But, as anyone on the "field-end" rather than the "fork-end" of the food supply chain will tell you, these days margins are tight and competition fierce.

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At one point, Charles, confused, holds a fork by the wrong end, and Caesar slowly, gently takes it out of his hand and turns it around.

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The fork uses a high-end accelerometer from Analog Devices to measure any shocks and jolts, as well as an advanced fluid-control system from Enfield Technologies that allows the fork to stiffen or soften quicker than a tire can deform, typically between 8 and 13 milliseconds.

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We taught them to pass the salt around the table rather than over it, how they should place their knife and fork on their plates at the end of a meal, and the proper way to lean their soup or cereal bowl when spooning out the last drops.

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Failed wire transfers end with the payer has having to fork over money to pay a rejection fee and then must pay to resubmit the wire.

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