it on the lowest of like 4 or 5 settings by default. What are you having to illuminate regularly? I guess I might be biased as I like the dark and don't even really turn on lights if I'm home alone, but seriously why do you need a crazy bright flashlight all the time? I think they're cool but I actually can't think of a single use case where my phone wouldn't be good enough, outside of like actual camping or night hiking or something.

Haven't read the word seppo for a hot minute. Thanks stranger, made my day!

With an allen wrench, when you need to get more torque without killing your fingers, you hold it by the long side and stick the 'handle' in the screw.

The longest ones also have (or at least had) a max of a few days of battery and many just 1-2 days. Found this out when Hurricane Ike rolled through Houston.

No no, you're thinking of scallop.

A scalpel is the medical term for the shoulderblade bone.

I have a dosimeter/geiger counter. So far, it's only been a neat toy for about an hour. I hope it never is more than that.

Joke's on you, I can get to 20 because I also use my toes!

Fuck Amazon

Don't commit vandalism on camera.

Fair point. On the other hand, where else do I buy?

It’s a real thing for some of us. Wish it wasn’t, but not all of us have it so easy.

No matter what time of the year, we're in the news a lot.

Haha, oh I know.

Years ago, a small joke at a friend's expense resulted in the dish being called scalpel potatoes. Occasionally I make reference to it amongst those that aren't aware and personally I find it all the more funny to make inside jokes to myself.

I wonder sometimes if I'm going a bit mad.

Cheers.

You not needing one yourself doesn’t equal the average person’s experience. Probably less than 10% of Americans eat enough fiber daily.

wait till ice sees it. IM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!

I mean keeping a tire iron can actually be useful in a car and works as well as anything else.

I know I'm fucked either way.

I just shit myself so the problem doesn't apply

I have no logical reason other than I like it but I have my keys on rings that are on a actual climbing grade carbiner and then on the keyring I have a thing from the internet that can sharpen knives and has a ferro tod and a whistle. then a can opener thats swag from some conference.

I have something similar but with a Ventoy USB with different Linux distros in case I need to do an emergency reinstall or need a live USB

Jokes on you, I can count to 21 all by myself. I still need to call my buddies for anything above that tho

Nail clippers. Small but powerful penlights.

You should re-read the entirety of my comment. :-)

There's a 'game' that started on Reddit where people make a long comment chain where they correct the prior person, and then give an incorrect explanation of what the word actually means.

I think the popularity wasn't so much about the tool itself but about the original poster not realizing it was unusual. Like the cumbox.

No no you're thinking of a scapula.

A scallop is when someone is unfairly blamed for something, with the purpose of deflecting attention or responsibility from the actual cause.

Same with the twist ties that come with trash bags. I don't think I've ever actually used one to secure a trash bag but they are handy for hundreds of other uses.

Donegan OptiVisor Headband Magnifier - https://doneganoptical.com/product/optivisor/

with optiloupe - https://doneganoptical.com/product/optiloupe/

and Quasar LED lighting attachment. https://www.esslinger.com/led-visor-lighting-system-attachment-for-optivisor-headband-magnifier/

I originally got it when I was doing a bit of electronics work. But every couple of months there'll be times when I really want a hands-free magnified view of something I'm working on, even if it's just for a household chore. There are plenty of cheap knock-off out there, but I believe this is the original. I was at the Intrepid Museum in NYC and there was a photo of a NASA engineer wearing one of these.

Another commenter here recommended

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https://anarchist.nexus/comment/2705294

Thank you, I didnt see that. Appreciate it

You're welcome!

I'll probably regret asking this but.... cumbox?

Not who you're replying to, but I carry a good flashlight for use when it's light, not when it's dark.

Dropping something small on the carpet or a floor in a lit room can still be super hard to find, but take a bright beam and shine it sideways and you'll catch the shadow immediately (just an example)

It's crazy how much I use it. Super underrated tool.

Put a battery operated water alarm in the pan your hot water sits in and change the batteries when you change out your smoke alarm batteries (whenever there is a clock change). TRUST ME DO THIS

... Wut?

Yes. You will regret asking.

To put it simply, a redditor repeatedly jerked off into (IIRC) a shoebox for an extended period. The same box, no disposal or cleanup of any sort. He made a casual reference to this box and was surprised when others couldn't relate. He posted pictures.

I never saw the pictures and I don't intend to, so if you are interested to learn more, you'll have to do your own searches.

highly recommend! i sew all my patches and pockets onto my outfits and shit with waxed dental floss. never had anything break ever even after years

examples: https://vanta.diy/

No, you're thinking of a scapegoat, a scallop is a person who buys up a large number of high-demand items in order to resell them at a higher price.

I like yr jurse, my friend.

Fixed

Yeah.. or just use a T Wrench

Golly gee, it's like you guys think I'm going to be a public menace or something.

Gas jet lighter. I do not smoke. But when people ask for a lighter and I pull my lighter out, they always ask "How come YOU have a lighter?" Funny every time.