• 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 (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.