Open a Beer Bottle With a Lighter?

Beerlighter

Amaze friends, perplex strangers, or just get to that cool beverage beneath the cap more quickly. Here’s how.

1. Grasp the neck of the bottle in your non-dominant hand, with your forefinger wrapped around the cap.

2. Extend your forefinger and place the bottom of a Bic-style lighter under the bottom of the cap. The lighter should sit perpendicular to the neck of the bottle.

3. Close your forefinger to grasp the bottom edge of the lighter against the bottom edge of the cap, as pictured above.

4. Squeeze the hand that is grasping the bottle to create pressure around the cap, while, in one swift motion, you grab the top of the lighter with your other hand and push the lighter down like a lever, with your forefinger around the cap acting as a fulcrum.

5.The cap should pop right off. You might need to practice to get it just right, tweaking your grip as needed before your big party-trick debut. Be very careful though to direct the bottle away from your face (or others’), as the pressure can make the cap hit it (I´ve seen cuts).

NB:The picture shows the more dangerous technique, leveraging with your thumb base (which will naturally make the cap be directed to your face), instead of the forefinger technique (described here), which is safer.

Courtesy from Wired dot com.

I tried it few times but just could not make it. Share with me if you are able to…..  :D

5 Comments

  • 1
    PY
    July 1, 2009 - 01:11 | Permalink

    aiyah, i can open it using a 50 sen coin,

    and its dangerous to open using a lighter, the thing might explode.

    in the end , its weather u have ” qi kong ” or not

  • 2
    talkkok
    July 1, 2009 - 09:37 | Permalink

    I m impressed with your 50 cts,sure is a limited edition! bravo!

  • 3
    July 3, 2009 - 23:47 | Permalink

    Interesting, I`ll quote it on my site later.

  • 4
    steve
    April 4, 2011 - 08:52 | Permalink

    I also found some other interesting ways http://howtohacklife101.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-open-beer-bottle-without-bottle.html

  • 5
    June 27, 2011 - 01:35 | Permalink

    basically you can open a bottle just pulling on the cap, see meatloaf in the movie Roadie to actually see it done.

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