Unlike with most humans, you can’t just take a tightly-sealed jar of pickles out for a drink and have it open up. No, it takes brute strength, focus, and, more often than not, loosening it up so the person you ask to open the dang thing for you can with ease. We’ve all been there before, but luckily, we’ll never have to go there again–and not just for pickles either. Take a look at how you should be opening these typically tough to open things.
Oranges
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Biting into the skin of an orange will give you a good starting point for peeling the fruit with your hands.
Coconuts
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One easy way to open a coconut is by striking it with the blunt part of a knife.
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Pistachios
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To easily open a pistachio, just enlist the help of another pistachio.
Garlic
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Shaking heads of garlic in a bowl is a fast way to peel the bulbous plant.
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Can Openers
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Can openers can be a useful tool in opening more than just cans. Try them on tough plastic packaging too.
Have a can, but no can opener? See why you don’t need one in the video below.
(via BuzzFeed)
Well, that’s super helpful. Finding out how to open those things was one tough nut to crack.
