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maniacalmanicmania ( maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone )  to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Tin can pull tabs: Do you shred your fingers to open them or do you use a spoon like a sensible person?

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Tin can pull tabs: Do you shred your fingers to open them or do you use a spoon like a sensible person?

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  • ClassifiedPancake ( ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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    Don’t know about you but my fingers are not made of paper.

  • AndrasKrigare ( AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org ) 
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    I’m not sure I understand how you’d shred your fingers on them. I put my nail under the tab and lift until my finger can get under it

  • AFC1886VCC ( AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com ) 
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  • Noxy ( noxypaws@pawb.social ) 
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    I use my fingers but have never had any sort of “shred” occur

  • SkaveRat ( SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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    So far, even my nailbiting-fingernails always were more than enough to get these open

  • WorldsDumbestMan ( WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today ) 
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    Press down on the metal with your thumb to give it a bend, then pull on the other end with your ring finger. I don’t recommend ripping it all the way off. If you can’t open this, you need to get a physical job.

  • Devanismyname ( Devanismyname@lemmy.ca ) 
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    I’m not a total pussy so I jam my buck teeth in there and pry it open with that.

    • mosiacmango ( mosiacmango@lemm.ee ) 
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      Teeth? What you too good to slide the flat side of your dick under there and think of england like the rest of us?

  • irelephant [he/him]🍭 ( Irelephant@lemm.ee ) 
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    I just slip my finger under it and pull it back. Easy.

  • Albbi ( Albbi@lemmy.ca ) 
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    I play the banjo and not the guitar, so I finger pick these open instead of shred.

    • KittenBiscuits ( KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee ) 
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      Since OP uses spoons, you only need to find warshboard and jug players to round out your quartet!

  • geneva_convenience ( geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Finally a normal asklemmy question

  • iwakeupeveryday ( iwakeupeveryday@lemm.ee ) 
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    Can opener every time. It sounds strange but it doesn’t leave a lip for things to get caught on when you empty the can

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    • maniacalmanicmania ( maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ) OP
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      Thanks for compliment.

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    • Lokoschade ( Lokoschade@feddit.org ) 
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      I have rather long and nimble fingers, but also my fingernails are really thin and soft so I keep them short (otherwise they will break at every opportunity) which is not a good combination to get a hold of can tabs.

  • Alice ( Alice@beehaw.org ) 
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    I’m on team OP with this one. My nails are too short and 50% of the time I get a can that doesn’t play nice.

    Either way I use a non-electric can opener since it’s quiet. My cat recognizes the sound of these things.

  • dooleypalooza ( dooleypalooza@reddthat.com ) Banned
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    I’m just going to leave this here… Best most mundane purchase I’ve ever made! Regular openers can eat a dick after using this type! https://youtu.be/i_mLxyIXpSY

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    Neither.

    I use a knife.

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