The hell are you doing that shreds your fingers
Seems like it’s been a while since pull tabs in Australia didn’t want to rip off your fingernails when you try to use them to open a can.
I’m scared to ask… what… are you using your fingernails for here?
How do you pry these open? The tab in the picture is really tight against the lid of the can. Is there are trick to loosening these without picking at them with my nails?
No, I don’t think there is a trick… I just thought you did something weird, because I’ve literally never hurt myself opening these or even had any problems at all.
I just opened one of these to test. What I do is I use my fingernails to get below the tab, which is extremely easy. The harder part would be to lift it up with my fingernails, which I don’t do, instead, after lifting the tab up just a tiny bit with my fingernails, I push my finger further in so that a bit of my flesh goes in between the tab and the lid, which gives me a bit more leverage to lift the tab. I then repeat this one more time, after which my whole finger is in the hole. I can then just remove the lid by holding the can with one hand, then pulling the lid in a 45° angle with the finger through the hole.
I just never thought about that there could be a problem opening these and I wondered what exactly you were doing to make it hard.
Push down on the short side of the tab and just behind the two lumps on the lid, it should go “kathuck” and the top comes up off the lid so you can pull it free.
You press down on the middle of the tin can with your thumb first, then pull with your ring finger.
I’ll try this method next.
it shouldnt be that tight but if it is you can use a butter knife to lift up the first 19 degrees and then use your finger.
Fingernails? When young, I sliced my finger with the lid itself and have the scar to prove it.
Don’t know about you but my fingers are not made of paper.
So far, even my nailbiting-fingernails always were more than enough to get these open
I use my fingers but have never had any sort of “shred” occur
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
I put my foreskin in the tab and pull on that.
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I play the banjo and not the guitar, so I finger pick these open instead of shred.
Since OP uses spoons, you only need to find warshboard and jug players to round out your quartet!
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.
One attempt with fingers, then butter knife.
spoon seems too wide
I came to say the same because the spoon sounds like a bigger problem than using fingers.
Spoon has a built in fulcrum.
I use a butter knife attached to a 2x4. Then I just clamp the can in a bench vise and there we go!
True, but the tip of a knife can also be a fulcrum
class 1 vs class 2 leverage
you can use the spoon handle
Yo, this is what I do.
OP needs to hit the gym or something. I’ve always pulled them with my hand and never had a single issue.
It is not about strength but about getting your finger beneath the tab.
Yeah I’m starting to think there is a bit of confusion bout the issue. Oh well.
I just slip my finger under it and pull it back. Easy.
I’m not a total pussy so I jam my buck teeth in there and pry it open with that.
Teeth? What you too good to slide the flat side of your dick under there and think of england like the rest of us?
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
I never ever seen anyone use anything else than their finger to open them. It hurts a little bit I guess but at least for me, it’s more convenient than getting a spoon first
After watching Technology Connections’ video on YT about those weird can openers that cut under the rolled lip and don’t leave any sharp edges on top, I bought one and use that on every can even if it has a pull tab.
