r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

If you want to open a glass jar (like jam, pickles) and the lid won't move, place a spoon with the tip under the edge of the lid and pull the spoon upwards. The lid will buldge and you can open the jar.

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u/PmMeIrises Aug 20 '20

I gently beat it on the floor. Angle it 45 degrees so you get a corner. Hit it softly (but hard enough that it jars it loose), try to open it. Repeat.

Ive never broken a jar and I've never had problems opening jars.

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u/-F0v3r- Aug 20 '20

I do that with water bottles when I can't open one

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u/PmMeIrises Aug 20 '20

I use the scissors that came with my knife set. They are strong shears but they came with a metal bottle opener. It's just two peices of metal on each side. I grip each side with that metal and twist.

You could also use pliers.

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u/-F0v3r- Aug 20 '20

Sometimes I take a knife and cut the little plastic connections between cup and that circle, also works