Trying to decide if I need some "Titanium Tactical Chopsticks"

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For a real "Mall Ninja" at Panda Express!!
 
Ummm, sure why not? Unbreakable sticks certainly has it's uses

Edit: nvm, saw from the video that they're threaded and not one solid piece. Mall ninja out:p
 
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Need...only you can answer that...

Not sure how tactical they are, the hollow handle looks thin. As far as the design of the chopsticks, titanium is "cool" and should not be affected by food, but I would be more impressed if you could reverse the tips into the handles for storage. Also the space between the carbon fiber sleeve and the handle will need frequent cleaning, I'd rather have a plain titanium handle. But all that is just my opinion, YMMV
 
Years ago, R.W.Clark offered titanium chopsticks and I got a pair without his splash anodizing, just the plain sticks. I carry them everywhere. :)
 
I suppose it would depend on if you regularly use chopsticks to eat with. If the answer is yes, then you may want to consider them. The idea behind weapons like this is that they provide "plausible deniability" - i.e. after using them in self defense you could argue "they are not weapons. They are chopsticks. I just happened to have them at hand when I was attacked, officer."

This may work if you are attacked while eating in a shop that serves Asian cuisine. If you are attacked in a back alley, then it may be harder to argue that your chop sticks are not impact weapons. Depends on your federal, state, and local laws.
 
RattusRattus said:
I suppose it would depend on if you regularly use chopsticks to eat with. If the answer is yes, then you may want to consider them. The idea behind weapons like this is that they provide "plausible deniability" - i.e. after using them in self defense you could argue "they are not weapons. They are chopsticks. I just happened to have them at hand when I was attacked, officer."

This may work if you are attacked while eating in a shop that serves Asian cuisine. If you are attacked in a back alley, then it may be harder to argue that your chop sticks are not impact weapons. Depends on your federal, state, and local laws.
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Looking around I don't see any sort of indication these are supposed to be for any kind of self defense. Their design is a pretty common one for portable chopsticks.
The thread title "tactical chopsticks" is a bit misleading. I think these are purely meant to be chopsticks; just made out of cool materials.

What he says in the video about people carrying their own to restaurants isn't uncommon among Asian communities.
 
Look up the etiquette of using chopsticks !! No pointing with them, no stabbing etc. Fork etiquette is similar. Otherwise you'll just be considered a barbarian !
 
n7titan said:
Looking around I don't see any sort of indication these are supposed to be for any kind of self defense. Their design is a pretty common one for portable chopsticks.
The thread title "tactical chopsticks" is a bit misleading. I think these are purely meant to be chopsticks; just made out of cool materials.
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Ah. I assumed "tactical" meant "also good to hit people with" :wink:
 
RattusRattus said:
Ah. I assumed "tactical" meant "also good to hit people with" :wink:
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I would have too, especially since Spartan Knives seems to make stabby things; your post made me read up to see if they were or not. I didn't see Spartan knives say tactical or anything else like that.

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I have a nice set of pretty anodized chopsticks from Allen Folts which are very pretty. They are certainly stout enough to use defensively if I must (stabbing mainly) but, they are too heavy and a little thick to be practical. If you want a cool gadget and a conversation piece, sure, go for it. ;)

Something like the SnowPeak chopsticks are going to be a lot more useful at the sushi bar. :D
 
Allen Folts! He's the one who makes the nicest titanium chopsticks now! My R.W.Clarks are very plain but easy to use and to clean.

I find that chopsticks work really well for eating salad, my utensils of choice for that now, also for mixed vegetables, and not bad for fish.
 
Chopsticks are one of those things that are looked at more as a novelty here in the U.S., but are just as common as the fork and knife in other countries, that being in the far East obviously. Anyway, I think it's always good to have companies branching out and trying new things out. Once you get some practice down with chopsticks, they are quite useful... and very easy to clean! :)
 
mete said:
Look up the etiquette of using chopsticks !! No pointing with them, no stabbing etc. Fork etiquette is similar. Otherwise you'll just be considered a barbarian !
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For anyone who wants to use chopsticks this is a must. even the littlest things a normal person with a fork would do can be a war starter with chop sticks, so do your research.
 
Allen Folts , apparently according to the website he no longer makes Ti chopsticks !
 
Nice chopsticks. For eating, I prefer wooden ones. The wood's texture provides a little more friction to hold the food.

Here's a bit of humor I stumbled across a few years ago.


My blonde friend Ann and I were eating at a Chinese
restaurant. When an elderly waiter set chopsticks at our
places, Ann made a point of reaching into her purse and
pulling out her own pair.
"As an environmentalist," she declared, "I do not approve
of destroying bamboo forests for throwaway utensils."

The waiter inspected her chopsticks.
"Velly bootiful," he said politely. "Ivoly from sca-ace,
endange-ad animahs, instead of fahm gwown choptick wood.
In old time onny litch sumbitch bigshot use ivoly choptick to
make shua wood iss not poisonnd."
 
I also prefer wooden ones for the same reason, round not square. Round ones are more comfy in my hands.

I hate trying to eat slippery foods like pho with plastic or metal chopsticks, slides too much.
 
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