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John Francis in the comments seems to have (correctly) uncovered the mystery, looking at the homepage given in that comment via wayback machine has a link githu

John Francis in the comments seems to have (correctly) uncovered the mystery, looking at the homepage given in that comment via wayback machine has a link github with commits as recent as november.

rtkwe 2y ago
I rarely delve into comments sections. Kind of assumed if someone had brought up a solution the author would have updated it but I can see that dropping off when a comment comes 8 years after the article was published.
fanf2 2y ago
http://richard-parkins.free.nf/ http://richard-parkins.free.nf/
- Mistletoe 2y ago
  I can’t wait to try that spoon trick next time I have a jar that is hard to open. I’ve been using a strap wrench.
  - NikkiA 2y ago
    I find the tip of a butter knife, or other blunt-ish table knife, to work better.
  - lloeki 2y ago
    I've used the spoon trick for the longest time, until I was found faced with the challenge in complete lack of spoon or similar instrument. Then I looked at the cap and realised it has this wedgy shape slightly protruding. Well, hold the jar strongly in one hand and hit that part hard with the ball of the hand near the base of the thumb. This deforms the cap just enough that air gets in. Might take a couple of tries to get the hang of it but has worked for me ever since: I've never used the spoon trick again since at least a decade.
  - femto 2y ago
    There's a specific tool for this. It works similarly to a spoon or knife, but it reduces the odds of cracking the jar or slipping and putting a knife through your hand. https://avantihomewares.com/jar-opener-blue/ https://avantihomewares.com/jar-opener-blue/ I've got one in my kitchen drawer, and it works well. Occasionally you get a jar where the gap between the lid and the jar is too narrow for the tool to slot in, but that's rare.
  - emmelaich 2y ago
    I found(*) a new technique recently that works everytime. Tap the edge of the lid on a hard surface while pointing the jar 45 deg downward. Tapping the lid is a common suggestion, but the magic ingredient is the downward angle. * by found I mean shown, by a senior professor of mechanical engineering.

John Francis in the comments seems to have (correctly) uncovered the mystery, looking at the homepage given in that comment via wayback machine has a link github with commits as recent as november.

rtkwe 2y ago

I rarely delve into comments sections. Kind of assumed if someone had brought up a solution the author would have updated it but I can see that dropping off when a comment comes 8 years after the article was published.

fanf2 2y ago

http://richard-parkins.free.nf/ http://richard-parkins.free.nf/

Mistletoe 2y ago
I can’t wait to try that spoon trick next time I have a jar that is hard to open. I’ve been using a strap wrench.
- NikkiA 2y ago
  I find the tip of a butter knife, or other blunt-ish table knife, to work better.
- lloeki 2y ago
  I've used the spoon trick for the longest time, until I was found faced with the challenge in complete lack of spoon or similar instrument. Then I looked at the cap and realised it has this wedgy shape slightly protruding. Well, hold the jar strongly in one hand and hit that part hard with the ball of the hand near the base of the thumb. This deforms the cap just enough that air gets in. Might take a couple of tries to get the hang of it but has worked for me ever since: I've never used the spoon trick again since at least a decade.
- femto 2y ago
  There's a specific tool for this. It works similarly to a spoon or knife, but it reduces the odds of cracking the jar or slipping and putting a knife through your hand. https://avantihomewares.com/jar-opener-blue/ https://avantihomewares.com/jar-opener-blue/ I've got one in my kitchen drawer, and it works well. Occasionally you get a jar where the gap between the lid and the jar is too narrow for the tool to slot in, but that's rare.
- emmelaich 2y ago
  I found(*) a new technique recently that works everytime. Tap the edge of the lid on a hard surface while pointing the jar 45 deg downward. Tapping the lid is a common suggestion, but the magic ingredient is the downward angle. * by found I mean shown, by a senior professor of mechanical engineering.