1 is the one you leave in the drawer till it's the last one or use for stuff you don't want to risk your other forks for...
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None. They’re all stamped from thin sheet metal. Tines and handles are too thin and will bend.
...get that f*ucking plural-comma out of my face...
^1^ ^head^ ^+^ ^5^ ^handle^
3 > 1 & 4 >> 5 >>>>>>> 2
3
Definitely 2. All other answers are just plain wrong.
None of them are great, all too thin and probably have hard 90° edges from being stamped cheap metal, but maybe 2. Five can fuck off, too wide and trying to be a spoon, the rest are too narrow in the handle.
- 1 is also nice, every other choice is heresy.
2, 5 if there are no clean 2s
Strange, my first thought was "except 2 and 5 all are valid"
It's a trick question, they're all bad.
(I have autism)
Head of 2, body of 5.
This is the correct answer
Yeah, the actual fork bit of 2 is nice but I don't like utensils with dump truck ass; they're top heavy when in use.
I agree, but if we could include the prong to base ratio of 4, that'd be great. I feel like 2's head is to... idk, flimsy? Either the base should extend further or the prongs be shorter. Great shape otherwise though...
4 looks too spork like. No thanks
Nah just two all round
There isn’t a best, maybe a less bad but even then it’s an impossible choice. ✋wins here.
Neurodivergents*
Neuro Diver Gents*
I want to say 2 because longest fork depth, but 4 has that round mouth feel with still good fork depth without being too aggressive about the curvature like 5. The thicker outer prongs grip slippery/heavy food better too.
I'm going 4.
Also because 2 has that annoying fin. The worst forks do that, and also curve down. Hurts my hands, but I'm a giant with bear paws so YMMV.
I think 5
No, that's clearly a spoon shape.
2, if I wanted it to be round, I'd have grabbed a spoon.
2 its just right
Also team 2
Apostrophe catastrophe.
Oh, there are forks: #2.
This is exactly what I thought, and in the same order.
5, obviously
Came here thinking I'd be the odd man out by saying #2, I'm pleasantly surprised.
2 but 3 would do as a second tier choice if 2 was dirty.
Also whoever said the tines of 2 and the handle of 5 is correct.
- Pasta!
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.
Wooden chopsticks. Metal is too loud to eat with, plus I'm clumsy enough to end up biting the fork and hurting my teeth.
I do like playing with forks though! Some heavier and more angular shapes, like 2, tend to have a really nice balance to them and are satisfying to twirl in my fingers while I'm working on something.
Lmao. Impressive how you manage to fuck up such a basic task as eating.
Survival of the fittest needs to be a thing again.
Buddy, someone as tonedeaf and antisocial as you would be the first one to go. You'd be excluded from your social group and would die alone in the wild.
We are talking about fork shapes, you about susrvival of the fittest, smh...
Why would this not apply to neurotypicals? seems to me that most people would have at least a slight preference
My guess is neurodivergents tend to be more militant in our preferences because the factors that affect the choice weigh a lot heavier on us. Like how loud crowded areas aren't really pleasant for anyone, but it can be down right crippling for neurodivergents because of how severe the over stimulation is.
Those all look horrible, mine's better, it kinda looks like it has the head of #2 and body of #5
1 or 5
1
My fork is the correct fork. None of these are my fork.
In the event of a fork loss, any of these forks could become my fork after a period of time, probably about a month or so until it felt right.
2 or 5
4
Clearly its the tines of 2 and the handle of 5. Anything else is madness.
My reasoning is quite simple. The tines on the No.2 fork are longer than the others. Long things are often associated with quality, status and refinement (Long fingers, long lashes, long legs etc.). The extra length suggest dexterity and precision.
Conversely the comparatively stubby tines of the No.1 fork would likely suit a toddler or an adult who isn't allowed near pointy things without supervision. Similarly the tines of the No.5 fork suggest that this utensil was born wanting to be a spoon but then was made into a fork at the last minute. This hypothesis is further supported by the rounded end of it's handle which would suit a spoon rather well.
Numbers 3 and 4 forks are usually, in my experience found in establishments where you help yourself to cutlery from big pots with grubby labels marked "SPOONS", "KNIVES" and "FORKS".
Now to the handles. Although the tines of the No.2 fork are pleasing, it then lets itself down with a handle that widens to the point of absurdity. Perhaps the thought was that it would help the extremely aged keep a firm grip while spooning tapioca past loose dentures.
So a cleaned up fork made from an amalgam of the refined tines of No. 2 fork and the pleasantly rounded handle of No. 5 are the only option for any adult with reasonable dexterity.
of the ones losted? 2. However, have you considered wood fork?
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