Chopsticks Aid, a Fork Attached to Chopsticks
If you find yourself in Asia without chopsticks chops, consider the Chopsticks Aid. The sleek-looking fork face attached to sticks was designed by a Czech man named Jaroslav Kucera. Because, you know, those Czechs are always looking out for our chopstick dexterity. Or you could just learn how to use chopsticks. [via conky]
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8 Comments:
Hilarious! I am very entertained by this for some reason. Might be the bright blue.
marieinla at 2:34PM on 03/18/09
Kinda weird.. the whole point of using chopsticks is to avoid "stabbing" things... so this kinda defeats the whole purpose of using them in the first place.
Young at 4:51PM on 03/18/09
I think point is, if you're in Asia and chopsticks are your only option, you can whip out this baby and eat as you please. But.. that doesnt make any sense. You will never be in a 'chopsticks-only' zone.. and.... you might as well just carry a real fork.
engmcmuffin at 4:58PM on 03/18/09
Lol. One of my roommates when I worked overseas could NOT use chop sticks to save his life, poor kid. He was so bad with them that actually had trouble eating enough food to feel full. I've always been a natural with chopsticks, so I don't totally understand it ... but this certainly does crack me up.
joyyy at 5:27PM on 03/18/09
Yes! As an Asian who can't use chopsticks properly to save her life, I love this invention.
cfurey at 6:54PM on 03/18/09
While this is clever, I think a big problem is that not all chopsticks narrow down small enough for the holes in the fork.
squidlette at 8:54PM on 03/18/09
Why not just carry a plastic fork (or a few of them)? I think that at best use of this device among chopstick-users would be in violation of chopstick etiquette at best and perhaps, worse, taken as an offense...
shaogo at 9:45PM on 03/18/09
If you think this is good, check out Rookie Chopsticks – "chopsticks with training wheels"!
http://tinyurl.com/c4e8um
bluewizard at 11:43PM on 03/18/09