A tin can is a useful invention in which food is stored well and for a long time. They become simply irreplaceable in a campaign, on hunting or fishing. They are easy to operate and do not require special storage conditions. Along with tin cans, many different devices were invented to allow them to be opened. But sometimes you may not have a can opener in your backpack. It turns out that there are several ways to open a jar with an opener and how to open a jar without an opener.

Regular kitchen knife

The most common way to open a can of condensed milk if there is no can opener in the house is is to use a simple kitchen knife. The whole procedure must be done carefully so as not to get hurt. Often the container is placed on one's knees or clamped between the legs. But it is very dangerous! You can cut yourself badly if the knife accidentally slips out. The procedure is as follows:

Given that this method requires a certain physical strength, it is more often used by men.

Concrete or piece of stone

A piece of stone will solve the problem if you don’t know how to open the container, if you don’t want to spoil the knife. The process is very simple. The tin can has a simple design. This is a round container, consisting of walls and a bottom, which is closed with a lid. The lid is pressed around the base of the container with a press. If the protruding metal side is removed, it will open easily. To do this, do the following:

This method is good to use on a hike. The lid is also easy to open with pliers. They gently bend the sides on the bank.

With my own hands

Looking at a tin can, it seems that nothing can open it. In fact, it can even be done with bare hands. You need to know that this method requires enormous physical strength. But even a weak person is able to use it if he is very hungry, and there is nothing to open canned food. Corrugated long containers are easier to open than flat ones. To do this, do the following:

If there is a lot of liquid inside the container, then it is placed in a plastic bag and only then opened. So the internal contents will pour out into the bag, and not onto the ground.

Tablespoon

Life becomes easier when there are various auxiliary devices in everyday life. When such devices are not available, a person is looking for a way to replace them. For example, what to do if there is nothing to open a tin at home. A regular spoon will do the job.. Making the first hole with a spoon is very difficult and you have to tinker with the container a little, but the result is worth it:

Do not open the container with an aluminum spoon, it will break. It is better to use a device that is made of stainless steel.

How to open a glass jar

Usually a glass jar is rolled up with a simple or twisted lid. Simple lids are used at home when canning vegetables. In production, containers are closed with screw caps. How to open a rolled up jar:

Special Openers

You can open the container in a few seconds with a special device - can opener. There are many simple wooden or electrical products on sale. Electrical appliances are easy to use. It is enough to press one button. The lid is cut off completely and the magnet lifts it up. To prevent the container from tipping over after removing the lid, hold it.

It is a little more difficult to use a wooden model, which consists of a metal tip and a wooden handle. The metal tip looks like a sickle. On one edge it has an oblong sharp blade, and on the other - a small one, slightly rounded inwards. Between them is a medium-sized metal loop. How to open a tin can with an opener:

• The container is placed on the table. With a sharp movement, an oblong blade of the tool is inserted into the lid and a small hole is made.
• The tool is then advanced along the circumference of the can. Each time the metal loop will rest against the side of the container. When cut, the lid will begin to open.

You can open a jar even in the most difficult situations. The main thing is to do all the work carefully so as not to get injured.

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Opening a bottle of beer - what could be easier? But what to do if the lid is not swivel, there is no opener with you, and there are no man-made solid objects with sharp corners around?

There will always be a talent in the company who will show his extraordinary abilities and save improvident comrades. However, you can also become this superhero, because with some practice, literally everything can be turned into an opener.

With another bottle

As a rule, in the initial state, we have more than one bottle on hand. The beauty is that by themselves two glass containers with beer with a volume of 0.5 liters already turn into an opener.

Do not try to lock the bottles with the teeth of the corks and “pull them apart” - nothing good will come of it. Better tightly grasp one bottle by the neck so that the distance between your finger and the cork is slightly less than the diameter of the cork itself. We take the second bottle and rest the edge of its cork on the teeth of the bottle being opened. The resulting lever will allow you to easily open the bottle with a light and confident hand movement.

However, one problem remains: how to open the last bottle? :)

With a lighter

As in the previous case, we firmly take the bottle by the neck, but now the grip should be almost close to the cork. We slip the lighter under the teeth of the cork.

The knuckle of your finger will act as a fulcrum (which is why it is important to grip the bottle tightly), and the lighter turns into an excellent lever. Confidently and with effort we press on the opposite edge of the lighter body (do not worry about the finger, it will not break), after which we get the desired “puff”.

With thick paper

Any (probably, except for toilet paper) paper, when handled correctly, turns into an opener. Perhaps someone took a magazine or notebook with them? Fabulous! We sacrifice the page in the name of the foamy drink and tightly fold the sheet into a tube version, but only flatten it at the end.

Now, if you fold the resulting multilayer strip in half, then the fold will be hard and strong enough to open the bottle.

The correct grip technique for creating leverage remains unchanged.

Text instructions with pictures are certainly good, but no one has canceled the truth “it is better to see once”, and therefore we suggest that you personally familiarize yourself with the video that clearly demonstrates the methods described above.

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We hope that with this knowledge your summer refreshing gatherings will be even more fun, and now we invite you to turn the comments section of this post into an encyclopedia of "1000 and one ways to open a bottle of beer with improvised means."

Grab the neck of the bottle tightly with your left hand, take it in your right hand disposable lighter(1) and make a lever out of it by slipping the tip under the skirt of the metal beer cap. Use the tense knuckle of the thumb on your left hand as a support. Here's an object lesson from applied physics. This method has been widely known for decades, but it can be modernized by using instead of a lighter USB flash drive(2). Take stationery stapler(5) and slip its clove under the corrugations of the steel skirt. Walk along the contour of the cover, slightly unbending the corrugation by corrugation. Eventually the lid will pop off on its own. The same “anti-pressure” procedure can be performed using key(6) or nail files (7).

square hole in car belt buckle(4) serves as an ideal bottle opener, just don't do it in a moving car. If you run out of patience, and your hands are not skilled enough, you can turn to brute force. Hold the bottle between your thighs, pick up the lid with the lip file(12) and pull strongly upwards. In the same style, you can use spirit level(3) or some early type electronic device iPod NANO(fourteen). If they were lying around big scissors(15), feel free to use them. The bottle can be opened and ring on your finger (16). (A wedding ring is not recommended - soft metals such as gold bend and chip easily.) Put your finger on the cap so that the edge of the ring catches on the pleated skirt and pull your hand up (or the bottle down - whichever you prefer). It might hurt, but is the beer worth it?

You can be saved in a difficult moment and climbing carbine(17). Slide its tongue inward and hook the skirt of the lid with the bracket so that it can act as a lever.

Another long-known improvised tool (just look, do not pour over yourself!). Find on the door metal lining, into which the tongue of the lock should enter, insert the head of the bottle into the lock groove and try to catch the steel skirt on its edge. Now gently turn the bottle, leaning on the lining with the other side of the cap.

Will fit any countertop(eighteen). Rest the edge of the skirt against the edge and clap on top with your free hand. Of course, you are unlikely to be thanked if you use antique furniture for this purpose. In the same way, you can open a beer by pressing the lid against the sharp edge of some stone(19) or in any collar(20) on some pole - just get comfortable and don't overdo it with the force of the blow.

Of course, for the emergency opening of a beer bottle, many items from the home tool kit are suitable: flat blade screwdriver(8) fit perfectly wire cutters(9) very good for this case pliers(10), and even better - narrow nose pliers (11).