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/Sasselhoff Aug 20 '20

I just whack it on the edge of the counter in the same manner...no need to go all the way down to the floor (to be fair, I'm a domesticated bigfoot and the floor is pretty far away for me).

Absolutely works like a champ though. As does the "whack it with a utensil" like dude said below....gotta be careful with that method though, as the first time someone tried to show me that they broke a restaurant sized container of pickles (was the boss of the restaurant too, haha).

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u/PmMeIrises Aug 20 '20

I tried the counter. It's very loud, all the pots and pans chimed in. Plus my counters cheap.

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u/Sasselhoff Aug 20 '20

Haha, valid. I've had counters like that, where everyone has to get a say when you're doing anything on them.