2025-05-07
2025-05-07
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āHow many times did I say it, Harold? How many times? āMake sure that bomb shelterās got a can openerāaināt much good without a can opener,ā I said.ā
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Fun fact, the can opener was invented more than 80 years after people started putting food in tin cans.
Must have been wild when they could finally open all those 80 year old cans!
Are we talking the crank-style can opener, or even the hook-type knife that some multi-tools have? Because the hook-type knife seems like a no-brainer that should have been figured out months after tin cans, not decades.
Probably wouldn't even have worked on those early cans. They were pretty thick, and heavier than the food they contained. The instructions usually stated to open them with a hammer and chisel.
But also, a lot of things seem obvious in hindsight.
Ultimate preppers
Obviously it's a joke for the comic, but if you're ever in a situation like this, you can sand down the lip of the can lid on a rough surface (like a concrete floor) and it will open up.
A future scavenger will be happy about your noble sacrifice
Yeah this would be some great environmental lore in fallout. You find the shelter and inside are two skeletons and a ton of unopened can food. No can opener though. Evidence of a fight. Maybe a note about how stupid Harold is/was.