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thaumasiotes on July 29, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why cans of soup are shaped the way they are

I suspect a bigger influence on this was people's general desire not to stab themselves in the mouth with sharp corners.

cmiller1 on July 29, 2014 [–]

You must have a hard time using forks

thaumasiotes on July 30, 2014 | [–]

If the fork tines pointed up or down, instead of back, I would ;)

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