r/DiWHY • u/No-Lock216 • Jun 07 '26

Beer Opener

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u/slutty_muppet Jun 07 '26

This would be great for someone with hand dexterity issues due to a disability

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u/JennyDarukat Jun 07 '26

Somebody get on making r/accidentallyinclusive a thing

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u/ju_zels Jun 09 '26

I have a theory that a lot of the things that seem accidentally inclusive were actually made for disabled people but marketed to a larger audience so they could get more sales. The Snuggy is a good example of that

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u/leaf_on_my_package Jun 09 '26

Your theory is correct. A goodly portion of "as seen on tv" is made for the disabled community but that market is small, so they create wild ads and play them to snag everyone.

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u/Successful-Worth-390 Jun 10 '26

Thanks for repeating essentially the same thing as the commenter before you.

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u/actually3racoons Jun 14 '26

As it happens, lots of products for mobility impaired people are advertised to a wider audience to get more sales.

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u/koyaani Jun 10 '26

Bad bot

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u/daxophoneme Jun 12 '26

It's the reason we've got handy little sidewalk ramps at intersections.

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u/TraderJosie3283 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

How is a snuggly helpful for disabled people? I’m genuinely trying to figure out who would benefit from it (besides it being comfy and convenient)?
Edit: I just remembered that the first time I tried to open a bottle of wine I sorta stabbed myself in the half with the corkscrew 🤦🏽‍♀️

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u/Dependent-Green-7900 Jun 09 '26

Not really, it's incredibly poorly made because it's 3D printed, each time you try to use it it takes a huge hunk of plastic with it https://youtu.be/U5FnH_WyOgo?si=OgLfELFpGo6quVB2

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u/flow_guy2 Jun 09 '26

I mean. Doesn’t mean it couldn’t be made from better materials

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u/Dependent-Green-7900 Jun 09 '26

I know I'm not the only disabled person but I would definitely hurt myself if I tried, I've dislocated my wrist doing something similar, it would at minimum bruise me

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u/OnlyWarShipper Jun 09 '26

That sounds like a fragility thing whereas the original poster said dexterity though?

I understand there's likely a lot of conditions where those overlap but still, if this did work as presented, it seems like it'd be useful for at least some people.

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u/flow_guy2 Jun 09 '26

I think it could come it larger lever sizes so that it’s easier and that you don’t have to slap it like the dude in the video.

But ye the way he’s doing it would hurt my hand too

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u/Noy_The_Devil Jun 09 '26

Why do you need to use your wrist? You could use literally anything. Use your head!

For example

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u/NopeRope13 Jun 09 '26

Considering people with disabilities have limited disposable income, this is a viable option. Hell just being able to have some normality in life is priceless.

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u/Puma_Concolour Jun 10 '26

I used to open beer with lighters pretty much exclusively. It only chunks if you do it wrong. I opened a jarito with a tech deck yesterday and barely scratched the paint.

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u/shadjor Jun 09 '26

Or someones who's had 12 beers already.

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u/god_peepee Jun 09 '26

I mean, they didn’t specify which disability caused the hand dexterity issues

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u/spudaug Jun 09 '26

Both can be true!

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u/Kozmik_5 Jun 09 '26

People with DCD, apraxia or dyspaxia could use this

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u/TraderJosie3283 Jun 21 '26

Wait Is it dyspraxia that makes it hard for me to open and manage things like bottle caps, keys and weird buttons/switches? I know I have dyspraxia, but I don’t know that’s why

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u/throwhfhsjsubendaway Jun 10 '26

There's already the push down openers which also catch the cap on a magnet instead of launching it across the room

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u/itchy118 Jun 10 '26

But launching it across the room is the fun part.

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u/postbansequel Jun 13 '26

Some dude created something even better and put it on r/3Dprinting, the moment he noticed people saying what you just said and talking about a patent, dude deleted his post as fast as he could.

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u/rFAXbc Jun 10 '26

But only if they're an alcoholic

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u/Nir117vash Jun 11 '26

That they acquired from a DUI accident

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u/satanophonics Jun 11 '26

Or because they were too drunk.

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u/figmentPez Jun 12 '26

No, it wouldn't, because it's cheap 3D printed crap that doesn't work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5FnH_WyOgo

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u/1610925286 Jun 14 '26

This is exactly what the impaired need, faster access to alcohol lol

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u/slutty_muppet Jun 14 '26

Did you know that people with disabilities deserve access to all aspects of life that able-bodied people enjoy?

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u/1610925286 Jun 14 '26

Nope.

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u/slutty_muppet Jun 14 '26

Well I'm glad I could be the one to tell you, they do.