What is the best tool to open this evil form of packaging?
>>937206
Shears.
>>937206
You dongle usually shoudl suffice, however lesbians prefer plastic substitutes...
Jokes aside, industrial shears are my best bet.
>>937206
I just use a utility razor, very quick and easy
>>937206
Your mom's puss lips
Can opener
the thread quality's already goin' down this year huh?
>>937220
Its been a long time coming
>>937220
it went down couple of yeard ago...
>>937206
weed or alcohol
Can opener, homeskillet. For real.
Hot air gun
>>937211
/thread
Solve the problem altogether.
If you use a rock to destroy the fluorescent light bulb, then you no longer need to open the package.
>>937233
piils or guns too
>>937233
A sharp, fresh utility knife or tin snips.
>>937218
This. Like the hand crank kind. Not the one on your multi tool. Just clearing it up in case of confusion
Detcord.
>>937206
More importantly, who's the qt in ops pic?
Sharp pair of kitchen scissors
Kitchen scissors work best out of everything I've ever tried. Just cut around the lip and it opens up fine.
Knives risk you gashing yourself because the plastic is so dense it binds up,
Can openers work on the really thick stuff, but many of the packages are actually too thin plastic for the can opener to bite.
>>937218
https://youtu.be/KlA_YXDm9bg
You're literally the worst kind of faggot.
>>937366
>If I don't have scissors I won't have a can opener
Missing the fucking point you spergo
It's easier to open than using scissors.
Op didn't ask for the best way to open it on a fucking desert island
Who doesn't have a can opener?
>all you guys straining your hands using scissors
Just preheat your oven to 425 and stick the package in for 5-10 minutes. Melts that plastic welds right apart.
I just pull the tab.
>>937371
I don't find using scissors a challenge.
>>937371
I'm not a left handed downed syndrome with 3 digits so there's absolutely nothing taxing about using scissors.
Wanna know what's easier than any of your bullshit? A knife. A sharp knife. That's it.
>>937206
Your hands. There is usually a punched / non-welded hole used to hang the package from a hook in the store. Hook a finger on to each exposed edge and pull. Pops right open.
Otherwise, utility knife.
>>937380
But anon if you use a can opener you can save 5 seconds on opening your package.
If you open your package daily that's a whopping 0.02 days saved!
Also a can opener is a better tool than scissors for every job;
need to cut some string, use a can opener.
need to cut some paper, use a can opener.
need to cut your hair, use a can opener.
This is why any modern home has more can openers than they do scissors, as scissors are retarded.
>>937366
>If I don't have scissors I won't have a can opener
Missing the fucking point you spergo
It's easier to open than using scissors.
Op didn't ask for the best way to open it on a fucking desert island
Who doesn't have a can opener?
>>937383
I don't. Mines electric. Put your fucking clam shell dildo wrapper in that you cuck
>>937381
This, except I just slip a utility knife or pair of scissors into the opening.
Also, kitchen shears make quick work of it. The sound will trigger even the faintest autism, but it's worth it
>>937383
How do you even cut it open with a can opener?
How is it easier?
I just take my scissors and cut the packet in half, what is hard about that?
My offset aviation shears work wonders on them.
>>937398
Personally I like to go around the outer edges of those packets, makes it less of a hassle if I have to then later return something. Most places will grudgingly take back something that's been neatly opened, but they get really pedantic about repackaging charges for stuff thats just been sliced in half.
A can opener works on the thicker plastic the same way it does on cans, the blade wheel bites through, and the gear wheel grabs the other side just the same. Handy for the packages that manage to resist scissors. Scissors work fine on like 90% of them though.
Why scissors or can openers?
Because only dirt poor people can't afford one or another of those, and most people are much more likely to own either scissors or a can opener than they are tin snips or even a utility knife.
Seriously, I would have to trudge down the garden to my bike shed, and root around in my toolbox to locate tin snips or a utility knife. Scissors I have about 6 pairs of, and I have a couple tin openers in the kitchen drawer.
>>937403
>A can opener works on the thicker plastic the same way it does on cans
How is that easier, though? It's not like they're hard to cut with scissors. Snip snip snip done.
Vs. turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn rotate the package turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn turn...
>>937407
It's more a matter of which one is closer to hand, plus can openers can deal with the thicker plastics more easily than scissors. Not all scissors are created equal, and if the choice was between some 0.99p scissors or an equally priced can opener, the can opener is less likely to splay itself apart or chew uselessly at the plastic.
Given a decent set of scissors however you are right, scissors are faster and easier.
A knife is clearly going to be the quickest as you can just cut around the item avoiding the thicker (therefore harder) plastic all together.
I guess the can opener method could be helpful to someone with arthritis.
>>937407
>The number of physical movement involved is the only way to measure "ease"
>mfw cityfolk don't always carry a pocketknife at all times
>>937414
i like your style anon
Are you honestly that retarded OP?
If you can't get into a simple piece of packaging then I have to question the worth of your existence. Sorry.
>>937375
having an easy open tab defeats the purpose of the blister pack. they are usually smaller items with high incidents of theft and or easily concealable with magnetic strips to prevent "just taking the whole thing" out the door. the tab literally defeats all of the intended purposes but also adds additional cost to the item because they had to have the packs custom made either in house or a massive order placed through an injection molding company when they could have just used a prefabricated solution. The person who designed this is not good at their job.
>>937652
>The person who designed this is not good at their job.
Bollocks.
Try selling a package that doesn't have one in or near an airport.
fire
>>937206
Tin snips turn these into paper.
>>937407
I'm sure you can just idiot it open. Just put it on the counter, look at it. Tell the item that you bought it, and plan on using it. The thing will rip itself out of the package and try to get away.
>>937269
Berrypicker detected
Stick this bitch in your utility knife.
>>937241
>Hot air gun
>You talking it open
>>937206
I bought a special tool for opening blister packs. Trouble is: It came in a blister pack.
>>937677
/thread
>>937294
>guns
nice
>>937206
The only proper solution
![es4b[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/u96Vdry.jpg "es4b[1].jpg")
>>937206
your pocket knife. scissors. anything sharp and readily available. Time valuable, and if you can't get those open even with a 1.6" blade, I have bad news for you.
>>937852
To be honest you could probably open one with a house key, it wouldn't be quick and it wouldn't be prety but it would eventually work.
>>937341
Yes
>>937704
Same. Best and easiest won't hurt yourself either.
>>937206
chainsaw
>just build a clock that could blow it open
>>937206
unrestrained violence
>>937206
Utility blade and a block of wood
>>937206
Muh dick.
Cutco shears man
I'm not sure I understand this thread, who doesn't have just a regular pair of household scissors around?
>>938997
you are a stupid fat gay smelly cunt
sometimes the melted 'weld' edge is too think and strong for normal scissors and they just slide off
>>937206
Dinner, wine, candlelight.
>>939004
So your scissors are shit then, nothing else
oxy-acetylene torch
I try to avoid products that are packaged like this.
I hate plastic packaging and the waste.
Scissors
>>939017
>>939004
I've been on this earth for thirtyfour years and never come across any of these packages that my scissors couldn't open, from tools and bits to toys for the kids, they all open with scissors. Not even expensive scissors, just cheap ones from the corner shop.
I've never been a situation where I thought "Man, I better get my tools out to open this plastic packaging"
Box cutters do the trick. You don't cut yourself on the edges and you can just cut open the top layer. Much less messy
I only buy handmade artisanal lightbulbs. They come wrapped in wax paper
>>939097
sometimes they come with thicker plastic that will break the rivet in scissors. in this case a can opener is good for avoiding injury.
>>937206
Gerber Dime. This thing is the best! It costs like $15. I always have one of these on me or near by...
>>938713
Jimmy DiResta gtfo
>>937652
Nothing stops the criminal from taking the packet down the kitchen aisle and opening the package with a can opener, as its so easy to to do...
...or you know stealing the package as well as the item.
>>939499
Gerber is shit and the blades snap like a fucking twig. Use scissors faggot.
>>939561
Wrong...
>>939563
I snapped this one cutting into soft pine. I snapped another gerber opening a half gallon of primer. I tried using my gerber multi tool but the blade broke... Again... and the phillips head screwdriver completely rounded off the first time I used it. Gerber is shit. You are shit. Learn to knife.
>>939568
Not only did the blade fail on this one but the locking mechanism slipped and I sliced my fucking finger.
>>937677
What are you you retard you dont even know youre memesyou call youreslf a memer then you suck
>>939528
>...or you know stealing the package as well as the item.
The package contains an RFID tag or other mechanism that trips an alarm if it is removed from the store without being paid for.
>>939575
That was mentioned in the post he replied to. Please don't acknowledge the retards, we don't want them to think they're welcome.
>>939577
You see, that's the thing about retards, they make themselves welcome whether or not they actually are.
They have absolutely no self-awareness, and will fuck around doing retard shit all day, even if people tell them to stop constantly.
Use a tin opener
>>937375
> easy open tab
I've spent years trying to work out the best method and I really have concluded this can be the only option.
>>939575
>what is a booster bag
>what is a Faraday cage
well sharpened kichen knife
>>937206
tin opener
>>937206
it really doesn't fucking matter what you use, either way it'll end in blood
>>937206
Try and slip your thumb between a corner and pull it apart
>>939816
>>what is a Faraday cage
A device that has to be grounded to work correctly.
>>939814
>tfw you cut around the edge and realize it has re-sealed itself
>>939568
> using a knife to pry shit open
> says "learn to knife"
YOU learn to knife you fucking imbecile. Knives are for CUTTING. Not prying. I can cut into "soft pine" with a plastic knife without breaking it. Because I'm not a goddamn ape. The worst thing in the world is a faggot that abuses tools and blames the tool for breaking.
> don't buy a pickup truck. I drove mine into a soft pine tree and it broke. Pickup trucks are shit. Learn to truck.
That's you.
>>939874
yeah and cut your fucking thumb off
>>937206
Razor around the edge of the packaging, on the inside of the lip. I don't see what's so hard about this.
>>939877
>A device that has to be grounded to work correctly.
Explain that to airliners.
>>939943
Would be the type of airliner your cellphone works perfectly in?
>>939902
>I can't afford a knife that holds up under normal use and feel like defending my poverty because I guzzle cum.
That's you.
![machine2[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/SiDOjkb.jpg "machine2[1].jpg")
>>937206
one of these
>>939983
> oh, no.. he's right. Must call faggot immediately!
Ha. You can't use tools properly. You just keep on buying the gerber knives from walmart and breaking them. Definitely don't buy the right tool for the job, and then tell me I'm poor. I wasn't defending the knife, i was pointing out you're a blithering idiot. Learn to interpret context. Learn to use tools for their intended purpose.
I've pondered this for a while.
I've found the quickest way is to use side cutters to cut slots in the tough outer rim. The thin interior plastic is weak and pliable, so at that point I just tear the packaging in half with my hands.
>>939957
No the type of airline where your hair doesn't stand up on end because of the static build up around the craft. Also the same type of craft that doesn't have all its instruments affected by the same static build up.
fuck this evil nasty satan invention, ripped open a conrroller packaging two days ago. damm chunk flys directly into my eye. hurr like a notherfucker. yesterday tried to open a pack of dissposable razors and got a deep cut in mu thumb. still dont get why manufacturers use more eco and userfrienly alternatives.
This works better than anything else I've tried. No bullshit.
Go to the hardware store (Lowes, Home Depot, etc) and look for tin snips. There will be a set that look like bad ass scissors and a set that look like the picture. Get a set of each. NEVER cut anything other then paper or plastic with them and they will stay sharp and cut paper like normal scissors.
>>940436
>not using a pair with mechanical advantage
I thought this was /diy/, not /harborfreight/
>>937218
Yup! To easy
Just put it inthe microwave for about 2 minutes and you will be able to peal it open
Is it styren? Use kethone.
>>937206
band saw.
>>940529
There is mechanical advantage to the above, nitwit.
>>939894
wrong, there would be no edge.
>>939902
You sure sound mad
>>939943
>>940114
When I think americans aren't retarded enough this guy appears.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_discharger
>>943843
>>940114
Ah and by the way, "static build up" doesn't affect instruments the way you think they do (unless it's a EMF probe or some shit similar but planes don't have those or need) the problem is the discharge creating noise and shitting fuck up or a tiny weeny spark near a place with fuel vapors. Stop being dumb, stop imagining shit without doing basic reasearch or studying.
>>937206
tin snips
>>937206
Can openers work amazing!
I've used the same pair of Fiskars over a fucktillion packages like that. Box cutters work well too.
>>939957
Cell phones work fine in planes, whatchu talkin about? Ever been boarded then delayed? Everybody gets on their phone immediately, no problem.
fuckin idiot
>>940234
Are you of low IQ? Because I think that might be the real problem.
Jesus, guys, how do you all have issues with packaging? Finding the clit must be your everest
>>937356
>Knives risk you gashing yourself because the plastic is so dense it binds up,
Mine is sharp enough it glides through this sort of packaging as if it were made of warm butter.
>protip: to sharpen your knife so it'll do the same, use the raw (unglazed) edge at the bottom of a ceramic coffee cup.
>>937414
But how do you get the sheers out when they are stuck in the package themselves?
>>937206
a knoife
>>937206
I usually just use my table saw
A lighter.
If you have a dog, put meat on the packaging. Unless you're vegan; then put peanut butter on it. The dog will chew it up.
You can rub the packaging against a cement surface; it opens after a while.
If all else fails, take one of your raw olive oil bottles, smash it against the edge of the countertop, and use the smashed bottle to puncture the packaging.
If that's too scary because broken glass and oil spill, call your boyfriend and give him the thing. He'll surely find a way to open it, eventually.
>>937852
do not use car keys, the wear on the groves can lead to engine power reduction
>>937206
oxy/ace torch, just make sure the gas settings are right and follow your dreams anon
>>937206
I always just use my office key. It's got a sharp point near the end. I hold the keyring in my hand and press the back of the key with my finger and drag it down the length of the package and it cuts it. Once I have a large hole cut, I just tear it opened with my hands.
Why does this question always come up?
Is some sort of irl meme?
I've never had trouble opening them.
>>937705
kek
>>943875
I tried this, it didnt work. I'm sure because my wife got a new one with the wheel cutter. Don't know why, the 10 year old one with the metal shard sticking out worked fine. But she threw it out when she got the new one. It's gonna be funny when the new piece of shit breaks, and she can't open any cans. Can't make me tuna sandwich for lunch.
> "that new can opener is going to get you a black eye"
> "how's that gonna happen, husband? That's impossible"
> "You'll see..."
(That's a joke. Kinda)
>>946420
>(That's a joke. Kinda)
I think we all got it.
Peeps forget that good box cutters/utility knives have MULTIPLE blade positions.
Extend blade out barely enough to slit plastic and you don't damage the contents.
>>946420
Domestic violence is always a gold mine of comedy, anon.
>>946456
Sad that it's true tho...
>>937399
seconding this
Can opener
>>946420
For a full 5 minutes I thought that she was gonna use it to open one of those plastic packages and the can opener would catch into her face or something
>>946456
Machines are like women.
Sometimes you have to hit them to make them work.
This way always prevails.
...if you've got he thighs for it.
>>937206
A man.
shears or a utility razor.
Takes like 3-5 seconds with ether.
Shears are easer/better but I tend to always have a utilty razor on me and it works pretty well too.
>>937399
thirding this
They're like pens in the EMS world. Don't led one if someone asks you for one briefly. You will never see it again. You constantly lose yours, and acquire ones that aren't yours. This is also true for phone chargers.
I have a nice set of trauma shears from my time in the emergency response system. Too bad they're like $2 each retail.
>>937206
I rip them open with my bare hands because i'm not a fucking faggot.
>>937206
damn nigga
who is that semen demon
>>937206
One of these little fuckers. Stab it in the middle and then just rip it to one side.
Fuck everybody who said can opener. Tin snips or gtfo
>>939568
That has been my EDC knife for 5+ years, and I have absolutely NEVER ran into trouble with it.
It holds a very sharp edge and has stood up to every pocket knife duty I've thrown at it.
Pretty sure you're retarded.
Have you managed to open the packet yet OP!
POST UP DATES PLEASE!
>>937218
This shit is retarded. This worse than using safety scissors.
>>937382
>Losing 2 minutes to find a can opener
>saving 5 seconds opening it
Thanks!
Just use scissors, it's seriously not hard.
![20160219_133837[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/xZfmguW.jpg "20160219_133837[1].jpg")
I present to you, the magic zip doodad.
my prowess is superior to you net junkies.
as usual.
>>937414
Now this is just cruel.
>>939568
You aren't supposed to stab with it.
Pic relate
>>949092
Does it work on pie?
Gentoo
>>937206
filet knife with care
>>949092
The actually works great. You don't need a big contraption like that though, just regular scissors
>>937371
Did..did you just call that guy a marine gastropod mollusk?
A few years back I saw a set of offset scissors designed for this exact job at a Home Depot. 3 guesses what they were packaged in....
>>937206
Can opener, works on blisterpacks and clamshell plastics
>>948127
OK, fair enough.
So what kind of faggot ARE you?
>>939339
So, nothing energy-saving then? Thanks a bunch.
>>937206
>2016
>mfw folks still don't have a granade launcher to solve simple everyday issues
thousands years of "evolutions" and people still act like fucking hominids
