<div dir="ltr">I can see possible partial/adapted uses for most of these - most strongly #20, where it is clearly protecting the dashboard specifically (if not the rest of the car).<div><br></div><div>That said, #5 wins the "most useless" in this list, IMO - assuming it is not some digital sign, or otherwise putting it into use is easier than installing a new sign, which does not appear to be the case.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 10:20 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">William Flynn Wallace</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:foozler83@gmail.com" target="_blank">foozler83@gmail.com</a>></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="margin-bottom:4px;color:rgb(40,40,41);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:15px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;display:flex"><div style="line-height:1.4;font-weight:bold;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;font-size:16px;word-break:break-word"><span><a href="https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-single-most-useless-thing-ever" style="background:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;display:block;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;color:inherit" target="_blank"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;display:flex"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;display:inline"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">What is the single most useless thing ever?</span></div></div></div></a></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:4px;color:rgb(147,149,152);font-size:13px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">Originally Answered: <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-most-useless-items-that-exist?no_redirect=1" style="background:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;color:inherit" target="_blank">What are the most useless items that exist?</a></div><div style="color:rgb(40,40,41);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:15px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><ol style="margin:0px 2em 1em 0px;padding:0px;list-style-position:initial;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr"><li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 2em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">This useless Sign</li></ol><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-1fd4193f5db8f837ae5c6d5a08e1731a.webp" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">2) Yup! The bus has all the seats in place</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-7c90588384fd2e37d71451319b0b8082.webp" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">3) Of course this escalator has a purpose</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-f48b126582f868c678ef1129cd2e19cd.webp" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">4) Most pointless book ever?</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-4ceaf3eb1a022d810b86448cf34935e5.webp" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">5) ‘The dumbest and most useless street sign’ award goes to this one!</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-75ba70be2ccb2b440c5bef3a50ffd89a.webp" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">6) Pointless balcony</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ff6d922d44c6a468569b691cb11fe47d.webp" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">7) You had one job!</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0cbf9d78137f28c9e160ca464fe34046" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">8) Useful gate ever!</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-29fa1327b462a6bcd4b5e2f69217839b.webp" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">9) Now I can sit there and relax after a long walk!</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-db2beeb24be2800f1a4e7defc51eb0fe" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">10) Useless leggings!</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-6afa8b16626c0e98661d075acc6c9ddb" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">12) Thank god now I know it has peanuts in them!</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-37d082c30c1925343a9d194668366d4c" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">13) Take a left and bunnyhop to your destination</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2d9116553bc7d45de526864bb3b2a5fd" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">14) Left or Right or Straight? I’d rather get back to my home</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-66a4493c45eb35a796b624cffa851175" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">15) Someone explain me how this thing works</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0861788ceb20b891048da21357730fff.webp" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">16) Let’s install 5 sinks in this toilet. Just in case!</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-81d34de21474450794063e6e85c852be" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">17) Door for superman?</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-8f83d2bed3afc7ed3925bab1996ececf" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">18) These drawers!</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-1e6490ba14702550117c002729194dc7" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">19)Pointless wiper blade</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-e8d227d8b756502ec6fd8597a4fe15ca" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">And here goes the final one..</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">20) Someone has put a UV reflector in his convertible! SMARTY PANTS</p><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;margin-bottom:1em"><img src="https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2c4342c544510e06d4e3db6df77bd632" style="border: 0px none; color: transparent; display: block; border-radius: 3px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; max-width: 100%;"></div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">Thanks for Scrolling :)</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr">~ Kate</p></span></div></div></div></div>
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