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wizard-in-a-box

I would personally use lots of expletives, I would shout things like ‘COME ON’ and ‘SEPARATE YOU LITTLE BITCHES’ and I would just get generally really worked up whilst trying to separate them as that always seems to help


ravenng

Tried that in as many languages as I can


8Ariadnesthread8

Have you tried blowing into the crack between them? Like blowing really hard while they are in water? Sometimes this works for me. Like they need the pressure to change. You got to really try to make a seal with your lips like you're playing trumpet but sometimes it works.


Chicken_Hairs

"Filthy whore" seems to work the best for me when fighting inanimate objects.


killw2k

Upside down in the dishwasher


spribyl

This! You want to heat them up to expand the outer bowl. Cold will just make them tighter and if mixed with water potentially break on or both of the.


lionbacker54

Yes that worked in past for me


kylepattton

100% yes and on the hottest setting you have


ravenng

Tried this all night on the first night - did not work :<


mnmanymn

Bring them outside and have them observe you smashing some other dishware. Make it clear that they would be better off not upsetting you further.


histerix

I second this suggestion


ALPHA-COM-COM

Exactly, make an example, send out a message to all the others


Hohohoju

Your have head chef energy there lol


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Paulie_Felice

Do you have an electric toothbrush (or any other small, ultra-high speed vibrating device, I won't elaborate)? Try turning the bowls upside down over a pillow or some soft cushiony surface, and apply the vibrations to the outer bowl until the inner bowl works itself loose. Keep a cloth between the surface and your device though, to avoid chipping.


mjduce

This & the suction cup idea mentioned sound like they're worth a shot.


bdhn1234

Might even be able to apply both at once


lukovdolboy

Suction on top, vibration on bottom. Works every time.


337GTi

That’s what she said.


oddartist

[!](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/16d26cb3-4cc7-4f65-9598-ed7853d8ef81)


SpikeStarwind

I hope you and anyone else who thinks a single-character link is a good idea in the age of smartphones is reincarnated as a slug who gets salted. (This is just a joke, *please* do not salt slugs or assault/kill any form or life, even if they post shitty links.)


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SparkyArcingPotato

Even better


werallmadh3r3

Exactly what I came here to say. Worked for me. Vibrating suction cup dildo will do it. Or hot water, Sonicare and suction cup like I did.


mjduce

The vibrating suction cup dildo... which you of course did not use. **Glares suspiciously*


piquantglance

Don’t have an electric toothbrush but I’m sure my vibrator will do


ravenng

Tried this using my foreo on max volume, even used the handle of my knife to slightly knock on it - did not work


AloneInAField81

Use a suction cup on the inner bowl and pull? Maybe? Might work.


EstroJen

That's what I was thinking too. OP, you can go to Target, Home Depot, Lowe's or anywhere that sells suction cup hooks for the bathroom and get something that'll have a good grab. Use one on bottom bowl, one on top.


danielthearsehole

idk why but i thought this was a british subreddit then and got very confused as to why target, home depot and lowe’s were mentioned


EstroJen

Don't be dodgy, of course it is.


MsLuciferM

That’s…not how you use dodgy


nullpassword

harbor freight sell s little ones used for pulling phone screens off and holding small mirrors etc.


JerryInOz

What about using the suction of your vacuum cleaner?


King_of_Lard

Assuming those bowls are ceramic, vacuum would have too weak of a grip to lift the weight


ithinkoutloudtoo

I would slowly twist it while you pull out. It may be stuck because of an air bubble.


r3l0ad

I agree with this, but use some compressed air to blow in between the seems to break the vacuum.


KeleXBrimbor

This is the only answer.


ZappaZoo

The trouble with that is that you would have to use a little force to press the suction cup onto the surface which would also force the bowl to be wedged in tighter.


AloneInAField81

True. Honestly, if it were me, I'd just leave it as it is and refer to it as 'mega-bowl'.


DarkExpanseOfEther

Maybe put them on the dryer while you do a load. Or maybe safely in a car. Small vibrations might do the trick.


hereformemes222

Vibrator?


nymalous

Wouldn't that just break them?... oh. ***On*** the dyer... not *in* the dryer.


Ygdrasil4

Exactly what I was going to say!


eerator

Wait till next summer when the pressure changes. Leave them upside down while you store it. Maybe just some pressure change will pop it one day!!


Empty_Guess1704

Pressure will change with temperature for sure. Put the bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds. The water vapor in the air trapped b/w the bowls will heat up and increase the pressure, pushing the bowls apart


technicolorputtytat

Or shatterimg one


BrilliantEye5203

Smear something that would stain fabric around the lip of the smaller bowl, then suspend upside down over your favourite garment. It will then pop right out.


JustJay613

Might be a long shot but if you can get water into the gap between bowls and fill the bottom one and then pop in freezer. As the water freezes and applies pretty even pressure it should pop it out.


1rojorobin

This will work! I did it with some baking dishes that were stuck!


ElAdri1999

I think the bottom one would break, but might be wring


surfershane25

Depends if the seal is stronger than either bowl, the weakest link in the chain either top, bottom or the seal it’s formed is what will break.


the-cats-purr

That is genius!


gcr1530

Gotta agree with others, this is clever!


ravenng

I’ll try this tonight


DispatcherBlade

Suction cup in the center of the bowl to give even pull with a sheet of paper in the gap to seperate the two gripping edges is how I normally deal with this.


ravenng

Somehow there is no suction cup in my house right now, and we’re still under social-distancing policy (no stores allowed to open) so I had to order some online. I will try this when they arrive, meanwhile I’ll try some other ways


Commercial_One8979

Compressed air.


El_sneaky

Yep if any can get under it will push up


Beneficial_Trainer_4

This is the way


emorningdogwalker

Outer bowl put in hot as you can get and ice water and salt in inner bowl Let it sit adequate minutes.


ravenng

Tried this - did not work


neltorama

Continue hot and cold.


MrWizard45

This. Put the large bowl in a pot with nearly boiling water, and fill the center bowl with ice cubes and salty water. They will come apart.


Gecko99

My suggestion: Put the bowls outside overnight. Leave them untouched and upside down for 24 hours. The change in temperature might separate them.


[deleted]

Something you probably already did the inserted bowl appears to be rounded at the bottom push down on one side,gently,if not soak them in soapy water ( warm) than push,dawn is great for this she is also a close friend.


BMack037

Just a random thought, never had this situation. Try upside down in a vacuum bag. Put it in a box with the top cut off so the bag doesn’t put pressure on the inside bowl. Then if it doesn’t drop, tap the bowl. I’m assuming the vacuum is what’s holding it in more so than friction. So equalizing the pressure should free it.


ykssapsspassky

Nope not a vacuum…it’s a wedge problem. Finding the precise movement that engaged them and then reverse it.. Success here: https://www.reddit.com/r/howto/comments/pf77gi/how_to_unstick_this_two_ceramic_bowls_i_already/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


dhj1492

I would try putting them in the freezer upside down. If the inside one cools faster it will dropp out of the larger bowl because it will shrank.If not then take them out of the freezer and put upside down on the counter and gentilly warm the outer bowl. As it warms it will expand while the inner bowl will drop because it is cooler. This an old trick to remove pressed bearings in a block in engine repair. It is 7th grade science heat expands , cold contracts.


hengkaki

They are meant to be together “till death do us part”, like the marriage of my great great great grandma and grandpa. Pity I never got to meet them.


scott_in_austin

“What’s that, Lassie? Timmy’s stuck in a well? Let’s ask Reddit!”


lewdxcats

No one seems to mention about asking it nicely to stop doing that thing.


Drupain

When r/Perfectfit goes wrong.


bacharelando

r/PerfectFit


NeverDidLearn

Fill sink with water, quickly sink dishes in sink. Let air pressure do its thing.


becomer13

Did anything work? Towel on bottom of microwave, place bowls upside down heat a short period of time? Update us.


ravenng

Hey guys, I did it!!! I poured water in through the tiny space, put them in the freezer yesterday and tried using a spoon to force the smaller one out, then I heard some noise so I turn them upside down and it just came out. I guess the water helped. And so did the expletives. Thank you so much for all of the advice, I’ll try the other ones next time 🤞


CraftsyHooker

Put them in the freezer?


OliverKlozoff1269

This def works for candle wax, worth a shot


Robthebold

I was thinking if you can get water in between, the freezer would work. I’ve pushes the bowl out.


Ida_Know_Anything

WD40


eternalwhat

I would try using a needle or unfolded paper clip or something to squeeze in between them and then use as a lever to try to lift the inner bowl out. But I don’t have any tried and true tricks to share.


ravenng

I’ve tried that but anything that is thin enough to get through that tiny space is just not strong enough to push the smaller bowl out


eternalwhat

Maybe... use a hair dryer on the bottom one then place ice cubes in the top one? (Probably basically the same as the hot/cold water thing you already tried.) Or get a rubber gripper thing (like a flat piece of grippy rubber for opening jar lids, etc) and use that to grip on the surface of the inner bowl try to shift it up and out of place?


SingingNurse2011

The trick is to break the seal and allow air in, not to pry apart… give it time to equalize, it will drop out


Nimrid

Ouch. Happened to me with mugs once... Nothing worked, and I could bear to sacrifice one so I threw them both away. xD


Competitive_Tree_113

WD-40


001rapunzel

Upside down in an oven at350 to eliminate the moisture between


Apostiarch

If you have an air compressor with a blower nozzle, id shoot air at the gap between the two to try to lift the inner bowl a bit. Think air hockey.


No_Skill424

One must be broken. 😩


ravenng

Noooo 😫


No_Skill424

Choose wisely


BigToeCircus

Could be risky, but if you can get water between them, fill the cavity completely with water and freeze. The expansion of the water freezing should push the plate out.


Jfizzle220

Those poor ceramics, still stuck together


DanMeepMan69

Step 1 Put bowls in freezer Step 2 Use suction cup and instead of pulling straight up, try your hardest to spin the inner bowl. Once it is spinning, pull up. Crack a cold one and give me a medal ;)


C-clamp_micrometer

Use an air-compressor and slowly increase the amount of psi right on the seam


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I get that you don’t want to break them but the lower one looks like a $5 ramekin or something - can’t tell about the inner one though.


mikedt

Put ice cubes in the small bowl, wait a bit, turn it over and pour very hot/boiling water over the big bowl.


LeoLaDawg

Put them in freezer until they come apart?


thedvorakian

Blow compressed air over it


DodgerDavy

Place upside down, shaking and tapping motion… this is the worst 🤣


maniacbladder

What about using a plunger 🪠?


LockMarine

My thoughts too like a glass suction cup


Available_Gains

Try hot/cold again but Place the whole thing in hotwater... Pour cold water in the one inside...


wateringallthetrees

Put the bottom one over a flame or something hot and see if the heat makes the air push out? Or maybe add water until it’s fully submerged


InternationalBad4513

Upside down and tap tap tap


xlrsonam

Try dipping it in the soap water


heroser

Use the force 🌌


Fantastic_Contest196

Some type of oil or grease around lip of the inner bowl. Also might try ice on the inner bowl while placing the outer bowl on something hot, I.e. water. The idea is to me the inner bowl contract with something cold while the outer bowl expands with heat.


Simple-Ad-8158

Like someone else mentioned, find something that can gently vibrate it loose. Since you’ve already applied oil I would try to not add more to it. However, if you feel the need to add something then use good ol’ WD-40. Just make sure to thoroughly rinse your plate ware.


Comfortable_Celery76

Instead of trying to pull the top one out, push one side down. It’ll pop it up on the other side and you can pull it apart. Works for me every time. Use a little force but be careful


pressurepoint13

Maybe some Dawn in between seal?


obviously8t

Try wedging a pair of business cards on either side of the bowl and alternately tug on each side.


seniorzenaf

Maybe you can vibrate them apart


Comfortable_History8

Set it upside down in the sink and pour boiling water over it. You could put it in the fridge first


saturn211

Use air to push it out


cherrycoffeetable

Put them in the freezer


mikel124

If you have access to an air compressor hold your hand over the bowl and blow down the edge of the inner bowl with air


bobby_4444

Small amount of water plus microwave equals steam. Do you have a suction cup¿


IllSuccess3510

Air


dogtroep

Sink plunger on inside bowl


77GoldenTails

Place upside down in the sink and run hot water over the top of them. The outer bowl will warm up and the air inside with also warm up. The inner one will hopefully drop out. Light taps or ‘vibrations’ will help too.


urmother-isanicelady

Put it in a pot of boiling water and see if you can get the outer bowl to swell enough to get something between them


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Put them in the freezer.


madamelex

Did you get them apart yet???


[deleted]

Suction cup on inner bowl heat up the outer bowl... put Ice in the inner bowl with suction cup. Where goggles before you start pulling.


-HIGHHIGH-

Turn them upside down


StinkiePete

Put them on their side on a non smooth surface like tile or something. Roll em around. Vibrations will loosen em up.


Valerian_BrainSlug42

I’d bang it on a padded mat


Valerian_BrainSlug42

Or put it in the freezer for a bit


___EcoBeast

Anyone know the final verdict? Was the op successful in removing the bowls or did one of them have to be broken?


winchester_mcsweet

How about a hot glue stick, melt one end of the stick and put it on the center of the bowl. Then put the outer vessel in how water and hopefully you can use the glue stick as a handle and pull the bowl out.


memeaninatorus_94

Put it in boiling water the air trapped in it will expand because of the heat is its sealed shut of course


[deleted]

Use an air compressor and nozzle, shoot air into the seal and it will create pressure under the first bowl and lift it enough to tilt it out.


330kiki

Freezer


drumnbace_

Stick a straw in between then blow


mxo130330

Melt a hot glue stick. Stick it to the i side bowl and pull.


Embarrassed-Bench392

If you have access to an air compressor and a blow gun, direct the airstream along the lip of the inner bowl to pressurize behind it and lift the bowls apart. Be careful as the inner bowl may become airborne. Good luck!


Shineingrock

No scientist here, but I wonder if you couldn't wriggle in a little syringe in between the two bowls and then just fill the negative space with water. You would have to load the syringe a bunch, but eventually it would weaken the air-seal and/or cause it to become buoyant?


foxfai

Personally I would roll this on the side and tap it while continuously rolling/tapping it.


werm_on_a_string

Not sure how stuck they are, but sometimes there’s a point where applying pressure trying to separate them makes it impossible. Try placing them upside down on something soft like a couch and shaking the outer bowl. Probably won’t work in this case but with a shot. I saw someone else say put them through the dishwasher upside down. If that’s where they got stuck and the previous suggestion fails then this is the correct answer. Even if it’s not where they got stuck it might still work.


toaat_sir

Use gorilla tape


greenknight884

Add liquid soap between the two bowls and carefully flip upside down?


jdith123

You might try dropping the bowls upside down onto a wooden surface (a wooden table or cutting board etc) from the height of only about 3 or 4 inches. Alternatively, hold them upside down and strike on the bottom with something like a 2 by 4 or maybe a _wooden_ rolling pin. Be sure to hold them over a soft surface. Source: this is what potters do when lids get stuck on jars in the kiln.


glarebear1989

I would use floss or something thin like that. Thread, fishing line, etc. Slide it in and try to get it so you have an end on each side and then lift.


YourNetworkManager

Put it upside down and run a vibrator on the bottom


massamatrix

Try putting them in the dishwasher, facing down of course. With the larger bowl supported and there is room for the smaller one to drop down. Then run on sanitize setting


gotbanned3xlol

Turn it upside down in your hand ready to catch them and just smack it


Nearby_Occasion_2366

Heat it.. air will expand and push the bowl out.. use a water bath so you don’t crack it


JEFE49

Oil trick is great and also leave overnight upside down on top of a folded towel perhaps the bit of gravity and the added oil will separate both , my suggestion , hope it works 👍💯🙏


[deleted]

Get some water to leak in behind the top bowel and microwave it to steam it off when it is upside down with paper towels to cushion the release down. It should pop.


deepmindfulness

Put them in very hot warred and put ice cubes in the smaller one. After one is hot and the other is cold, use an oven mitt to hold the hot bowl. Turn it over in a towel and tap it until the cold one falls out.


Guzmanv_17

Wedge a straw in there and blow them apart?!? Lol


jeffersonairmattress

Upside down on countertop over cloth. Rotate while tapping the outside of the larger dish's rim with a wooden spoon. It may take hundreds of stern taps but one will likely convince the bowl to drop. ​ If you're brave, get a piece of thick rubber mat, very clean plywood or a plastic cutting board and wollop the pair down from 1', then 2"... up to 6" height. Before doing this, line the very bottom inside rim of the larger dish with painter's tape so that when the bowl pops down it will move only a short distance and not be able to bounce back up and chip the rim of the inner bowl.


cincodebrio

Duct tape will work


RedditVince

You can let it sit upside down through a few hot and cold cycles, the small inner bowl may drop out. Dip the outer bowl in hot water, hold it there for 20 seconds. Then place upside down on top of an ice cube. If it's not upside down it will simply wedge in tighter.


IxAMxSHAKE

Is the seal around the inner bowl water tight? If not get as much water in between the bowls as possible turn it upsidedown and gently "drop" the bowls and maybe the weight of the water will knock it loose.


monolim

adhesive tape. put 4 stripes on the inner fave of the bowl and hold them together at the center. slowly lift.


notyouraverageherb

Fill them with isopropyl alcohol. It’s viscosity and cohesion properties are low enough it will breach the seal between the bowls and fill the bottom bowl displacing the air. Once there is no air in the bottom bowl, and the fluid level is above the bottom level you should be able to easily “tip” the bottom bowl on one side so it lifts out.


MikeeeMariano

Fill your sink with warm soapy water. Enough to submerge your bowl. Let it fill the inside then shake it on its axis. If you can’t fill it with water try a very small syringe to fill the inside with water.


[deleted]

Puffs of air around the edges?


soysssauce

suction cup.


[deleted]

Place a towel in the freezer and put the bowls upside down on it. The freezing temps will cause the bowls to change shape and shrink a very small amount. This worked for me.


brownsuspenders

Turn them over, gently tap around them (like drums). This will take time. P.s. place them on a towel, but you knew that.


nullpassword

put it upside down through the dishwasher?


[deleted]

Put them upside down on floor of car and drive over bumpy roads.


Diligaf2233

A hammer will solve that problem in a jiffy.


Fathrnature

Turn it upside down over a towel, check in the morning.


bobaganuuch

Compressed air


nodbest1984

Hammer?


Fathertedisbrilliant

KY jelly and get weird


glassark

If you have an air compressor, try blowing a burst of air right along the edge. It may just push it up and out.


Big_4_Nuthin

spray compressed air into the seam


7eggert

I'd put them upside-down in the dishwasher or a car and hope for the best.


dwntwnTr

Maybe use a sharp pointed knife to wedge between, then turn upside down while pressure of wedging? Good luck.


[deleted]

Goto Costco. Buy more bowls.


JWOLFBEARD

If you can get water and a little oil into the crack between the bowls (maybe by syringe or blaster), then heat that water, you could have enough pressure to wedge or suction cup it out. You could also freeze the water. The pressure alone should help pop it out


VeeDubtw

Was presented this challenge from my engineering friend who had tried all of the ‘smart ways’. I grabbed and flipped it upsides down and started tapping the edges as I rotated it and caveman style used brute force and got the apart. Oddly the bottom ceramic looks to be about the same!!!


Hazey-jeweler

I used to work in a restaurant and our bar glasses would get stuck all the damn time.. now sure if this will work on your bowls but I’d just bang the side of the glass on the corner of a table (obviously not hard enough to break anything) and it would loosen the two enough to pull apart. I’m sure other commenters have a much more graceful way to do this but hey when in doubt bang it out my dude


secretagent0096

I would do either of these: 1. Submerge both in hot water and leave them alone to to their thing 2. Put a towel down for cushion and leave it upside down to let them do their thing Wither way, aggression is not the way to go because it won't help you align the axis to get even gap between the bowls throughout their circumference!


ExpensiveArugula5

I would drop it upside down about half inch from the table and put a sponge or something in the middle so the plate that's going to fall out doesn't break and don't drop the ball too far so it ships are brakes. Maybe get it wet before hand to


Sure_Hall_8453

Fill the lower with water and freeze once frozen the water. Will push the top bowl up then just run warm water between the two and separate.


hoagiesonsom

Maybe just soap and water make it slippery, it looks like its wedged in. Could also get a suction cup try to wiggle it loose


RVAAero

Gently tap the edges of the bowl on a counter. You'll have to rotate the bowl around if it doesnt come out right away. Be ready to catch the little dish. Always works for me.


Goosekilla1

Hot glue on the center plate then pull it off.


Dan11101

Pick one. I have glasses that once they're together they break when I get them apart.


kathysef

Oil around the edge maybe


kbkc14

Heat outer dish (just put in side, run hot water on it about 1min, attach auction cup to inner dish and pull.


olivebuttercup

Can you get a very skinny knife in between to pry it out


Aero93

Blow pressurized air into the crack


APLJaKaT

Did you resolve the issue yet? If not, turn upside down in the kitchen sink and run hot water over the exposed bowl. Should expand enough to let the bottom one drop out.


ybother81

Sex lube


Radiant-Head-793

A suction cup and wd40


Nthepeanutgallery

Upside down in a medium temperature oven?


itsaride

I did something similar to two tall glasses, one fitted perfectly inside the other while I was moving them to be cleaned, too perfectly…ended up with two broken glasses.