Anything called a fork or spoon counts, but things similar to forks or spoons but not called as such do not.
I made this kind of market last year. However, I couldn't continue the series. So here is a new market for you all. Link for original: https://manifold.markets/100Anonymous/are-there-more-chairs-than-tables
Give any arguments in the comments. The final answer will be decided by these arguments.
Update 2026-03-19 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): - Spooning (the cuddling action) does not count as a spoon, as it is a verb and was never a spoon to begin with.
Update 2026-03-19 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): Things that are "forked" (e.g. a snake's tongue) may count as forks, though the creator is open to compromise if traders disagree.
Update 2026-03-19 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): A fork in the road counts only if it is clearly marked as a potential diversion to a different but still mainstream route — not every exit or intersection.
Update 2026-03-19 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): Things that are forked only count as forks if it makes sense to call them a fork (e.g. a snake's tongue does not count as a fork).
1,000@Elspeth it's 11 p.m. at night for me, but I don't think so. I'll do more research and confirm tomorrow.
Chopsticks is an alternative to a fork, there is no competing alternative to a spoon.
fork. 🔱🥢🥄 🥄
@AlanTennant main question here is whether there is something named a fork or spoon that is not a fork or spoon that is much higher in numbers
@Bandors we'll see. There may be more cases of spoons or forks that GPT wasn't able to find.
P.S: what a waste of swimming pools' worth of water.
@TheAllMemeingEye Would you like to inject any volatility inducing dissertation-level shenanigans into the discourse?
@100Anonymous If something is "forked", then is it definitionally a fork? For example, a snake's tongue?
@100Anonymous Additionally, is the cuddling action of "spooning" a spoon only while it's happening, then ceases to be a spoon upon conclusion? Or is something that is in the past tense always a spoon?
@Quroe no, I don't think it is a spoon because it wasn't ever a spoon in the first place. It was a verb. Although technically it should count as a spoon, it anyway ceases after conclusion.
@100Anonymous Ah, but as @Bandors alluded to below, is a "Github fork" a fork? Is something entirely digital or conceptual a fork?
@Quroe Hold on, not sure about this. If this market becomes more popular, I might make a poll. I think yes, but again I am willing to compromise if traders disagree.
@Quroe I don't think a snakes tongue is a fork. It is forked, but "a snakes tongue is a fork" doesn't make sense
@Bandors wait, that convinces me. I think something that is forked but makes sense to call a fork can be used, for example, not a snake's tongue.
@Quroe A fork in the road would count if it was clearly marked. Not just any exit, but rather something that clearly says that there is a potential diversion to a different but still mainstream route.
@Quroe if you can argue anything at the microscopic level is a fork (forks in circuits etc) , it would surely resolve to forks...
@Quroe well, if the exit is mainstream, then yes, but this looks to be a road to community or layout, so not really a fork.
@Quroe I can agree with major marked forks if we can write off anything at the microscopic level
if I were to count forks like that, everything small diversion would be a fork.
That is exactly my angle, yes. All forks lead to Rome.
@100Anonymous I'm 100% team spoon since we agree to ignore anything not visible to human eye