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[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 232 points 6 days ago (15 children)
[–] RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dont you love when you stick your fork into a potato and end up cutting the fucker in half? Thats what these wide tines do.

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 144 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Handle of 5 + the fork of 3

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[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 30 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Those all suck, this is the perfect fork. Those all suck. This one is the perfect fork

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[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 120 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

None of these. 2 has the best tines, but the handle sucks. These look like forks you'd find in a diner. Rounded outer tines is a crime against humanity. Did you maybe want a spork instead? 😡

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 56 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (28 children)

Agreed. 2 is the clear winner of this heat, despite the bad handle. 5 has the best handle of the bunch, but all these were stamped from thin, stainless sheet steel, rather than forged from thicker plate. All of their handles are lousy.

5 has a better finish than the rest, but the tines are a train wreck.

Here is the perfect fork:

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[–] Pofski@lemmy.world 55 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Roundeyegweilo@lemm.ee 27 points 5 days ago (7 children)

It's 2 and it ain't even close

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 6 days ago (6 children)

2, assuming the broad pommel is a counterweight. If it's flimsy lightweight material then none of them.

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[–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago (3 children)

They all have problems. If i have to pick any one of them its going to be 2, but i won't be happy about it.

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[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 43 points 6 days ago

None. They’re all stamped from thin sheet metal. Tines and handles are too thin and will bend.

[–] recentSloth43@lemmy.world 44 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Definitely 2. All other answers are just plain wrong.

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago
[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 days ago

2 and it's not close, 1 is the worst.

[–] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 41 points 6 days ago (7 children)
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[–] WeaselOne@lemmy.world 47 points 6 days ago (6 children)
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[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago

You don't have to be neurodivergent to have an opinion about fork shapes. Also 2 is the best.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 41 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Apostrophe catastrophe.

Oh, there are forks: #2.

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[–] CherryBullets@lemmy.ca 31 points 6 days ago

Obviously #2, but with a slightly smaller handle tip and that's about it.

[–] needthosepylons@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (5 children)

The present is now, old fella

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[–] MechanicalJester@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago
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[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

2.The crazies here who don't think that's the best head by so much that the handle doesn't matter, they scare me. No amount of bad handle can make up for how much I hate the rest of them

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[–] RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Number 2.

Long sensual tines, full round butt gives you something to hold on to.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They all lack thickness but 2

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[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

2 with 5s handle suppremacy

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[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

2 if I had to pick from that drawer, but the actual answer: Victorinox Swiss Classic / Swiss Modern cutlery. Absolutely love the large handles, sharp knives and large spoons. Very nice feel in hand and mouth.

https://www.victorinox.com/de-DE/Produkte/Haushalts--und-Berufsmesser/Besteck/Classic-Besteck-12-teilig/p/6.7233.12

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[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 16 points 5 days ago
[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

2 for a meal, 5 for snacks and desserts

Worst 5 fork designs in this meme. Thanks for nothing

[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io 31 points 6 days ago

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.

[–] ianmacd@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 5 days ago

Number 2, obviously.

[–] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Definitely 2.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Six.

Look at this fork. LOOK AT IT. Now, calm down.

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[–] Amaranth@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago

2 is best. 5 is tolerable.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

...get that f*ucking plural-~~comma~~ apostrophe out of my face...

^1^ ^head^ ^+^ ^5^ ^handle^

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[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 30 points 6 days ago
[–] shatteredsword@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Handle of 5 with any other head 😭

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 26 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I'd pick 5 but none of these look all that comfy

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[–] melisdrawing@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

2, but the base is a bit wide. Am I on the list now?

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[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago

It's a trick question, they're all bad.

(I have autism)

[–] reactionality@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 6 days ago (4 children)
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[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 17 points 6 days ago

2 but its a bit big

[–] sandflavoured@lemm.ee 9 points 5 days ago
[–] higgsboson@dubvee.org 17 points 6 days ago

Trick question. These are all terrible, therefore I will eat with my fingers.

[–] techfox@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 days ago

Handle of 5, prongs of 3.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago
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