• KptnAutismus@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      we had an aluminum teaspoon once, don’t know where it went but it’s on the top 10 of my favourite objects.

      weighed almost literally nothing and always catched me off guard. i love it.

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      9 months ago

      Trivia. Aluminum was once the most expensive, and thus prestigious metals on the planet. The king of France would dine with aluminum cutlery as a show of opulence.

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        9 months ago

        You (everyone) will hate this entire comment, but my aforementioned favorite aluminum spoon comes from a Czech army surplus cutlery set. I hate the other utensils, but just think how fucking amazing it is that this is a set which belongs together:

        Why is the spoon so ornamental and aluminum? Why is the knife steel with a plain plastic handle? Why is the fork so fucking weird with a different ornamentation (aluminum too, btw)? This is a set for soldiers. Fancy is good and all but why is it so mismatched? So many questions.

        This specific picture isn’t mine by the way. I’d never allow a fork that horribly misshapen to live in my house.

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            9 months ago

            Ironically, they’re the least stabby ones I own. I assume specs for these vary greatly however. They’re not the higest quality controlled things on earth by any measure.