alaija: sighinastorm: stealthbaguette: tinierpurplefishes: the-future-now: Eco-friendly and deliciou

alaija:sighinastorm:stealthbaguette:tinierpurplefishes:the-future-now:Eco-friendly and delicious. Follow @the-future-now​I kind of have to wonder how “accidentally-edible” they are. I mean, that would suck if you accidentally chomp down too hard at the wrong point and end up eating your spoon before you finish your soup.Not just that, but how fast would they soggify? I would be quite displeased if my utensils turned soggy and thus rendered unusable before I finished my meal. I would also think these wouldn’t be great for slow eaters either. ‘Yes, this meal was lovely, if only I could actually finish it. 4 stars out of 5 for great food! 0 stars out of 5 for worst utensils ever!’ Isn’t the alternative already just permanent utensils?  I mean, India is one of the world’s leaders in steel production; I can’t believe they haven’t heard of cutlery sets.  I see this not as a materiel issue, but a lifestyle issue.  Here, too.  I think what should happen is that instead of silverware being place-based, it’s person-based.  Personal instead of local.  I think it used to be that way with chopsticks, before the fast-food era; everyone had their own.  Now there’s a huge problem with disposable chopstick bamboo waste (technically biodegradable, by the way, but so what?).  It’s also resulting in a shameful deforestation.This isn’t a solution to any problem.  It’s a product using the existence of a problem as part of its marketing.That India produces a lot of steel does not mean poor people can afford it. I’d assume it is the lower strata of society that use disposable cuttlery.The cost of the steel used to make cutlery is much higher than that of structural steel, or mild steel generally. The alloy used is 18% chromium and 8-10% nickel. If it is that people cannot afford it, the obvious argument is that long term reused cuttlery is less expensive than disposable cutlery. That only does you any good if you can afford the outlay, which brings you to Terry Pratchett’s ‘Boots’ theory of socioeconomic unfairness. (it’s fun using fictional political theory!)I’m familiar with it, but I’m not sure that’s the case here. -- source link

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