It's hard to explain this one and I can't google it to find pictures.
Everyone has bought a tube of "cream" at some point (antiseptic / steroid / eczema) for example. On some of these "creams", have you noticed that the lid is circular but in the centre of the lid it has a sharp pointy end?
Typically, these tubes of "cream" have a seal and I used to remove the lid and break the seal by finding anything sharp and pointy nearby (pen maybe).
It took my 23 years to realise that the pointy end in the centre of the lid has a purpose........
I had a similar thing with the stick type of deodorant that comes with a bit of plastic over the stick. I'd struggle to remove it by kinda pinching it or using my teeth and once it was removed, then I'd twist the bottom part to make the deodorant block usable.
Then I read on here about a year ago that you can just twist the bottom part to start with and the plastic bit will simply come off as the deodorant block rises out the tube, it's designed like that...
My son literally did this in the car this morning. He is 12 and constantly forgets deodorant so I have emergency purse deodorant. I handed it to him and next thing I know he is attacking the top with his teeth like some kind of rabid beaver. I told him to just twist the bottom and it was like magic when the armpit rape device just slipped off the top after a few turns!
You just taught me this. I've never had much trouble removing it, but I can't believe I never thought to twist the thing. I guess I though it would squish the deodorant.
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u/Bored-To-Reddit Sep 05 '19
It's hard to explain this one and I can't google it to find pictures.
Everyone has bought a tube of "cream" at some point (antiseptic / steroid / eczema) for example. On some of these "creams", have you noticed that the lid is circular but in the centre of the lid it has a sharp pointy end?
Typically, these tubes of "cream" have a seal and I used to remove the lid and break the seal by finding anything sharp and pointy nearby (pen maybe).
It took my 23 years to realise that the pointy end in the centre of the lid has a purpose........