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Are we getting dumber by the hour to need a tutorial on how to use a knife?
by B5C8ECB24DB47D1 2y ago
Are we getting dumber by the hour to need a tutorial on how to use a knife?
- kurthr 2y agoIt's so dumb I'm tempted to believe that it's outrage bait invented by the author to advertise the knife.
- notatoad 2y agoi'm gonna say the author mistakenly held their knife upside down at lunch, and then instead of just saying "haha that was dumb" like a normal person, wrote a whole article to explain how it was actually the knife's fault.
- readthenotes1 2y agoAre we getting dumber by the hour to need to gain attention by reversing the standard knife blade orientation? After reading the design of everyday things, I no longer blame that stupidity on me...
- graypegg 2y agoPlaying diners advocate here, it's odd to see a knife where the curved part is not the cutting part. I know most knives I've eaten with are curved so you can sort of "roll" it thru a cut. Combine that with dark restaurant lighting and the need to not seem like an idiot around polite company, I don't think I would personally clue in right away that I need to hold the knife opposite to every other steak knife I've ever used, nor inspect it close enough to realize the cutting edge is on the "back" in front of people who will think this is the first time I've used a steak knife before or something.
- SAI_Peregrinus 2y agoSantoku-style chef's knives and sailor's knives are other examples with a straight blade and curved spine.
- otteromkram 2y agoHmm...I think the comment about people getting dumber still stands. If you're not dumb, then you would figure out how to use the knife after taking a look at it and seeing which side is the sharp one. That's almost textbook intelligence; being able to resolve abstract problems based on limited information.
- graypegg 2y agoI think I just dislike the framing that not investigating something = being dumb You can just ask if you aren't sure. If I welcomed you into my house, and asked you to turn on the lights, while not telling you it's wired in a three-way switch config where another switch has to be turned on first, I think the dumb solution there is flicking on and off every light switch for 5 minutes till you get it, rather than just asking me. To me, holding the knife up to my phone's flashlight, or gently grazing the side against my palm has the same sort of "why are you doing that" energy everyone wants to avoid. Dark restaurant, social pressure to not do weird things at the table, I get why anyone could mess up.
- MrMember 2y agoCan't wait for the 10 minute Youtube tutorials on how to properly use a knife.
- johnea 2y agoYes, yes we are...