I ask someone else to do it
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.
I’m a surgeon, I always use my fingers to open. Been eating canned tuna & sardines for so long, never injured my fingers.
Some people have the manual dexterity of a trex trying to put on a condom
Oh wow. I haven’t met those people.
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.
Neither.
I use a knife.
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 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.
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.
These things are easy to open, if you’re hurting yourself, you’re doing it wrong.
I use a table knife. If I had long nails I’m sure they would do the trick though; they aren’t that strong
I split my finger nails.
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.
Don’t know about you but my fingers are not made of paper.
I just slip my finger under it and pull it back. Easy.
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.
Finally a normal asklemmy question
