We love sporks, but before we did this show, we didn't realize how little we knew about them. All of the sporks I had encountered in the wild were made of plastic. It's only recently that Sporkful listeners have tipped us off to the exciting intersection of sporkdom and metallurgy. Gabe was intrigued by the Swiss Army multifunctionality of this spork. And since no right-thinking eater would choose a spork made from anything but durable hard-anodized 7075-T6 aircraft grade aluminum, the above utensil promises to help you "Explore. Conquer. Become."

But Sporkful listener Matt took things into his own hands, forging a gleaming silver spork. I've never made anything out of metal, but I'd like to believe that this spork was born of molten orange-glowing metal, with a goggle-clad Matt striking hammer into anvil, kind of like that old Marines commercial where they make the sword. Actually, if you read the comments, you'll see his methods are far smoother. Bravo, Matt, and keep the spork sightings coming, folks! /mark