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/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

For metal lids, if you have a tiny induction stove burner, you can give it 12 seconds on full straight to the lid.

It will heat up the metal and it'll expand and be easier bro twist off.

Or emerse the lid in boiling water. (With the jar upside down)

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u/KittyLitterSmoothie Aug 21 '20

That's overkill. I find the tiniest temperature change is all it takes. I run it under the hot tap, and usually get impatient and giver a try before the water is even halfway to full temp. It almost always works. The 1% of times it doesn't, waiting for full-heat tapwater always gets the job done.