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.
Can’t say I’ve ever had a problem, but I don’t have useless sausage fingers like you apparently do. Makes me think of the Idles lyrics from Never Fight a Man with a Perm:
‘Me, oh me, oh my, Roy You look like a walking thyroid You’re not a man, you’re a gland You’re one big neck with sausage hands’
Great band, apart from the last album which was dire.
Six songs later in the album is a tune specifically about the evils of making people self-conscious about their body. Be more kind.
I have rather long and nimble fingers, but also my fingernails are really thin and soft so I keep them short (otherwise they will break at every opportunity) which is not a good combination to get a hold of can tabs.
Thanks for compliment.
Keep rocking those stumpy digits.
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!
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 use my fingers but have never had any sort of “shred” occur
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.
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 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 just going to leave this here… Best most mundane purchase I’ve ever made! Regular openers can eat a dick after using this type! https://youtu.be/i_mLxyIXpSY
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.
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
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 use a cutless can opener
