What's your favorite relatively worthless multi-tool tool?

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If you have a relatively worthless tool on a multi-tool that you happen to like in spite of it's limited functionality, post about it here, preferably with a photo. Doesn't matter if it's a hoof trimmer, a marlinspike or a pharmacist's scalpel, I want to hear them all.

I think mine might be the divot repair tool on the Vic Golfer. Note, some earlier Golfer models came with a can opener/cap lifter/screw driver combo tool. But Vic must evidently have gotten complaints that the combo tool was actually too useful, or complaints that you can't fix a divot with a combo tool or a knife blade. Or something.

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In spite of the fact that I don't golf ... ever .... at all ... and therefore have little interest in divots or their repair, I still think it's a fun tool. It could be used as a make shift camp fork if you needed one. I'm certain I can open a bottle cap with it (and can't wait to try). You could poke a lazy cow with it, if you wanted, to get it to move. Ummmmm ..... maybe a light use prying device. Ummmm ... you could use it to pick up something dirty off the ground (but clean it well again before you use it as a camp fork, please). Other than that I don't have a whole lot.

But I still think it's probably more useful than the silly "multi-purpose" hook.
 
Well, I think it would be this vintage Parker Pen magnifying glass. I like to carry it around, but it seems to bother people when I look at them with it.

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Sounds like fun. This has to be mine right here...

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Next to a Pioneer...

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Rec'd many years ago as a gift. I don't think I've used it until I took this photo about a month ago.
 
Maybe I shouldn't say this out loud due to the risk of being flamed but the saw on my farmer is useless to me. I never used it except to test it out. I've yet to encounter an outdoor task where I've said to myself, "You know I wish I had a sub 3 long saw." So, I swapped it out for a soldier model. The only thing more useless to me then the saw is the awkwardly placed lanyard ring.
 
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I like to have an awl near the corkscrew. It helps protect the scales and liners when I use a certain leverage technique to loosen a stubborn cork. Otherwise, I hardly ever use it.

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