Answer by Megha for What could some alternative eating utensils be like?
You might take inspiration from some of the rarer (or odder) utensils people have come up with, they will both have a realistic-ish feel and an exotic-ish one.One example - eating thorns. Very rare...
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Big hammerIts used to pacify food before consumption. Longpork some types of food really don't like, when you eat it. It doesn't like it so much, so it even can strike back!On the same time, this food...
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Answer by Chronocidal for What could some alternative eating utensils be like?
The first thing to do is consider what eating utensils already exist, and why. As a general rule, they are to make it easier, safer, cleaner or more hygienic to eat:Chopsticks are essentially extended...
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ChusherAn expensive spoon like utensil (often made of silver or gold) with a lid that crushes its contents, letting the released liquid flow but retaining the solids.Some rare and elusive delicacies...
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Portable Kinetic Field DevicesThe hard part is not coming up with something new, but coming up with something new and practical. Eating is a common activity; so, practicality is an important factor in...
View ArticleAnswer by KodiakMFL for What could some alternative eating utensils be like?
Seems to me that the food itself determines what the utensils will be and what your feeding organism looks like. Vegetable matter - maybe something to assist with grinding. Meat - cutting, slicing,...
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Answer by thieupepijn for What could some alternative eating utensils be like?
Your question made me think of the Anti-Matter Chopsticks in the Red Dwarf episode "Legion"http://reddwarf.fandom.com/wiki/Anti-Matter_Chopsticks .It might give you inspiration for the purpose of a new...
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Answer by J. Doe for What could some alternative eating utensils be like?
The eating machine as seen in Chaplin's movie.There are many utensils there. They appear more than alternative, but I do not know their names.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(film)
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Straw + air pressureLots of good suggestions already, but this one is still missing:If you have a liquid, you can stick a straw into it, close the upper end with your finger (or other bodypart as...
View ArticleAnswer by Adam Miller for What could some alternative eating utensils be like?
You need to ask yourself some questions firstHow did your species develop, and what do its manipulation and eating organs look like?Once you answer these, you can start looking at what tools might make...
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ScissorspoonBasically scissors with a small spoon like cavity on the side on which food would be stored (or the scissor is double and the food remains in the middle/inside)An alternative thing based on...
View ArticleAnswer by craq for What could some alternative eating utensils be like?
If you accept suggestions for drinking - including liquid meals like soups or protein shakes - then I'd suggest some kind of balloon or pouch or bladder. They used to be made of animal skins and used...
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Alternative ToolsThe question leaves many questions to be answered. Is the species different from today’s humans? Is the food (consistency and type) similar to common food items today? Which items?...
View ArticleAnswer by Jay for What could some alternative eating utensils be like?
An amusing question. I don't have any suggestions that I think are very good, but let me suggest some angles of attack.The trick is to come up with something that would actually be a practical eating...
View ArticleAnswer by Willk for What could some alternative eating utensils be like?
Little seesaw for launching food into the air.This would be a little device with a lever over a fulcrum. You would load food in the far end then bang the near end, launching it into the air towards the...
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Answer by The Square-Cube Law for What could some alternative eating utensils...
Here is some inspiration from the real world.Where I come from, crabs are a big deal in cuisine. We cook them whole and serve them that way.You can't eat the shell, though, so you need a way to access...
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It would be difficult to invent a new utensil that doesn't resemble the ones that we already have.All eating utensils can be categorized into two types - the ones that we put in our mouth and the ones...
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I know it's not really all that exciting, but things like eating will be very prominent in the cultures and show up a lot in my story...In my world I want my race to have at least two different types...
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