Sunday, October 13, 2013

How the Fork Got Its Tines

How the Fork Got Its Tines is a really interesting article to read. It mainly discusses how the fork's tines came to be a thing. Also, it is mentioned that other every day tools are different and each tool is based off of any earlier items that are already here. For example, a knife was based on the flint. A flint is a hard stone or rock that had very sharp edges that could cut meat or vegetables. During the prehistoric times, people would actually use two knives when they were eating meat. They would cut with one and use the other one to eat off of. After this is when a fork's tines was made. 
"The fork's tines is what makes a fork work." The normal fork we use today actually started out with just one, two, or three tines. The fork was finally perfected with they came out with fours tines. Four tines made it easier to eat and just seemed how a normal fork should be. 
It's questioned in the article if our eating utensils really perfected or do they need improvement. I believe they are good enough but other people may have higher standards. The questioned about improvement can be connected to every day life. It is connected because almost everything in this time or century is thought to be perfect by the maker of the product. Since everyone has their own taste and opinion some people may disagree that the certain object is not perfect. For example, when things are hung on a museum's wall the person who is over the museum may think a painting is perfect but others may disagree. Excepting that not everyone thinks that someone's finished product is not bad is an okay thing because everyone has their own taste.

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