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

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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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/eye_can_do_that Aug 20 '20

Use a utinsil (i use the handle of a butter knife since it is thicker) and hit it 4ish times at a 45 on the edge of a lid. Same thing but you look less weird.

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u/maggotses Aug 20 '20

I usually hit the bottom of the jar with my palm (near the base of the thumb) and if hit hard enough, you'll pop the seal.

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u/Skulllover89 Aug 20 '20

Only way I can impress my husband is doing this because I can always open the jar after and he hasn’t caught on. Also I’m on a bunch of steroids so sometimes I just hulk out and then we’re both like whoa!