# Move over, Spork? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 5, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176 "2008-03-05T13:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/1 "2008-03-05T13:56:14Z")
[Alternatives to those so-last-week knives, forks, spoons and sporks!](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/04/AR2008030400613.html?hpid=smartliving) . I was actually hoping for a table-friendly set of tongs / forceps or something else that would actually _grip_ the food. And, would I put a “knork” in my mouth? Sure - I’d be delighted to accidentally slice my lip! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/2 "2008-03-05T14:24:46Z")
These are all solutions looking desperately for a problem. Ordinary knives, forks and spoons just really aren’t that hard to use. The re-imagined spork they showed there - with a proper spoon bowl - seemed like an OK idea, but I know I’d get really frustrated with those silly, stubby little prongs. My favourite fork has prongs nearly two inches long, and that makes it a pleasure to use. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/3 "2008-03-05T14:55:03Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Zappa] [Alternatives to those so-last-week knives, forks, spoons and sporks!](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/04/AR2008030400613.html?hpid=smartliving) . > [@](#): > > His product, the Knork, is a knife-fork that looks like any other fork but can easily cut through a raw carrot. [/QUOTE] It can cut a raw Carrot! My God, How is such a thing possible! Man was simply never meant to posses technology that can cut through a raw Carrot. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/4 "2008-03-05T15:03:53Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] These are all solutions looking desperately for a problem. [/QUOTE] Exactly. These “fairs” just encourage such things. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/5 "2008-03-05T15:04:48Z")
[QUOTE=wolfman] It can cut a raw Carrot! My God, How is such a thing possible! Man was simply never meant to posses technology that can cut through a raw Carrot. [/QUOTE] No, no, it can cut a raw carrot _while your free hand hangs limply and uselessly at your side_. Forget the manned mission to Mars! - now we can cut carrots clumsily, while the other hand does nothing at all - let’s stay here on Earth! ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/6 "2008-03-05T17:12:27Z")
Errr… so what holds down your food whilst you’re cutting it with your fancy-dancy knork? The traditional knife and fork combo has its benefits - one anchors while the other works. Duh. My steak tries to run away if I’m not holding it down tight with a fork… though that may be a result of how rare I like my meat, rather than any cutlery-related techniques. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/7 "2008-03-05T17:42:48Z")
They look like implements of medieval torture. And … _knork?_ I’m sorry, but when I hear that word I am reminded of Tim Conway doing his painfully funny [Siamese Elephant Story](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY) on an outtake of the Carol Burnett show. _ **KNORK!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/8 "2008-03-05T17:51:20Z")
[QUOTE=Mahna Mahna] My steak tries to run away if I’m not holding it down tight with a fork… though that may be a result of how rare I like my meat, rather than any cutlery-related techniques. [/QUOTE] You know that you’re supposed to get it to stop mooing before trying to cut it, right? ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/9 "2008-03-05T17:55:57Z")
That knife looked like a jail1house shiv! I want one. Give me something to shank! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/10 "2008-03-05T18:09:17Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] No, no, it can cut a raw carrot _while your free hand hangs limply and uselessly at your side_. Forget the manned mission to Mars! - now we can cut carrots clumsily, while the other hand does nothing at all - let’s stay here on Earth! [/QUOTE] And if you watch the video clip, you see another benefit of the thing: you get aerobic exercise while you chase the pieces of the carrot, which have flown to opposite ends of the room! 😉 The video of the person cutting a steak with the knork shows she had to hold the plate in place. The utensils with the curved handles actually look useful - seems like they’d be much easier to grip especially for someone with hand-strength issues. In fact they look much like something a former colleague (who was in a wheelchair and had limited hand control; I think he was a quadriplegic?) used to hold pens. ---
**Author:** ![Aithele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Aithele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aithele)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/11 "2008-03-05T18:22:51Z")
I can’t get past the name. Knork. Makes me think of the horrible coughing-hacking-snorting sound some people make when trying to clear their sinuses. I expected the video to end with someone knorking and spitting. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/12 "2008-03-05T18:24:14Z")
You guys eat with forks and spoons too? Hell, I just use my trusty Benchmade to spear the random pieces of meat I cooked with my propane torch. It’s quick, easy, and helps keep the dishwashing down to a minimum too. . . Tripler I mean, what better way to cut open an MRE bag too? ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/13 "2008-03-05T18:47:41Z")
[QUOTE=Dunawake] You know that you’re supposed to get it to stop mooing before trying to cut it, right? [/QUOTE] Well, I do usually try to aim for that split second between when my meat stops mooing and when it becomes overcooked.. but I guess that sometimes I just jump the gun a little bit. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/14 "2008-03-05T18:51:54Z")
If I had a knork, what would my other hand do while eating? Pleasure myself? Hmm… on second thought, I’ll take ten. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-spork/440176/15 "2008-03-06T02:55:55Z")
Pah. Your puny **Knork** technology will never prevail over the mighty Australian [Splayd](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splayd)!