Yes I’m still on my sonic-screwdriver/multi-tool kick. Their fictional provenance is wands and staffs of course, but their real historical provenance is fascinating.
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Hmm. Illumination tech: torches, candles, lanterns, flashlights. A bit too specialized for my taste, but they’re now in primal widget land as part of the phone and sometimes keychains
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Left out firearms because they were/are everyday carry only in very specific times/places unlike bladed weapons which were much more common. Also, the American tacticool mall ninja EDC culture built around firearms annoys me as poisoning a generally fun aspect of human life
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Combs and small mirrors were once common but I think they were not very universal, and rarely the most versatile tech on someone. More vanity tech.
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