why is it
that within 5 seconds and 2 steps
when carrying a plate with a fork on it
that the fork somehow slams to the ground
even when i’m focused, keeping the plate level, moving at a normal pace
is it math? science? is my body always a just a bit a-kilter?
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*in reading about what dropping a fork means, all i that i can find are superstitions.
after looking at superstitions from around the globe, from a variety of cultures, both historical and current
many disagree about what will happen when you drop a fork
but they seem to be narrowed down to three major things that will happen soon:
good news, bad news, or love.
this explains a lot of my life.,
but why the fork falls remains a mystery.
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“if they drop a fork, you give them another one”
– from ‘caddyshack’
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Those superstitions are “forkin” crazy …. LOL
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I’m trying to imagine when I might carry a fork in a bowl. I usually set the table before eating, so the fork is not in the bowl. Now I think of it, they do occasionally fall off when I am carrying the dishes to the sink to wash up. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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it happens )
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Pete – just noticed this picture featured a bowl, and was just going for a stock photo of plate and fork, but I’m sure mine would fall out of a bowl as well )
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This falls under the same mysterious physics that makes a piece of buttered bread always land butter side down when it falls. I am sticking to spoons!
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yes!
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It’s the construction of the fork. It’s handle is heavier than the prongs so it tends to slip and fall off the plate
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So, math and engineering)
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That’s my experience.
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It’s the earth’s magnetic pull, making a grab for defenceless utensils. Fork you gravity!
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I knew you would have the answer- science and sass!
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I love the self deprecating humor in this one; you know I always appreciate self deprecating humour: the highest form 🙂
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Just minutes ago a spoon leapt out of a shallow bowl I was carrying! Conniving cutlery.
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Always up to something
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As my mother would say: one of life’s little mysteries
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Indeed
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But … if I choose to carry the fork in my clutched fist instead, Beth, the plate either tilts wildly and spills half my meal to the ground or falls out of my grip altogether and crashes to pieces at my feet.
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So right!
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I am a klutz. There is always a good chance that I will drop something I am carrying, but surprisingly it is rarely a fork. So I guess I am no help for tour dilemma.
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Always better to replace the fallen fork with a clean one…
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I drop forks, along with everything else. Hadn’t thought about the superstitions.😳
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So, that means: everything can happen… lol
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I think forks have a different relationship with gravity than other utensils.
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They have their own agreement
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I didn’t know there were any superstitions about dropped forks. But as long as they don’t land tines down on my foot, I won’t worry about it.
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All good )
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Before cleaning up post-meal, I always feel forks require proper placement for the return trip as they do seem to have a strong desire to take a dive!
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It’s their natural instinct
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The superstition we learned was: If you dropped a knife, a man was going to visit. If you dropped a fork, a woman was going to visit. If you dropped a spoon, a child was going to visit. It never comes true though… 🙂
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Fun though)
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If I drop a fork somebody else is going to have to either pick it up off the floor or pick me up off the floor.
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A new tradition
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I drop forks, spoons, knives. Nothing special about forks for me! I rarely drop pounds though.
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That’s a while other level that refuses to go easily
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the size and shape of a fork is almost a “Double dog dare ya” to keep it on a plate!
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It sure is
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Good news bad news or love ? How interesting – and I once hear as that f you drop a knife it means you will have some one visit you
I had to smile at the caddy shack quite too
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All good
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☀️😊
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I just hold my plate in one hand and the fork in the other. I’m simple-minded that way. And I don’t know what anything means…
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Brilliant move
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🤣
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For me, right now, it would be that the world is a-kilter. Started vestibular rehab therapy yesterday so hopefully with patience, time and exercise (brain retraining), I will be walking in a balanced world.
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Best of luck to you, I struggle with that a bit as well
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So true! and sometimes it is a knife… I will often drop a knife on the floor while carrying my toast and butter to my desk. (and a bit of tradition in my house: every time a knife is dropped on the floor, it is not a good omen, so I have to make the sign of the cross on the floor with it as I pick it up. If a fork is dropped, it just means that a man is coming to visit. If a spoon is dropped it means a woman is coming. – that is what I grew up with, and I still follow it lol0
Blessings to you!
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Love it!
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Rule of thumb…always hold the fork to the plate with your THUMB and I thought a dropped fork meant company was coming, but that’s probably not true.
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add that into the mix!
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“The fork somehow slams to the ground..”
That’s bizarre.
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