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How-To: Open a Beer Bottle With a Lighter

Amaze friends, perplex strangers, or just get to that cool beverage beneath the cap more quickly. Here's how.

1. Grasp the neck of the bottle in your non-dominant hand, with your forefinger wrapped around the cap.

2. Extend your forefinger and place the bottom of a Bic-style lighter under the bottom of the cap. The lighter should sit perpendicular to the neck of the bottle.

3. Close your forefinger to grasp the bottom edge of the lighter against the bottom edge of the cap, as pictured above.

4. Squeeze the hand that is grasping the bottle to create pressure around the cap, while, in one swift motion, you grab the top of the lighter with your other hand and push the lighter down like a lever, with your forefinger around the cap acting as a fulcrum.

5.The cap should pop right off. You might need to practice to get it just right, tweaking your grip as needed before your big party-trick debut. Be very careful though to direct the bottle away from your face (or others'), as the pressure can make the cap hit it (I´ve seen cuts).

NB:The picture shows the more dangerous technique, leveraging with your thumb base (which will naturally make the cap be directed to your face), instead of the forefinger technique (described here), which is safer.

If you have mastered this trick try other hardware to open things like:

• Other beer bottle (use the cap of the second bottle instead of the bottom of the lighter)
• Beer Can (use the groves in the bottom of the can)
• Spoon
• DVD Box (Do not use a collectors edition)
• Mobile phone (Old one recommended)
• Wired Magazine (The ultimate way of opening a beer, roll up the magazine, fold it double and it is strong enough for a few beers)

Orig. Post: Wired.com How to wiki

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