this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2024
335 points (96.1% liked)
Asklemmy
43940 readers
384 users here now
A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions
Search asklemmy ๐
If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!
- Open-ended question
- Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
- Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
- Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
- An actual topic of discussion
Looking for support?
Looking for a community?
- Lemmyverse: community search
- sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
- !lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities
~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Using a rubber band around the lid of a jar to open it effortlessly.
I love how you gave us gold and the replies are "dur have you tried hitting it?" And "duh have you tried breaking it?" Debate brain rot.
I don't agree. Even with a rubber band you need tremendous force to open a lid like that.
It's much easier to wedge a fork or spoon handle between the lid and the glass to let some air in, after which the jar opens without effort.
I learned to put both my palms around the lid, fingers crossing over my hands and then press hard inwards. This will pop the lid and then you can easily twist it open.
Useful if you don't have any utensil nearby
I'm not sure what you mean, is it for grip?
Yeah, sometimes using your shirt works, too, just because it will absorb sweat and give a dry grip.
Rubber band can also spread the grip out. Like when you squeeze on the lid directly, you can press into the side of the jar and grip there, making it harder to turn it. Especially if there's dried sauce between the lid and jar, squeezing it lid against it can make it less likely to break. A rubber band spreads some of your grip away from your fingers because it is soft, and the rubber can grip along where you aren't pressing, so more force ends up going towards torquing the lid and less towards squeezing it.
A firm but gentle grip can also work. Don't yank on it, just apply slow and steady pressure and sometimes it'll loosen up after a few seconds. And once it starts to turn, it's over. You've won.
If you don't need the lid so much, you can just punch a hole in it with a knife or tin opener, and it'll come off like shit off a shovel.
You can also just smack the edge of the lid with the back of a knife a few times for the same effect.
I just smack the whole can on the counter. The lid onto the counter edge, to be clear. Seems to work consistently, and lots of room to apply more force if needed
I can do many things!
Can confirm, didn't know that one.