#opening bottles

[incognitopolls]

Generally speaking, can you open jars/bottles with twist-off lids/caps by yourself?

I can open even the most difficult/tightly closed bottles/jars by myself

I can open ALMOST all bottles/jars by myself; rarely, some are too difficult

I can open many bottles/jars but it's not rare that I can't open one by myself

I can open bottles/jars by myself about half the time

I often cannot open bottles/jars, but it's not rare to find one I CAN open

I usually cannot open bottles/jars by myself; rarely, I can open one

I cannot open bottles/jars by myself

Other/it's complicated

Voting ended onApr 28, 2025

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[incognitopolls]

Which hand do you use to twist the cap off a bottle? Which is your dominant hand?

Hold the cap and twist with my RIGHT hand; RIGHT-handed

Hold the cap and twist with my RIGHT hand; LEFT-handed

Hold the cap and twist with my LEFT hand; LEFT-handed

Hold the cap and twist with my LEFT hand; RIGHT-handed

Hold the cap with my RIGHT hand and twist opposite directions; RIGHT-handed

Hold the cap with my RIGHT hand and twist opposite directions; LEFT-handed

Hold the cap with my LEFT hand and twist opposite directions; LEFT-handed

Hold the cap with my LEFT hand and twist opposite directions; RIGHT-handed

Hold the cap with my RIGHT hand and twist with my LEFT; RIGHT-handed

Hold the cap with my RIGHT hand and twist with my LEFT; LEFT-handed

Hold the cap with my LEFT hand and twist with my RIGHT; LEFT-handed

Hold the cap with my LEFT hand and twist with my RIGHT; RIGHT-handed

Voting ended onApr 28, 2025

We ask your questions anonymously so you don’t have to! Submissions are open on the 1st and 15th of the month.

[thoughtlessarse]

Microplastics found to increase in soda bottles the more you open them

A new report found a number of micro and nanoplastics in soda bottles, with the number increasing based on how many times the bottle was ope

A new report found a number of micro and nanoplastics in soda bottles, with the number increasing based on how many times the bottle was opened. A French NGO identified six types of plastic in Coca-Cola and Schweppes soda, according to a report published this week.  The organisation Agir pour l’environnment (Act for the Environment) relied on two laboratories to conduct studies on the potential presence of nano and microparticles of plastic when the bottles are opened once, 10, or 20 times to mimic real use. The report included analysis of the plastics with six different polymers identified. […] 'Large quantity' of nanoparticles After the first time the bottles were opened, four microparticles were found for one litre of Coca-Cola and 4.6 microparticles for one litre of Schweppes. After opening the bottles 20 times, 46 microparticles were identified for one litre of Coca-Cola and 62 microparticles for one litre of Schweppes. The author said it may be that the plastic cap degrades leading to more particles as the bottle is increasingly opened. All of the microparticles identified were smaller than 500 micrometres (µm) and a large majority were smaller than 100 µm. Most of the particles linked to the openings were smaller than 50 µm.

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[thecalmissar]

That moment after you start working out when you're scared to apply pressure to anything because oh god what if it shatters from my awesome.

[theinformationdump]

Open wine bottles without a corkscrew!

Simply put the bottle in a shoe with a rubber heel and bang the shoe against the wall until the cork starts to push out. When it's halfway out, pull the cork out with your hand.