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

2 years ago by maniacalmanicmania to c/ama

shadowedcross 12 points 2 years ago

Well thankfully my fingers aren't made of paper mache.

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zurohki 11 points 2 years ago

Pry it up slightly and get an actual finger under it before pulling. Put your thumb in the centre of the lid for leverage.

What are your fingers made of, mashed potato?

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maniacalmanicmania 5 points 2 years ago

How did you know about my mashed potato fingers?

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CEOofmyhouse56 6 points 2 years ago

I don't have a problem with ring pulls on cans. I have problems with those shitty plastic ones found on Asian sauce bottles.

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Zozano 3 points 2 years ago

I use my teeth.

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shirro 5 points 2 years ago

I must have weird anatomy or something because I have never found these even slightly difficult to open. Surely the real problem is wet/oily hands trying to grip smooth metal twist caps welded onto smooth glass jars.

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don 4 points 2 years ago

I keep my fingernails short, so if I can’t lift the tab within a few seconds, it’s spoon time, baby!

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Tau 3 points 2 years ago

I use my fingers like a normal person. The only problem I have with these is the occasional time when the tab shears off completely as you flip it up and you're left contemplating whether to stab something into the groove or dig out the can opener...

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RedCarCastle 3 points 2 years ago

100% sherd fingers and bend nails backwards

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maniacalmanicmania 1 point 2 years ago

I feel sick.

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RedCarCastle 4 points 2 years ago

Get that funny white crease back where flesh meets nail, mmm yer boi that's what I'm about

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maniacalmanicmania 1 point 2 years ago

I have a harder time dealing with pictures in my head then I do with gross stuff irl or things in movies.

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RedCarCastle 1 point 2 years ago

Yer that's rough buddy, I'm in the aphantasia bracket so no issues for me, gross it up lol

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rayquetzalcoatl 3 points 2 years ago

It's got a pull tab, made for human fingers. How do you even use a spoon for this?? Do you jam the spoon in? I feel like I'm cack-handed enough to impale myself with the spoon if it requires jamming honestly 😂

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Fleur_ 3 points 2 years ago

You can get the ring part to lift slightly by pushing down on the opposite side

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maniacalmanicmania 1 point 2 years ago

I bought a couple of the same cans to test this out with later. Saw the same advice in the other thread.

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Deceptichum 2 points 2 years ago
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gila 2 points 2 years ago

Usually a can opener, after the tabs on the woolies brand cans fall off. Thanks, duopoly!

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Zachariah 2 points 2 years ago

upside down spoon

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No1 2 points 2 years ago

I end up using a can opener, axe and angle grinder

BECAUSE THE STUPID PULL TAB COMES OFF!

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ada 2 points 2 years ago

Fingers of steel

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Majorllama 0 points 2 years ago

Pocket knife under the edge and bend it up just a tiny bit so I can get my finger under the edge without bending a nail trying to pull it up.

If I don't have my knife on me for some reason any length of thin metal will really work. I have used keys, spoons, scissors, meat thermometers, a single loop from a whisk and probably more I'm forgetting.

Pull tab cans can be a real bitch sometimes lol.

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