• SabinStargem@lemmy.today
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    4 months ago

    The struggle is real.

    …the easiest way to open these IME, is to lightly lick your thumb and the neighboring finger. This makes the respective sides of the bag stick to them for easier opening.

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      4 months ago

      This is the correct answer. The sides of the bag are held together by a static charge. Wetting your fingers allows you to dissipate the charge, so the sides come apart.

    • potoo22@programming.dev
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      4 months ago

      When masks were mandatory, I couldn’t do this and tried for over a minute to open the damn bag.

      I found that if I start with the cold vegetable, I could use their moisture to wet my fingers.