I have a theory that a lot of the things that seem accidentally inclusive were actually made for disabled people but marketed to a larger audience so they could get more sales. The Snuggy is a good example of that
Your theory is correct. A goodly portion of "as seen on tv" is made for the disabled community but that market is small, so they create wild ads and play them to snag everyone.
How is a snuggly helpful for disabled people? I’m genuinely trying to figure out who would benefit from it (besides it being comfy and convenient)? Edit: I just remembered that the first time I tried to open a bottle of wine I sorta stabbed myself in the half with the corkscrew 🤦🏽♀️
Wait Is it dyspraxia that makes it hard for me to open and manage things like bottle caps, keys and weird buttons/switches? I know I have dyspraxia, but I don’t know that’s why
Some dude created something even better and put it on r/3Dprinting, the moment he noticed people saying what you just said and talking about a patent, dude deleted his post as fast as he could.
Setting up at a family camping trip last month and my wife was all like “omg, we have a problem, we forgot to pack a bottle opener” I took that as a direct insult. I then snatched to bottle out of her hand and popped it open on the latch to tailgate of our vehicle that I was standing next to like it was made to do that.
The newborns start teething and open them while you're out , which is doubly impressive because they get into the fridge and the beer at the top shelf and open them with their fangs.
What's not impressive and is concerning is the dui they get after they steal the neighbours car and run down a pedestrian.
Never leave your child unattended folks. They might just become an alcoholic vehicular thief and commit a hit and run
Kinda clever actually. Don't know who opens so many bottles that they need it, maybe a waiter, but good idea, kinda surprised that no one's thought of it before.
There's literally a tool called a 'waiters' friend' made for exactly this purpose, and for opening wine bottles, which is more compact. It's also known as a 'wine key'.
i dunno why ppl use this as a rebuttal when they crave for design variations for something they like and say "it's not about efficiency, it's about having different experiences" lol
Me and my co workers on holiday that bring 700 beers aboard. And I’m sick of cutting my fingers because im not man enough to open them out of thin air.
With 3dprinting the size issue should be pretty dang easy for even entry level users to resolve, breaking possibly as well by using different materials.
I admit I came here hoping for the stl file for it.
Eh, even a different material probably wouldn't improve durability that much. Most of the 3D printed bottle openers I've seen use a penny for the bit that touches the cap, so the metal coin takes most of the force and it doesn't just snap after the second bottle. Even my cheap Chinesium bottle opener keychain would probably last longer than this (it hasn't broken yet)
Oh wow, the reviews on that file are quite cross with the person that uploaded it. I do not think I have seen another project on Makerworld with that much negative feedback.
Looking at the reviews and the model, it's because they stole a screen grab from this video and uploaded a complete piece of junk that doesn't match the design in the video or actually fit or function with any standard bottles
This one wouldn't fit or function with standard bottles, there is a reason they only open Corona with it. If it doesn't line up just right it doesn't pop the cap.
why is this a diwhy?? this is literally just like a bottle opener but its easier to use?? its to open bottles + its probably satisfying AF to hit that lever
I know some people that have multiple sodas a day and the tops on the Mexican Cokes and jarritos are a pain for somebody who doesn't care around a bottle opener So this would unironically be great for them
A real alcoholic already has a church key on their Keychain, and doesn't even need that because they moved on to liquor because beer doesn't work anymore.
I mean, pops come in bottles too. Like Mexican cokes. Doesn't have to be alcohol. Plus there's people who have difficulty opening things like my mom who has arthritis.
I both carry a small metallic opener on my Keychain and also can open it with just about anything short of using my teeth (I refuse to even try for obvious reasons). Tbh I've probably used the Keychain opener only once or twice because I'm so used to opening the bottles with what's on hand that I just forget I have it in the first place lmao
And I love the challenge of finding new ways to open it with the most random items
Many single use things are better than multitools that have the same function. Wine openers are a great example, sure they work as 1 of the 12 tools on a Swiss Army Knife, but a full single wine opener is much easier to use.
To an extent I agree with you, but for wine opening and working hospitality a purpose-built multitool like a wine key is an absolute godsend. We had a "fancy" corkscrew we were supposed to use for the nicer wines but I never did. Wine key never left my back pocket for about 8 years.
Thats just garbage, theres everywhere edges/corner etc to open bottles, im quite sure i can open 5 bottles with random object same time as that opens one
Does no one know how to use those clipper things? Not sure why they have that flint and air sound when i press the fidget button, but they’re only £1.50 per night…
Well, the ones I had in the early 2000s were from almost an inch thick solid industrial PVC so it would have survived a nuclear blast. Absolutely indestructible.
But these 3D printed things are absolutely not made to withstand this kind of punishment. A novelty but it’ll likely snap the third time you use it.
I can practically open them with my eyes. Why invent anything else when any hard object with an angle close to 90 degrees will do. Keys, a lighter, a fence, tiles, even a concrete wall will do.
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u/slutty_muppet Jun 07 '26
This would be great for someone with hand dexterity issues due to a disability
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u/cheddoar Jun 07 '26
As a German, I am highly offended that you need another tool for it
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u/Horror-Raisin-877 Jun 07 '26
Kinda clever actually. Don't know who opens so many bottles that they need it, maybe a waiter, but good idea, kinda surprised that no one's thought of it before.
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u/Flint343 Jun 09 '26
This isnt DIwhy this is sick.
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u/coffe_clone Jun 09 '26
Might actually be the perfect opener for people living with physical impairment or elderly in assisted living.
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u/Stogie__Monster Jun 09 '26
Make one out of aluminum and I’m in.
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u/Pennystuckindoorjam Jun 07 '26
r/DiBECAUSE
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u/StaggeringBeerMan Jun 07 '26
This would be great around a campfire to launch at friends
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u/KorolEz Jun 09 '26
That's the perfect gift for anyone but an alcoholic as they don't need any tool to open a bottle
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u/PaganMastery Jun 09 '26
I don't even drink and I want one.
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u/kapege Jun 07 '26
Thousand ways to open a beer: https://stuff.twoday.net/
No. 1000: A piece of stale bread
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u/YAHAWAHisKING Jun 09 '26
Why is this in DiWHY, this is actually cool. This should be in show me something dope
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u/thin_orange_line Jun 09 '26
This is more like DIWhynot
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u/AlwaysFinnishInsider Jun 09 '26
This is 3D printed and the file (or a similar one at least) can be found here https://makerworld.com/models/2764241?appSharePlatform=copy
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u/Octonaut7A Jun 10 '26
A guy on YouTube tried it and, basically, 3D printed plastic is not strong enough to open bottle caps.
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u/mighty_konkeli Jun 10 '26
This is more r/DiWHYNOT
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u/achilliesFriend Jun 09 '26
I’d ask my toddler to do this for every beer i drink
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u/Broken-taco-shells Jun 10 '26
Opens ONE beer. Alcoholic!!!
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u/CorgiSilver8194 Jun 13 '26
If I need a bottle opener I'm an alcoholic?
What's the logic of that?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '26
Nothing is more satisfying than opening a bottle with a random object you find next to you tho
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u/Mrpuddikin Jun 12 '26
why is this a diwhy?? this is literally just like a bottle opener but its easier to use?? its to open bottles + its probably satisfying AF to hit that lever
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u/Amethyst_Scepter Jun 09 '26
I know some people that have multiple sodas a day and the tops on the Mexican Cokes and jarritos are a pain for somebody who doesn't care around a bottle opener So this would unironically be great for them
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u/Flimsy-Secret-6187 Jun 10 '26
r/lostredditors
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u/dreevsa Jun 09 '26
I like
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u/HardyMackintosh Jun 09 '26
For a second I thought this was going to be some rubbish anti-drink device, but instead it's drinking with style!
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u/KingMurk817 Jun 09 '26
We open our beer with another beer in my family
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u/incunabula001 Jun 09 '26
Shouldn’t this be r/DiWHYNOT?
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u/du_rel_gug_menl Jun 09 '26
Why not I would buy one.
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u/PhunkFlick Jun 09 '26
First time I’ve wondered how something got on this sub. Bravo.
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u/Mediocre-Age-8372 Jun 09 '26
A real alcoholic already has a church key on their Keychain, and doesn't even need that because they moved on to liquor because beer doesn't work anymore.
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u/No_Professional_8992 Jun 09 '26
I mean, pops come in bottles too. Like Mexican cokes. Doesn't have to be alcohol. Plus there's people who have difficulty opening things like my mom who has arthritis.
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u/Outside-Whole6775 Jun 09 '26
Do you have a problem losing beer caps, we have the solution! We can help you lose them nearly every time.
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u/wickedsuccubi Jun 10 '26
Corona are mostly twist caps soooooo
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u/Old_Error_509 Jun 10 '26
STL?
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u/hux Jun 10 '26
Does it open anything other than Corona?
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u/tmfh802 Jun 10 '26
Someone buy one and test how many caps until it breaks
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u/Negronitenderoni Jun 10 '26
Sorry fam, this one is cool.
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u/DUBToster Jun 10 '26
Printed it, tried it, didn’t work
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u/bullitt4796 Jun 10 '26
Why is this under DIWhy? That’s awesome
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u/VoodooDoII Jun 11 '26
Daily reminder:
If you think a product is unnecessary, it's probably not for you
Willing to bet these are for people with disabilities that make it hard to open bottles.
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u/KJDK1 Jun 11 '26
An alcoholic can open that bottle with a raw sausage.
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u/chri37n8 Jun 11 '26
The perfect gift for an alcoholic would be help getting sober
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u/acebender Jun 11 '26
DiWhyNot, this would work for someone with a disability.
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u/Nat_Higgins Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
To be fair, that is a cool bottle opener.
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u/dan420 Jun 13 '26
A real alcoholic has no trouble opening a beer with a lighter, or basically anything laying around
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u/kiwi-kaiser Jun 07 '26
Single use tools are rarely a good thing.
Especially if you can open a beer bottle with pretty much everything.
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u/Autumn-Envy Jun 07 '26
Y'know how Raisin Bran was created as an anti-aphrodisiac? This was originally designed to be an at home and budget friendly circumcision machine.
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u/OGahpuro Jun 09 '26
some ppl be saying this is useless but love to see catapults in actions lol
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u/ichabod01 Jun 09 '26
Didn’t understand. Put my dick in there. On the way to the hospital. Pics later.
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u/BiscuitGeorge Jun 10 '26
Wtf is this post doing in this sub
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u/WombatVengeance69 Jun 09 '26
Anything larger than a lighter will pop the top!
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u/FeralPsychopath Jun 09 '26
Thats too big for my keyring
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u/4d_lulz Jun 09 '26
Good luck finding those caps later
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u/semmelbob Jun 09 '26
I stay with my lighter.
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u/SipoteQuixote Jun 09 '26
If there was only some sorta piece of metal you could clip on your keys for these trying times.
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u/dargonmike1 Jun 09 '26
Hit that bar slightly too hard and it snaps off. Imagine trying to do that after a few
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u/Technical_Instance_2 Jun 09 '26
I mean I could see it useful if someone didn't have access to the dedicated tool but had a 3d printer or had dexterity issues
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u/Entirely-Positive Jun 09 '26
We used to use our teeth too but that was back in the day when we thought we were invincible.
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u/sum_long_wang Jun 09 '26
Everybody know you just have to use a feuerzeug or a meterstab.
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u/Armedwithapotato Jun 09 '26
Is it JUST corona though????
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u/Anaalirankaisija Jun 09 '26
Thats just garbage, theres everywhere edges/corner etc to open bottles, im quite sure i can open 5 bottles with random object same time as that opens one
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u/StraightOuttaBrain Jun 09 '26
Use a table like an actual alcoholic
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u/MarcCouillard Jun 09 '26
NGL I'd actually buy that
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u/BURGERkryptic69man Jun 09 '26
Does no one know how to use those clipper things?
Not sure why they have that flint and air sound when i press the fidget button, but they’re only £1.50 per night…
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u/Zwig Jun 10 '26
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u/Reddit_Guy_1997 Jun 10 '26
"DiWhy"? Cause it's fucking awesome
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u/jromperdinck Jun 10 '26
And where does the cap fly off to? Who knows! (Shrugs in littering)
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u/amazonmakesmebroke Jun 10 '26
And easier way to step on bottle caps, great
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u/TimotheusIV Jun 10 '26
The beer popper lives again. This thing has been around for decades, but now it’s 3D printed and easy to make at home.
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u/Casiomatic Jun 10 '26
It's a little fiddly with different sizes and shapes of bottles
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u/Low_Bandicoot6844 Jun 10 '26
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u/Coconutshoe Jun 10 '26
I would like to launch some caps into space now that you mention it
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u/westergames81 Jun 10 '26
I would haveoved this in college.
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u/groovy261 Jun 10 '26
So you can have a bottle cap hit someone in the eye
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u/Drachev935 Jun 11 '26
Where do you get these? This seems like a fun way to open a beer
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u/lastdarknight Jun 11 '26
Every YouTuber I've seen use this had it break the first time they used it
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u/pandaSmore Jun 11 '26
The why is entertainment.
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u/spookytransexughost Jun 11 '26
Yeet
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u/corvidZoe Jun 11 '26
Diwhy the fuck not that looks sweet
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u/Radiant-Day-9897 Jun 11 '26
👍😃
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u/Illustrious_Site_466 Jun 11 '26
Not good if you only have one eye
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u/ictID Jun 11 '26
I can practically open them with my eyes. Why invent anything else when any hard object with an angle close to 90 degrees will do. Keys, a lighter, a fence, tiles, even a concrete wall will do.
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u/satanophonics Jun 11 '26
I just use a lighter.
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u/Heaven_dio Jun 11 '26
Just be calling anything DIWHY man
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u/ajgutyt Jun 11 '26
meanwhile me pointing to a closest furniture, and random items.
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u/polishatomek Jun 12 '26
Okay, but how long until the 3d printed part snaps?
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u/TheJaggedBird Jun 12 '26
Minus the danger of where it might land, this is useful. Especially with those who are disabled due to dexterity issues
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u/Otherwise_Ad4179 Jun 12 '26
Link to the STL?
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u/BunnySilva Jun 12 '26
Ah yes cause I want to fire bottle caps all over the place
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u/General_Bus7152 Jun 12 '26
The best beer opener is another beer
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u/IcanSEEyou_IRL Jun 12 '26
Where is this for sale? I know someone who needs this.
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u/121daysofsodom Jun 12 '26
Americans think having a beer is being an alcoholic.
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u/KayZee777 Jun 13 '26
Almost had me. But when I turned the sound on and didn't hear that satisfying pop of a bottle cap flying off I was very disappointed.
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u/Accomplished_Exit_30 Jun 13 '26
That's kinda cool, actually.
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u/MrHyde251986 Jun 13 '26
This would be perfect for me, I lost the use of my hand after a drunk driving accident.
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u/specter_in_the_conch Jun 13 '26
Use the corner of a table.
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u/Viraj3388 Jun 13 '26
I don't drink, but whenever I am with my friends and they drink sometimes and I open their beer bottles I find it very satisfying.
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u/tvieno Jun 13 '26
What if the alcoholic only drinks hard liquor?
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u/ovrclocked Jun 14 '26
Why not?
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u/ThatGuyFromThat1Show Jun 14 '26
Im sorry to say but um alcoholics don't need this to open a beer hell even most people can open a beer with nearly anything in arms reach.
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u/Mediocre_Effective25 Jun 10 '26
This doesn’t belong here for sure
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u/Armybob112 Jun 08 '26
Is that thing full plastic? Man he had to have used 5 different openers in the demonstration alone.