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It's not weird at all. I have a few of them attached to the corners of my garage doors for this exact use, and one in my sump pump room at the bottom right corner because that lets me know when there are issues.
It detects door motion, and also detects flooding. Don't know why this is a weird use-case ๐
But I think that's a pretty specific use case that's kind of narrow. The water sensor is out of place there because normally you're putting those under sinks, near toilets, etc. I'm never using that in Seattle because everything is always wet here.