thanks. Yes this is in line with my original thought too.

this makes me lean towards the fork even more.

Thank you for concurring with me. This is also the explanation i could come up with while observing food mixer blades(they resemble a fork more than a spoon), tough the flow is more turbulent in that case.

Yes i think shaking may induce good dissolution and mixing and may be higher intensity than mixing using spoon or fork.

My thought was on the lines of non turbulent mixing with spoon or fork, entirely on the basis of mixing efficiency.

The whole point of the spoon or fork is to create turbulence. In a clear container, you can even see the turbulence created as the solute dissolves creating mirage (portions of the solution have different densities, refracting light differently), provided you stir slowly enough see it happening.

Yes. This makes the debate futile haha.

Haha.. yes.. missed this candidate.

While i do understand that a larger surface area of the spoon will "flap" the liquid around better, but assuming similar motion with a fork might mean a more heterogeneous mix.

Of course we haven't mentioned the intensity of mixing. A food mixer's blades appear more closer to a fork than a spoon.

Thank you .. will do this experiment.

Pretty cool.

I did that to a 2009 mac mini ( with an external USB-SSD) .. and it came back to life. Still use it for running some jobs.

This is really amazing. Pretty insightful. Thank you.