I figured out how to open a bottle cap using my cell phone case, I was proud of myself. What is the best way, portable, or creative, you have found to open bottles?

  • @IMALlama@lemmy.world
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    911 months ago

    Rings. I’m married and have a tungsten ring, so it’s basically always on my hand. Some bottles don’t give you much room to get under the cap, but I can get most anything open pretty quickly.

  • @DaCrazyJamez@lemmy.world
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    811 months ago

    During my fraternity days, I would often say, “the world is my bottle opener” just before using some random object to open a beer.

    All that really matters is if its sturdy and small enough to catch over your knuckle and under the rim. Literally any object like that will work.

    • Rolivers
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      211 months ago

      Hmm. I’d have the concern that the lighter could break spewing butane everywhere.

      • Rhynoplaz
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        311 months ago

        Only buy Bic. The cheap ones would make me nervous as well.

  • El Barto
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    711 months ago

    Best/portable: Bottle opener keychain, most alcohol shops will give you one, there’s usually a beer doing a promo with them, just ask them because they probably have a box they keep forgetting to give out.

    Creative: probably lawnmower.

  • Ibis
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    611 months ago

    Cap against edge of concrete ledge. My friends and I bought a bottle of cider at a 7/11 and realized we didn’t have a bottle opener. Cue that moment of brilliance from my mate.

  • @Case@unilem.org
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    411 months ago

    Learn from my mistake.

    Don’t use a knife as the lever.

    Doubly so if you’re already intoxicated.

    Just because its theoretically possible does not make it a good idea.

      • @Case@unilem.org
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        411 months ago

        Not so much at the time. Just messy in a biohazardous way.

        Now the next day, sans booze… Yeah. Basically butterflied my finger a bit.

        I’m not sure I could identify every type of pain, but that was certainly one of them.