I just did a deep dive on food utensils today. I didn't look up knives because that seems silly. But spoons are the longest reigning champion of cutlery. Followed by chopsticks and then forks. I believe the oldest found spoon was from ~17,000-15,000 BCE. While the earliest found chopsticks were from 1,700-1,200 BCE.

Spoon supremacy

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

the modern spork was invented by Samuel W. Francis and issued US patent 147,119 on February 3, 1874.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

The beginning of the modern era

[–] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're telling me two god damn sticks pinched together to grasp food is younger invention than a deliberately carved concave spoon?

I call bullshit.

[–] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean at least according to historical accounts and archaeology. But I'd imagine it's hard for two thin sticks of wood or bone to remain well preserved in a setting that says "food", y'know?

So, yeah, spoons it is.

Spoon supremacy

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Praise Munsell