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Depending on how fast the teleport is, whether there’s a delay between uses and whether it causes significant fatigue or other side effects, I might take that. Other than that, it’s a toss-up for me between the extinct language and communicating with oysters.
3 and 6. There was no limit to how often you can use the power, so just spam them. Look 20 and fly.
Choosing 3 and 7 seems the most intuitive to me. 3 to move to inaccessible places with like glass windows as separation. 7 to check if containers are empty or not.
1 and 2, but really only 1. If I can talk to oysters then I can figure out how to grow black pearls better and make some serious cash. If the oysters decide they don’t want to help then I can sell gravel.
Gravel is a very important construction aggregate.
Although it depends of the mechanics of how useful 2 would be. Does the gravel just like spear near you? Is there just a guy who gives you bags of gravel? Do you have to go to a specific location to get it? Is there a limit to the through put? What’s the volume of out out of the gravel. what type of gravel is it? Could it be processed for other minerals?
Like, free gravel sounds pretty damn awesome based on the mechanics.
After taking the pill, a pile of gravel the exact size and weight to be just enough to kill you lands on you immediately.
1 & 7 or 2 & 7 rough choices.
With the oysters you could probably ascertain way more knowledge than you expected.
Knowing containers are empty can be valuable.
3 and 5
The person making this has never had gravel delivered for their driveway
I saw that and thought, I’ll take two loads right now! No, three!
Yep. I’m gonna dominate the gravel markets!
Apart fron all the others, number 7 seems kinda useful.
3 and 5.
5 because it would even work on toasters that can do more than just toast, i.e. a toaster plus computer.
3 because the other pills don’t sound useful. And it doesn’t say how often I can use this teleportation. So I assume through repeated teleportation I’d be super fast. If it doesn’t also teleport my cloths, I’d probably not use it too often though, apart from changing cloths (the 17.78 cm should be barely enough). It would also be interesting to fly using repeated teleportation. Though if my speed is not also reset through teleportation, I’d still fall, and landing would be dangerous. And if cloths and similar are not teleported with me, I also couldn’t take a parachute or wings with me.
I hereby call bullshit on your reasoning for number five. The pill gods will give you control of traditional toasters only. In the event of toasters attached to other things you may only control the toasting elements. We preemptively declare CPUs are not toasting elements.
3 and 5 are the best, if you ever find yourself held captive. 7 inches can get you out of a cell, also cuffs if your clothes don’t teleport too. You can manipulate the toaster as a distraction or to start a fire.
100% my choice.
3 and 7 could be useful
speaking an extinct language would actually be realy cool and I could teach it to others.
1 and 7. Knowing if things are empty might be marginally useful. Communicating with oysters seems fascinating. Oysters are similar to coral in that they are an important part of forming habits for fish. Being able to ask them what’s troubling them could be useful for conservation efforts.
5 and 8. Imagine being able to spook people out all around the world by making their toaster go off in the middle of the night. Also, speaking in dead languages will make me very interesting at parties.
