- Elongate the fork handle and add a spoon to the opposite end.
- Narrow the outer edge of each of the outside fork tines to make cutting your food easier.
- Add a carabiner to the end of the fork to clip it to things (like your work bag) so it doesn’t get lost/left behind for lunches.
- Make the head of the fork detachable and create an assortment of compatible utensil ends for the handle, ie. knife attachment, razor attachment, whisk attachment, shoe horn attachment, pencil attachment, screwdriver attachments.
- Make the end of the fork handle a flat screwdriver to pry and open stuff.
- Forkbells. Make forks with weight added to them so you can work out while eating.
- Create a set of forks that can combine into a wicked robot-like transformer.
- Make the fork handle a ruler/straight edge.
- Instead of making the fork tines all the same length, make the one on the right the longest and shorten each one until you get the shortest one on the left. This would give you more tine to plate contact for better raking/collecting of food. “Eat with less effort.”
- Make a fork out of material that smells funny to help prevent overeating.
- Make a fork an unappetizing color to help prevent overeating.
- Add a really thick handle a to fork for use with winter gloves.
- Forklight.
- Make the handle end a cuttable key and have your forks cut to match the locks of your house, car and any other key you tend to lose or misplace.
- Heated forks to add to your culinary experience.
- Forks signed by popular chefs.
- Designer forks. The fork is the new watch. Diamonds, gold, jewels. Refuse to eat with “common” cutlery found in restaurants or neighbor’s houses.
- Smart Cutlery. Connected to the Internet. Measure the calories in each mouthful as you go. Set warnings for calorie, fat, carb, etc intake. Weighs and records each mouthful. Connects to Smart Fork app to measure and track eating habits, diets, etc. Tracks all online. Relays data to smartphone/watch.
- The fork handle is an Apple TV remote. When your kids lose the damn Apple TV remote again you have a spare.
- Enlarge the fork tines and handle and use materials for the fork that allow it to be strummed and played as an instrument.
- Wearable cutlery. Fork fashion.
- Forkhammer.
- A fork that randomly emits a farting noise at some point during the meal.
- Forkcorder. A fork that records meal conversations and allows for playbacks to determine who said what.
- A fork that tastes like salt but isn’t actually salt so you don’t have to add salt to your meals. “The healthier way to eat.”
- Forks with a temperature gauge in them. Never burn your mouth again.
- A fork with a small parachute in the handle that is triggered when the fork reaches a certain speed. Prevent your 3-year-old from beaning you/your dog/the wall/your four-year-old when he or she throws their fork during the nightly dinner tantrum.
- Edible forks instead of disposable forks to reduce waste when camping.
- Black forks.
- Forktober. The 13th month.
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