While time has forgotten when bowls were first created and used by humans, I'll never forget the time I accidentally smashed my Aunt Hilde's antique fruit bowl while playing ball in the house. For four dang hours, I sat at her kitchen table gluing that thing back together and what'd she do when I was finished? She shrugged and said she was thinking of buying a new one anyway. Stupid bowl. But I'm sure these are great. Really.