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Hot or Not: Popcorn Forks

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No more greasy fingers - the Popcorn Fork is here. We worked in a popcorn-crazy office, and our boss bought each of us a set of these plastic gadgets, designed to pick up popcorn kernels like a mechanical arm. There's even a built-in saltshaker on the end. If you want to bestow a few on your own office, they're $8.50 for a 6-pack at Amazon.

 
 

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I've eaten popcorn with chopsticks...but that's only because my mom puts honey on hers.

posted by Michelle of Montreal on September 12th 2007 at 4:37am
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I'm not sure they're necessary for popcorn, but I can see other uses for them. For example, they'd be good for retrieving pickles and other tasty morsels that live in brine or marinade. There are long-handled forks for that, but sometimes a pickle refuses to disengage without a battle.

posted by Julie on September 12th 2007 at 4:57am
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Looks like Chindōgu to me...

posted by Jim of ChewOnThat on September 12th 2007 at 5:07am
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Don't get between me and my popcorn.

posted by Joan A. on September 12th 2007 at 5:19am
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I used to eat Pirate Booty with chopsticks. This isn't too different.

posted by surplusj on September 12th 2007 at 6:06am
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i'm with michelle and surplusj - i use good ol' chopsticks for my popcorn-eating. (b/c i admit it, i put a lot of butter on mine.)

posted by anh-minh on September 12th 2007 at 7:59am
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Another product that will only help to fill the landfills. Why buy something new when chopsticks work fine?

posted by shebear on September 12th 2007 at 10:13am
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Um, how about just washing your hands after eating popcorn? Why do we need another useless device to clutter up our kitchens?

posted by charise on September 12th 2007 at 2:36pm
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GREASY FINGERS IS HALF THE REASON TO EAT POPCORN!

posted by chartreuse on September 12th 2007 at 3:28pm
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Goodness gracious.

posted by RJD on September 12th 2007 at 4:31pm
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when will this stop. whoever created this "tool" to eat popcorn should go back to the work table and concentrate on something more beneficial to society. it seems like a task and waste of manufacturing for a utensil that perhaps was inspired by laziness.

posted by mrkhernan on September 14th 2007 at 4:45pm
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