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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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  • copymyjalopy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    3

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  • funkajunk@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    2 GANG RISE UP

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  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    You cannot know the answer without seeing the underside of the forks. How will you know if they correctly conform to the curvature of your thumb and/or fingers.

    One of the best gifts my partner got me was completing a set of cutlery I had grown to love via eBay and other random shops. How she found decade old stuff in mint condition is beyond me.

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  • otacon239@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I guess I’m picky. I don’t like any of these lol.

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  • MrQuallzin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    2

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  • RobotZap10000@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    2, if I wanted it to be round, I’d have grabbed a spoon.

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  • BuckWylde@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I like the one that doesn’t have an unnecessary apostrophe.

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  • Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I actually own the cutlery set that 5 is from. Because it was the best option at IKEA at the time.

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  • fushuan@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    My partner has ADHD and autism and they swear by 5. That’s IKEA’s cheap fork and in our house I’m forced to use all the other forks (which are better so whatever). In their words: “all the other ones are too pointy”. I don’t fucking know.

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  • egircys@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    All are bad. If I’d have to choose, it’ll be in the order 1, 2, 4, 5, 3.

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  • andybytes@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Fat bottom forks you make the rockin world go round…

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  • Worx@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    None of them; my forks are best

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    • MBech@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Number 5 is an Ikea fork. Same type of fork i bought 12 years ago and still use today.

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  • KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Hello. I like rusty spoons.

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    • AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Hubert Cumberdale wants to touch your sssspoonssss

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  • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    1, but these all suck ass.

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  • Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Put 5’s head on 2’s body

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    • jpeps@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I want 2’s head on 5’s body. 2’s body looks better than most but it’s too big for me, looks like it’d have bad palm feel.

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      • Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Why are you using your palm to use a utensil? It should be all fingers, somewhat like holding a pencil.

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  • ijon_the_human@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Anyone interested in developing a “Find your ideal fork” web app?

    I for one would be very interested to see statistical preferences…

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    • Opisek@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Sounds awesome but I don’t know on what metrics you could qualitatively categorize forks, except for some obvious ones like prong length, handle start thickness, handle uniformity, …

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      • ijon_the_human@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Damn, I already have more ideas.

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      • ijon_the_human@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I have a couple of ideas but I don’t know which would be the easiest.

        We could analyse and break down forks to their design features and then let people mix and match. This would take a lot of time though.

        Alternatively we could scrape a bunch of fork images and build a large dataset. Then show two at a time to users and let them pick their preferred one repeatedly until we know the preference hieararchy for that user. Then compare users and divide them into demographics.

        I guess it would also be possible to have a visual model and some edit options like make different parts longer / thicker. I feel this is unnecessarily complicated.

        Another idea would be to break the fork into two or three parts. Not perfect but faster than exploring all design features. Tines, body, end for instance and let people either mix and match or do some for of a/b testing.

        My expertise is in design so I can help with those aspects but coding I unfortunately cannot do. Would be a really fun project designwise too…

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  • j4k3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    5 is definitely the best. It offers a thicker handle edge for cutting and did not require a stamping bend on thinner material to add rigidity. The rounded head and outer tines serve two purposes. One it offers a smaller controlled side contact like the profile of a chef’s knife that will focus more force at the contact point allowing for better contact with the plate and shearing more efficiently. Second, the rounded outer edge will fit the contour of a bowl allowing a fork to efficiently manage rice or other small items down to the last bite with nothing remaining. The larger outer tines and shorter overall length is also more durable and resistant to bending. It cost far more to make number 5 and the design functionality came ahead of the operations cost, and materials stock selection. All of the others were made according to the minimum number of forming operations and thin stock.

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    • UnityDevice@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Exactly! Everyone is saying 2, but 2 is way too long for comfortable cutting, and that’s a very important feature of a fork - unless all you’re eating with it is very very soft.

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      • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        If eating with stamped metal utensils things must be cut by a knife. 5 will be warped just as fast, plus the curved edge means it will do a horrible job of cutting while it bends.

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  • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    4

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    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      4 gang!!

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  • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    You come here asking neurodivergents a question and you only give five options?

    All of these options are terrible. You should feel ashamed, OP.

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  • Mustakrakish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    How thick are they?

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  • gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    People who choose 4, are you doing okay? It’s okay to seek help.

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    • LillaApan@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      3 is even worse

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  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    None of em

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  • tkk13909@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    1. The other handle shapes look awful
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  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Some of y’all don’t know about the yogurt test and it shows! 4 is the only correct answer.

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  • Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I want to say 2 because longest fork depth, but 4 has that round mouth feel with still good fork depth.

    I’m going 4.

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  • Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    5, easy

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  • Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    5, easy

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  • Harvey656@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    1. But I’d still grab 5 just to watch the world burn.
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  • Opisek@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    None of them are usable. If I had to take one, number 3 or maaaaybe number 1 instead if 3 doesn’t feel good. All the others are a sin.

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  • sunnie@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    1. 3 and 4 are acceptable, 2 and 5 are a crime. i dont get y’all
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