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With fingernails. Else, it hurts and smth like a fork, knife can be used
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.
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.
Fingernails? When young, I sliced my finger with the lid itself and have the scar to prove it.
I'm scared to ask... what... are you using your fingernails for here?
These things are easy to open, if you're hurting yourself, you're doing it wrong.
Don't know about you but my fingers are not made of paper.
I'm a surgeon, I always use my fingers to open. Been eating canned tuna & sardines for so long, never injured my fingers.
im not a surgeon and i have also never shredded my hands on these. who is injuring themselves on pull tabs???
I'm always careful opening those. Better safe than sorry.
Some people have the manual dexterity of a trex trying to put on a condom
Oh wow. I haven't met those people.
I use my fingers but have never had any sort of "shred" occur
So far, even my nailbiting-fingernails always were more than enough to get these open
Neither.
I use a knife.
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.
I ignore the tab and use an edgeless can opener, in case it gets lost in transit to the recycling plant and a critter finds it.
I just slip my finger under it and pull it back. Easy.
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
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 put my foreskin in the tab and pull on that.
This is why circumcision was invented. To keep us from becoming too powerful.
Depends on the tab. Some are not soldered onto the can so I can work with that. For the ones that do, spoons it is.
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!
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?
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
I'm on team OP with this one. My nails are too short and 50% of the time I get a can that doesn't play nice.
Either way I use a non-electric can opener since it's quiet. My cat recognizes the sound of these things.
Finally a normal asklemmy question
Depends on the can, if I can press the top in to get the tab to pop up a little, then I will just to that. If that doesn't work, then a spoon or knife it is.
Can opener every time. It sounds strange but it doesnβt leave a lip for things to get caught on when you empty the can
Finger shred.
I often shape and paint my nails and these things chip polish like nothing, so I'll use the teaspoon I have lying out from the last time I made tea, probably.