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hungrymike posted...

Out of curiosity, why chopsticks?

In my case, I reject having the knife on this list because the knife is a tool that far exceeds just an eating utensil. Granted, eating with 2 knives in the pre-fork times was the height of sophistication, but we're like half a milenium past those days. 90% of foods I can think of off the top of my head can be eaten with chopsticks if prepared correctly. Soups, stews and cereals can simply be slurped from the bowl. Plus, chops are probably the easiest to make from scratch with a variety of simple materials.

Bamboo and wood are nearly ubiquitous, and if we've lost the technology to have knives, I worry about fire making as a technology, because how are you preparing the food you're eating in the first place at that point?