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... not nearly as groundbreaking as the shovel!

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[–] Reyali@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh I love this and had to expand on it. Here’s what I’ve ended up with.

What’s the most boring invention? The drill

What’s the most ground-breaking invention? The shovel

What invention sucks the most? The vacuum

What’s the most pointless invention? The wheel

What’s the most empowering invention? The generator

[–] Riddle@discuss.online 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The whiteboard is the most remarkable invention though.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

The net is quite captivating.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 19 points 4 days ago

I find that joining pieces of sheet metal together with compressed mechanical fittings is riveting.

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The problem with drill jokes is they’re always full of holes! Tool puns are a bit too far, they never measure up.

[–] SexyFrenchy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago
[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Talk about hitting the pointy thingy on the top with the blunty thingy!

[–] TheKracken@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I have to auger about that with you.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Drills are used to break a lot of ground, though, e.g. oil drilling. Maybe hammer works better? And compare it to the pickaxe?

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I think "boring" (making a hole with a revolving but) in the title is a pun on this...

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago

Damn. I missed that aspect.

[–] Coopr8@kbin.earth 1 points 4 days ago