Comment on Do I have incredibly weak thumbs, or does this instruction exist on boxes just to mess with us?
Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Companies do a really bad job at product testing when it comes to opening stuff. The best ones are where you damage the product because it’s so hard to open. It’s like they never thought to actually try using the stupid little pull tab they give us to actually open their own product.
cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 1 year ago
there is nothing more infuriating than buying a jar of salsa from the store, and then trying to open it only to have the jar fly out of your hands and break into tiny pieces that you now have to clean up along with salsa all over your floor.
Anamnesis@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why is everyone in this thread absolutely mangling jars of salsa
cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 1 year ago
lmao I’m just trying to get the lid off! I twist, nothing happens, I twist harder - lid comes off and jar goes fucking flying.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If it’s a jar with a metal twist-to-open lid, you can get a butter knife or similar, and dent the edge of the lid with the back of the knife- doesn’t take a lot of force, but it makes opening the jar way easier.
cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 1 year ago
I have done this before and it doesn’t always work. They just get them on there so good and tight. I honestly just always make sure to open them over the counter now.
I find most accidents always happen when you try to give that extra oomph of force only to go too far. That’s how I put my hand through a window once.
Asafum@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Instead of trying to dent the lid, you can relieve the inner pressure of any containers like the salsa with metal lids by taking a spoon and sticking it between the lid and bottle to try to pry the side of the lid away from the bottle to create just enough of a gap to equalize the pressure. You don’t need to apply much pressure, you usually hear the pop of the lid when the pressure is equalized and then it should be much easier to open!