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[–] shadowedcross 11 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

How did you know about my mashed potato fingers?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I use my teeth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day 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...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day 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 😂

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

100% sherd fingers and bend nails backwards

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Heard of it but never looked into it. Wikipedia has story about a guy who sees the words, not the images (I think). Do you see words, symbols?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Na, no visual imagery at all,

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Me too. I always thought people were being dramatic and colourful. Took decades to realize brains work differently. And apparently some people have problems with ring pulls as well. Human diversity is amazing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Diversity for the win, I'd imagine a trophy if i could haha. Where do you land, partial or full?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yer how good is it haha

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

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

BECAUSE THE STUPID PULL TAB COMES OFF!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

upside down spoon

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

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