I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal attemts
to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even after
being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for this
yet.

On 18/01/2019 18:54, DerbyBorn wrote:
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal attemts
to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even after
being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for this
yet.

Never mind the wrapping - processed cheese makes an excellent adhesive.
Oh: and if you are the owner of that apartment I rented for a weekend -
it wasn't me that knocked the table lamp over, broke off the foot and
glued it back with cheese. It must have been somebody else.
Nick

On 18/01/2019 18:54, DerbyBorn wrote:
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal attemts
to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even after
being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for this
yet.


Crumpet packaging. Impossible to tear open. Can only be
cut or snipped with scissors.

In article 2,
DerbyBorn wrote:
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal
attemts to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even
after being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for
this yet.

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the point
where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

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On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.



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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article 2,
DerbyBorn wrote:
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal
attemts to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even
after being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for
this yet.

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the point
where even a crowbar won't loosen them.


One of these will

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/JarK...424c4dS63 Gvq

Humph, well that is why these materials are used, its because their
behaviour is unpredictable.
My favourite one is whatever toothbrush bristles are made from. The stand
straight and proud for a given time then all of a sudden as if some magic
signal had been received they all bend over in random directions.
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"DerbyBorn" wrote in message
2.222...
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal attemts
to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even after
being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for this
yet.

On 19/01/2019 00:00, Andrew wrote:
On 18/01/2019 18:54, DerbyBorn wrote:
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal attemts
to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even after
being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for this
yet.


Crumpet packaging. Impossible to tear open. Can only be
cut or snipped with scissors.

Be patient, man!
Have you tried asking her politely to remove it?

DerbyBorn wrote:

I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:
snipped
And don't forget the plastic wrapping that comes with batteries. I have
lost count of the number of finger nails that have succumbed to this.
pfj

Brian Gaff wrote

Humph, well that is why these materials are used, its because their
behaviour is unpredictable.

My favourite one is whatever toothbrush bristles are made from. The stand
straight and proud for a given time then all of a sudden as if some magic
signal had been received they all bend over in random directions.

That’s because the viagra gets used up, silly.

"DerbyBorn" wrote in message
2.222...
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal attemts
to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even after
being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for this
yet.

Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.



try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg
https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

On 19/01/2019 00:46, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the point
where even a crowbar won't loosen them.



This works well...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...e=UTF8&ps c=1

Probably cheaper elsewhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmPsPTE1Sss


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On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.



try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

I'm not so sure. We have a collection of such tools but I sometimes
decide that drilling a hole in the lid is the safest thing.

My pet hate are the lids with steeply sloping edges - apparently
designed to defeat everything up to and including strap wrenches.


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On 19/01/2019 08:15, Richard wrote:
On 19/01/2019 00:00, Andrew wrote:
On 18/01/2019 18:54, DerbyBorn wrote:
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal
attemts
to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even
after
being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for
this
yet.


Crumpet packaging. Impossible to tear open. Can only be
cut or snipped with scissors.

Be patient, man!
Have you tried asking her politely to remove it?

:-)

--
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On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.

try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Looks like it could do some damage to the lid. Better the kind with a
belt around the lid, a strap wrench. I don't know whether domestic
versions are available.

--
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On 19/01/2019 11:03, Max Demian wrote:
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.

try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Looks like it could do some damage to the lid. Better the kind with a
belt around the lid, a strap wrench. I don't know whether domestic
versions are available.


Plenty are marketed as jar openers. I think leading brand is Boa Constrictor

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NRS-Healthc.../dp/B006H4RJFM

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On 19 Jan 2019 05:09:05 GMT, BillD, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rot Speed, wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the point
where even a crowbar won't loosen them.


One of these will

In auto-contradicting mode again, you abnormal senile auto-contradictor?
tsk

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On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 19:51:16 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rot Speed,
the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


My favourite one is whatever toothbrush bristles are made from. The stand
straight and proud for a given time then all of a sudden as if some magic
signal had been received they all bend over in random directions.

That¢s because the viagra gets used up, silly.

AGAIN: spare everyone your senile attempts at "humour", senile Ozzie cretin!

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MID:

On 19/01/2019 11:09, Robin wrote:
On 19/01/2019 11:03, Max Demian wrote:
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.

try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Looks like it could do some damage to the lid. Better the kind with a
belt around the lid, a strap wrench. I don't know whether domestic
versions are available.


Plenty are marketed as jar openers. I think leading brand is Boa
Constrictor

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NRS-Healthc.../dp/B006H4RJFM

I thought there must be one available. I'm a little surprised that it is
marketed specifically to people with health conditions such as
arthritis. I would have thought that many able bodied people would have
a problem with some pickle jars. Not to mention women.

--
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In article ,
Max Demian wrote:
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.

try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Looks like it could do some damage to the lid. Better the kind with a
belt around the lid, a strap wrench. I don't know whether domestic
versions are available.

yes, they are. Ours gets used quite frequently.

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In message , Robin
writes
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.



try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...es&ia=images&i
ai=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Fimages%2Fi%2F131 415653994-0-1%2Fs-l1000
https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

I'm not so sure. We have a collection of such tools but I sometimes
decide that drilling a hole in the lid is the safest thing.

My pet hate are the lids with steeply sloping edges - apparently
designed to defeat everything up to and including strap wrenches.

I find a post office supplied elastic band a best first move. Wrapped
round the offending lid gives purchase up to the force available.

Concur on plastic wrapping. I guess it costs the manufacturers no more
to use untearable material.

Advancing age seems to bring a problem with separating newspaper pages..
eyesight, dry finger tip skin?

My pet hate is the plastic cover on Waitrose sticky toffee puddings.
Undoubtedly some manufacturer has invested in a process which attaches
the transparent lid so securely that all attempts at tidy removal end in
abject failu-(



--
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On 19/01/2019 11:25, Max Demian wrote:
On 19/01/2019 11:09, Robin wrote:
On 19/01/2019 11:03, Max Demian wrote:
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more)
not
to exaggerate.

try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Looks like it could do some damage to the lid. Better the kind with a
belt around the lid, a strap wrench. I don't know whether domestic
versions are available.


Plenty are marketed as jar openers. I think leading brand is Boa
Constrictor

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NRS-Healthc.../dp/B006H4RJFM


I thought there must be one available. I'm a little surprised that it is
marketed specifically to people with health conditions such as
arthritis. I would have thought that many able bodied people would have
a problem with some pickle jars. Not to mention women.



Fairly easy to get women to open up, just show a bit of empathy. Another
way is to show them your amazing ability to open jars.

On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article 2,
DerbyBorn wrote:
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal
attemts to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even
after being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for
this yet.

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Use one of these (not another strap wrench). They are invaluable.

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/7706/Jark...Top-Jar-Opener

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On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 11:36:17 +0000, Tim Lamb wrote:

I find a post office supplied elastic band a best first move. Wrapped
round the offending lid gives purchase up to the force available.

Don a pair of marigolds. Never known it fail.




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On 1/19/2019 6:03 AM, Max Demian wrote:
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:

try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Looks like it could do some damage to the lid. Better the kind with a
belt around the lid, a strap wrench. I don't know whether domestic
versions are available.

I've not noticed any damage from it, and I've been using one of those
for years.

In article ,
Peter wrote:
DerbyBorn wrote:

I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:
snipped
And don't forget the plastic wrapping that comes with batteries. I have
lost count of the number of finger nails that have succumbed to this.
pfj

You mean like two cells wrapped together? Just twist them apart. Most
packs of batteries come in a bubble pack with a cardboard back and an easy
way to get in to it.

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In article ,
FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.



try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg
https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Not looked at at it, but most of these still need you to hold the jar from
turning. So totally pointless.

If I can't do it with rubber gloves (can most) I take it to the workshop
and use a couple of strap wrenches. One to hold the jar, the other for the
lid.

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In article ,
Tim Lamb wrote:
I find a post office supplied elastic band a best first move. Wrapped
round the offending lid gives purchase up to the force available.

Just use rubber gloves. To stop the jar turning too.

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"Max Demian" wrote in message
.. .
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.

try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg
https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Looks like it could do some damage to the lid.

Yes it does.

Better the kind with a belt around the lid, a strap wrench.

Trouble with those is that they dont grip the lid as well,
the strap wrench can still slip because there isnt enough
of the lid side for the strap wrench to grip.

I don't know whether domestic versions are available.

Yes they are. But
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...e=UTF8&ps c=1
works much better. They arent perfect, I have one set of jars which
have a much deeper rim than usual and these dont work with
those at all because they cant get under the lower edge of the lid.

There is also these
https://www.amazon.com/One-Touch-291.../dp/B00113OYK2
which appear to be a clone of the original now discontinued Culinare
but the Culinare keep breaking. I havent tried a clone yet but they are
by far the most expensive so would need to be reliable. They do work
well before they break tho.

"S Viemeister" wrote in message
...
On 1/19/2019 6:03 AM, Max Demian wrote:
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:

try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg
https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Looks like it could do some damage to the lid. Better the kind with a
belt around the lid, a strap wrench. I don't know whether domestic
versions are available.

I've not noticed any damage from it, and I've been using one of those for
years.

I have. It obviously depends on how strong the metal edge of the lid is.

Robin wrote:
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.



try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

I'm not so sure.Â* We have a collection of such tools but I sometimes
decide that drilling a hole in the lid is the safest thing.

My pet hate are the lids with steeply sloping edges - apparently
designed to defeat everything up to and including strap wrenches.


This lid remover is the best on this earth and I bet one is not in your
collection or you would be sure, they are not easy to find but get one
and you will never have trouble again.
They pop the seal as soon as you squeeze and then hold securely to open.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.



try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg
https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

Not looked at at it, but most of these still need you to hold the jar from
turning. So totally pointless.

But this one breaks the seal by pressure on opposite sides of the lid
and then takes little effort.


If I can't do it with rubber gloves (can most) I take it to the workshop
and use a couple of strap wrenches. One to hold the jar, the other for the
lid.

"FMurtz" wrote in message
...
Robin wrote:
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.



try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg
https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

I'm not so sure. We have a collection of such tools but I sometimes
decide that drilling a hole in the lid is the safest thing.

My pet hate are the lids with steeply sloping edges - apparently designed
to defeat everything up to and including strap wrenches.


This lid remover is the best on this earth and I bet one is not in your
collection or you would be sure, they are not easy to find but get one and
you will never have trouble again.

I got one and kept having trouble, because they bugger up the
lid and thats no good for me because I reuse the jars and lids
for my own marmalade and relish. This style works much better
and doesnt damage the lids but doesnt work with lids with a
deep rim like the older IXL straight sided 600ml marmalade jars.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...e=UTF8&ps c=1

Easy to get online and House have them too.

They pop the seal as soon as you squeeze and then hold securely to open.

On 19/01/2019 10:37, Robin wrote:
On 19/01/2019 09:14, FMurtz wrote:
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:55 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'll add another. Tesco pickled cucumber jars. Lids tightened to the
point where even a crowbar won't loosen them.

Don't exaggerate, Dave. I've asked you a million times (maybe more) not
to exaggerate.



try this,

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bottle+lid...%2Fs-l1000.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/y7af3byz

I'm not so sure.Â* We have a collection of such tools but I sometimes
decide that drilling a hole in the lid is the safest thing.

My pet hate are the lids with steeply sloping edges - apparently
designed to defeat everything up to and including strap wrenches.


Drill a hole?

Stab it with a knife is much easier.

--
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On 18/01/2019 18:54, DerbyBorn wrote:
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal attemts
to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even after
being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for this
yet.

The brightly coloured pointy swirls on Huntley and Palmers Iced Gem
biscuits made from the hardest substance known to man.

Cheers
--
Clive

On 20/01/2019 10:47, Clive Arthur wrote:
On 18/01/2019 18:54, DerbyBorn wrote:
I have discovered some super strong materials lurking under our noses:

1. The string used by butchers to tie a pork loin. Resists normal attemts
to cut it with the knofe you have in your hand.

2. Black Pudding Slices outer skin (M&S). Doesn't rip or cut - even after
being exposed to high temperatures.

3. Ladies High Heel shoe heel materials. Impact resistant.


4. The plastic wrapping of cheese resists normal attempts to tear - but
then gives up and rips in unexpected directions. Can't see a use for this
yet.

The brightly coloured pointy swirls on Huntley and Palmers Iced Gem
biscuits made from the hardest substance known to man.

Cheers

According to Jeremy Clarkson, dried weetabix is so hard,
Mazda should use it for the rotor tips in their Wankel
engines. :-)

On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:20:22 +1100, FMurtz wrote:

But this one breaks the seal by pressure on opposite sides of the lid
and then takes little effort.

ISTR that pre 1991 when we had that epidemic of food tampering and the
jars were at that time not vacuum sealed, there were *still* some lids
that were a serious PITA to off. So it has do more than just releasing
the vacuum.




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Leave first - THEN negotiate!

On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:50:32 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rot Speed,
the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

This lid remover is the best on this earth and I bet one is not in your
collection or you would be sure, they are not easy to find but get one and
you will never have trouble again.

I got one and kept having trouble, because they bugger up the
lid and that¢s no good for me because I reuse the jars and lids
for my own marmalade and relish.

HILARIOUS, 85-year-old, senile psychopath makes his own marmalade, brews his
own beer and bakes his own bread! How self-centered and isolated can a
psychopath like you get? LOL

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Senile Rot about himself:
"I was involved in the design of a computer OS"
MID:

"Cursitor Doom" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:20:22 +1100, FMurtz wrote:

But this one breaks the seal by pressure on opposite sides of the lid
and then takes little effort.

ISTR that pre 1991 when we had that epidemic of food tampering and the
jars were at that time not vacuum sealed, there were *still* some lids
that were a serious PITA to off. So it has do more than just releasing
the vacuum.

No it does not and the fact that one of these works
every time unless the lid is too deep proves that.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gpo/product...e=UTF8&ps c=1

On 20/01/2019 13:31, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:20:22 +1100, FMurtz wrote:

But this one breaks the seal by pressure on opposite sides of the lid
and then takes little effort.

ISTR that pre 1991 when we had that epidemic of food tampering and the
jars were at that time not vacuum sealed, there were *still* some lids
that were a serious PITA to off. So it has do more than just releasing
the vacuum.

Whether it's vacuum sealed is just a matter of how the food is
prepared/preserved. You're thinking of "tamper evident" seals, which
don't even have to be hermetic/airtight, as in the case of some plastic
milk bottles which just have a plastic rip cord you have to remove.

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Max Demian