"Just to add to your points, there is also no way you can set your chopsticks down onto the table and not have the tips touch the surface first unless you slam it down. And yeah, any chopstick using culture either uses a chopstick rest if you want to rest them on the table, or places them on the plate/bowl/dish.Essentially trying to solve a problem that isn't there IMO."
"The only reason I changed my mind about backing it is because I do not see how a string a hook will be any easier than the conventional metal tape. I can stand on one end of say a table, extend the tape to the other end and get a measurement where as I can't do that with a string. "
"Really? How many "tongue-in-cheek" articles do we need here? What value does it add? There's nothing substantially constructive or reflective in this piece."