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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Those all look horrible, mine's better, it kinda looks like it has the head of #2 and body of #5
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.
Definitely not 5 because it looks like it's trying to be a spoon, but you can't eat soup with a fork (well, technically you can but it'd take a long time).
of the ones losted? 2. However, have you considered wood fork?
2 if I’m cutting with a knife, 3 for cake, 5 for pie, 1 for a shitty salad bar salad just for the nostalgia, and 4 for that hard to reach spot between the shoulder blades.
The real answer is... chopsticks!
Depends on the weight for me.
All those with cupped handles look light and need the cupping for structural support, but 5 is thick in the right way. The head is wrong, though.
All heads are wrong for me. Either to long vor thick. And 1 is to rectangly.
1
2 or 5
5, 1, 3, 4, 2 but I don’t actually like any of them. I want the smallest functional fork available (generally around 15cm/6”)
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.
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Apostrophe catastrophe.
Oh, there are forks: #2.
This is exactly what I thought, and in the same order.
I'll pick 1 as it looks the comfiest and I hate big forks.
I like 1.
5 is one of the worst things ever created
It probably says a lot about me to be able to articulate this, but it's 100% 3 because of the way the head has a low flare leading to a high taper. The others are all way too flat or round, save for 1, but it's out because the spaces between the tines terminate too high.
And no, I don't have a reason for this, it's entirely based on how I feel about forks.
I don't like any of them
The only valid choice is 3, I want the full weight of the fork to be the tongs so they don't knock cups over. 2 is TERRIBLE
I didn’t think there could be a wrong answer until I read this one…
Xp
Hot take: 1
Absolute madlad!
It's about how they stack, I like a neat stack 👄
All of them have a flat handle. My personal preference is for a cylindrical handle. Heavier and easier to hold. Flat cutlery that looks like it was stamped out of sheet metal won’t do at all.
Also when the tines have like sharp corners from the stamping — ick. I'm not a machine, sir. Please do be keeping ur industrial design away from my mouth. ;x
1 - the tines on it are plenty long and it's narrower than most of the others
I'd pick 5 but none of these look all that comfy
Wow we are so different. I don't even want to be in the same room as 5. I like the edges to be straight straight straight like a hitscan ray no bend tyuuuuu ^^
Yeah, I didn't think I was fork divergent... But I jumped straight to 5.
Handle of 5 is the best. They usually also have a bit of a weight in it, I hate light forks.
but the handle could be a bit wider. i mean it is the best but not perfect at all.
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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.
People who choose 4, are you doing okay? It's okay to seek help.
3 is even worse
- The other handle shapes look awful
- The handles on all the others except 5 are hideous but 5 has a really weird pointy bit
Only #2. Having a consistent set of cutlery is priceless.