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Found in my works silverware drawer. Tempted to take it, none of my spoons even approach this level of perfection.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 4 hours ago

There is no spoon.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 5 points 5 hours ago

Don't do it! Then it would always remind you of work when you see it.

[–] hangry@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

You can't dupe us. We all know the perfect spoon is this one.
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[–] madgepickles@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

that's not bad, i don't prefer round ones. the decorative lines down the stem aren't too bad, at least they are simple maybe they would grow on me but i prefer no decorations

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 12 hours ago
[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 16 hours ago

The perfect spoon differs for different foods

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

No

Stop trolling this community with your messed up spoons. We all know that is way to big for Autism.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

If this is actual silver, then it's not a perfect spoon to me. I had a magnet implanted into my right pinky finger for stimming reasons, and for me a perfect spoon must be ferromagnetic (i.e. attracted to magnets, steel).

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Any more info on this body mod?

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

Here's the BME (Body Modification Encyclopaedia) page about it (TW Blood): https://wiki.bme.com/index.php/Magnetic_implant

It was invented by Steve Haworth and he's trained folks across the world on implanting them. The magnets he gets made and sells on to body modders are the gold standard because they're chamfered to be pill shaped before being encased in body safe plastic, so there are no sharp edges that can split. I got it done at a place here in Melbourne called Piercing HQ back in 2017 for AU$300, and last I checked the price hadn't gone up.

The coolest thing about it is that it's not just a magnet in your body. It actually hijacks your sense of touch to provide a "magnetic sense". It does this by basically squishing the skin between the magnet and whatever you're holding it against. So I can tell when something is magnetic, versus ferromagnetic, I can sense electromagnetic fields, I can feel when the field around an electric motor is particularly "dirty" bc it's a cheap brushed motor, compared to the "cleanness" of a good brushless motor.

One really weird/uncomfy thing that happens is that a large external magnet can flip the internal one around so the poles are opposite again. It's an incredibly weird sensation.

Anyway, let me know if you have anymore questions <3

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That does sound cool! Does it mean you can't handle hard-drives, tapes etc? I guess you can never get an MRI either now

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 hours ago

It's not powerful enough to affect those things, you usually need a stronger electromagnet to start causing issues. I have tried to make the mag-strip on a credit card stop working. As for MRIs, you can actually, they just need to treat it like non-removable shrapnel :)

[–] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

okay that's incredibly cool and that last thing makes me hate it.

does the capsule protrude? or did you have a bit of flesh carved out to create a recess?

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Oh gosh, I can't even imagine a body modder carving some flesh out to implant something! There's definitely a little bulge but it settles in closer than you'd think.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

that looks like a scar i have on my thumb, so its not too bad. it does make me think i would pick at it constantly though.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 hours ago

There's really nothing to pick at, I can't even actually see the insertion scar if I look hard. You can feel the pill-shaped bump easily under the skin, but it's never made me wanna pick at it. Trust me too, I'm a scar picker-at-er too so I would if I could.

[–] ksigley@lemm.ee 3 points 15 hours ago
[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 19 hours ago (3 children)
[–] madgepickles@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

not today Satan

[–] dabaldeagul@feddit.nl 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

If someone hands me this and expects me to eat with it, I'd hurt them.

[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 15 hours ago

they stack nicely

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[–] 4am@lemm.ee 5 points 16 hours ago

These are actually quite fun if you give them a shot! Usually ceramic though, I’ve never seen a metal one

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 14 hours ago

I would rather that than most other spoons

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 9 points 16 hours ago

When I was growing up, my parents had a set of spoons that not only looked nice, worked well, felt good in hand, etc but they also stacked perfectly in the drawer. I mean sure they were easy to knock over but they would self-align with a little pinch of the pile to line them up. The forks did it too.

I’ve never seen a set like that again and I’ve been chasing that dragon for 35 years

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago
[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 17 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I am uncomfortable with the lack of smoothness on the end of the stem

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I can't tell based on the image if that is engraved but there are cases where the spoon being engraved can feel nice.

[–] zueski@lemm.ee 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That looks like a garbage disposal got it to me

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Now that I'm looking at it more clearly I completely agree.

[–] ApplyingAutomation@lemmy.world 15 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

What do you like about this spoon?

[–] madgepickles@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

it's just perfect? the proportions, no stupid decorative elements, smooth transitions, not too big not too small, good heft, strong but not heavy, well balanced. tbh i didn't notice the scratches until after I posted the picture, maybe the picture highlights then more but in any case it was just the perfect spoon for me

[–] Novamdomum@fedia.io 6 points 16 hours ago

Which end do you eat with? :P

[–] AceSLive@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Swap it. Bring one from home, and accidentally take this one back

[–] mogranja@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

This guy spoons

[–] dai@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Need a side profile, looks can be deceiving.

If it's that shape but thin it would go in the bin tbh. Nothing worse than bending a spoon shoveling ice cream into my mouth.

[–] madgepickles@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

it was perfect

[–] hera@feddit.uk 5 points 17 hours ago

Nooo it's too egg shaped

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 7 points 18 hours ago

Fails the yogurt cup test

[–] noctivius@lemm.ee 6 points 18 hours ago

i like these random posts like this lol

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's not bad. Weirdly I don't have a perfect spoon even though I have a top 5 forks list

[–] madgepickles@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

I'm pretty anti fork if i can avoid them

[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 18 hours ago

Depends where the balance point is

[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

There is no spoon

[–] rwdf@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago
[–] gid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 19 hours ago

I appreciate the balance!