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

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

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

I have to auger about that with you.

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

Not an awl