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From the depths of my ancient browser bookmark folders: “the vital statistics of the perfect chopstick.” After testing a dozen pair of chopsticks with experienced users, Swei-Pi Wu of the Hua Fan College of Humanities and Technology in Taipei, Taiwan, determined that “the most efficient chopsticks for general use would have handles of 6 millimetres diameter, tips of 4 millimetres diameter, and a 2 degree tip angle.” An earlier study on length, led Wu to recommend that 240 millimetre chopsticks were best for adults and 180 millimetre ones for children. (printed in 1996)