People are just realizing they’re using can openers wrong – you don’t have to dig out the lid
WE’VE all had to learning to use a can opener at some point, but there might be another step in the process.
A TikToker has revealed that there is an additional step when it comes to opening cans, and it will make your life so much easier.
TikTok user Brian Edwards, known to his followers as Tattooreb92, shared what he said is the correct way to use a can opener, and his followers were shocked.
Holding a can opener, Brian said: “I was today years old when I realized we have been using this wrong forever.”
“For example, 90 percent of the world, opens up a can, gets [the opener] on the side and open it up,” he continued.
“Now that leaves you with having to take a fork or try and get the lid out of the can and possibly cut yourself,” the TikToker explained.
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Brian then demonstrated to his users the hidden additional use of a can opener.
After successfully opening the can, the TikTok user didn’t remove the can opener from the edge of the lid.
Instead, he continued to tighten the knob, and used the can opener to easily remove the lid from the can.
“Seriously, no edge, you don’t have to grab the lid, you don’t have to fight it out with a fork,” Brian told his followers.
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TikTok users took to the comments section to share their awe at this hidden feature.
“I learn more on TikTok than I did in school,” commented one viewer.
Another follower wrote: “Wait … whatttttttt????? Omfg I’m 54 and can’t wait to open a can today!!!”
“I thought the tip of the can opener was to pull the lid up,” said a third person.