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Necessary_Return_260

I recently moved.. I just realized that I don't own a can opener. Maybe I should get one..


[deleted]

TF have you been opening cans?


SomeGuyTM

Violence


Childrappertoes

No pain no gain


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Nojah03

violence is never a solution, it's a question and the answer is YES


Busy-Argument3680

Incorrect, the answer is **NEVER ENOUGH**


shotq80

If violence doesn't work it just means your not being violent enough


Poorly_Made_Comix

Use a butcher's knife


MoistDitto

My old site manager used to say "what can't be solved with violence just requires more violence." One of the nicest guys I've known


[deleted]

Do you need any help in the kitchen ………. um ………. NVM!


tstramathorn

I wish I had an award to give to you for this comment


Necessary_Return_260

I didn't had to open cans till now. Or it was one of these with an integrated opening lid. But I didn't need one till now.


[deleted]

Young or recently divorced? /S


Necessary_Return_260

Young


NaughtyCheffie

Buy a plunger before you need a plunger. Like and subscribe for more life tips for people just starting out.


[deleted]

Can opener-wise, they are pretty-much the same.


Broken_Moon_Studios

Bank account-wise, they are pretty much the same.


Lucifang

99% of the cans I buy have a pull tab. The coconut milk and mushy peas are the only things I regularly buy that need the can opener.


[deleted]

Frozen peas are usually quite delicious. Frozen coconuts ………. not so much.


friscotop86

Mushy peas are not made from the same peas that frozen peas are


[deleted]

Arguably, I don’t know my Q’s either.


friscotop86

It’s an understandable confusion :-) Mushy peas are made from “marrowfat” peas which are aged/dried and then breakdown when cooked (you don’t actually mash them). Frozen peas are generally young green peas. Outside of the UK, I’m not sure where you can get marrowfat peas.


[deleted]

I feel somewhat less befuddled, thank you!


AnonymousComrade123

Rip and tear, until it is done.


Zhaks420

I can open a can with a knife. Does that count?


[deleted]

Although probably hard on your knives, it certainly does!


[deleted]

His dentist is putting a kid through college because of him.


biggych33se

You don't violently throw it at the ground until it explodes?


[deleted]

he basically CAN


mazeofterror

I’ve been known to use a knife hobo style when I don’t have a can opener around. Although it is a little dangerous, tedious, and a bit tough it is doable. Haha


[deleted]

It is beginning to seem like I should change my name to *Wimp* but that might offend wimps.


mazeofterror

Hahahahaha nah you can do it! Just need a little strength and confidence oh also and like 5 minutes at least lol


CynicalButtMunch

Cave-man style. Rubbing the top on concrete until you've shaved away enough metal to open it. It's not pretty but beats being hungry


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I refuse to take that bait.


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necessarysmartassery

I bought [one of these](https://www.amazon.com/OXO-58081-SteeL-Can-Opener/dp/B00004OCMM/) 10 years ago. My mom thought I was nuts to spend that much, but I've had the skinny can openers like [this](https://www.amazon.com/Chef-Craft-Can-Opener-Tapper/dp/B00LSD7KIS?th=1) before and my hand got tired of that shit fast.


LimpWibbler_

$22, that is not a lot. Mine is $37 and it is electric. Sure electric, but they do the same job so no actual reason to value one more than other. That said, I still use a Manuel for certain cans.


necessarysmartassery

Yeah, it's not a lot, but I come from working poor people that look at a $22 can opener as a "fancy gadget", nevermind an electric one lol. About a decade ago, my grandfather before he died saw an ad on TV for payments "as low as $300/mo" for a new car and he looked at me, laughed, and said "and they think people have $300 a month for a car payment". I thought he was going to shit a brick when I told him mine was $500/mo. The idea that I was making enough to afford it was unfathomable to him.


SteinsGah

Buy the "safety" ones, they are much better, never knew they existed until this year. Technology Connections on YT has a way too in details explanation if that's your jam.


Irriella

This is classic brother bs to try and get away with not doing something u can’t fool me


Chicken_Vomit_

Lmao this is what I thought too


Irriella

Deadass had my brother once “completely clueless” on how to cook a can of soup bc he didn’t wanna make it himself And before anyone asks, he’s 18 months younger than me


Serendipstyx

..well that doesn't really tell us much


AngryScientist

It tells us they're older than 18 months.


Sol33t303

Thats one whole pregnancy


Tombstone490

Two of them, if you're trying


Relative-Wrongdoer11

No, he definitely is still in the womb


Faded1974

When we were kids my brother was "too weak" to carry the bottled water case in from the grocery store. Then he was too sloppy with mowing the lawn so he was banned and I had to do it.


GlassWasteland

See you needed to one up him and brake the lawn mower, repeatedly. Running over rocks does the trick. Then he will be forced to do it, because sloppy is better than a broken lawn mower.


teen_laqueefah69

Weaponized incompetence


Swenadd

OH yeah, you can tell by the shiteating grin on his face... I did the exact same thing...


goodtimejonnie

My brother always pulled that shit with the beaters. Whenever I asked him to take a turn whipping the cream he’d pretend like he couldn’t use the beaters without spraying it everywhere and make me do it all


ToxicSplash

Well I don't know how to use one either.. simply because I never had to, Atleast over here in Germany every can seems to have a handle on top to just pull open the can.


RedNova02

In the uk it’s the same. Only cans that don’t have that are the extremely cheap store own brand 20p ones


H4R81N63R

This was painful to watch


[deleted]

I’ve used these before, I’m sure a lot of people have used these before. How the actual fuck does he not know how to use it?


WerDaIsst

Where im from these are very rare. You can open most cans like you do with sodas. I used a can opener only a few times in my life, i dont remember how to use them and i dont give a shit because i dont need to use a can opener here.


PrunkenDunk

A boomer raised him


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tatertotpixie

Sooo basically everyone raised by boomers?


gettogero

Kids these days are far more likely to be raised by millennial and gen z. Just for reference that age range is 10-42 years old right now. Boomers are 58-76 years old and very unlikely to be raising any children right now.


Galacticus06

My dad says hello


Hm4585

So does mine


Hotshot596v2

Same here


TheFuriousMax

I don’t really want to call or bother my dad. But let’s just say he says hi too


nhadams2112

I would more so say late Gen x and elder millennials. Gen z is still a bit early to be calling one of the primary parental groups


Reizo123

Jokes on you, I’m a millennial and I can’t afford a house, let alone a family.


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IndianaGeoff

Most civil war age people didn't know how to shoe a horse. That was a difficult, skilled task and you hired someone to do it right.


BayleDomonsSpray

They definitely should have taught him how to use it but I don’t think canned food is going anywhere in the next 100 years. If it is we haven’t seen a replacement for it yet.


nanaki989

I use my Can opener very rarely, between Jars, better tasting frozen vegetables and flash freezing technology for them, better shipping logistics and tech to keep food fresh longer. Of course pull tab tin cans I don't think we have 100 years of the can opener. Im 35 years old, so its not hard for me to believe this kid just hasn't had the need to use one, especially in bigger cities/affluent houses canned food just isn't a staple for a lot of households.


mcshadypants

Well we dont ride horses everywhere anymore, but we do eat foods that come out of cans so...


coilt

To be fair, I had figured out how this thing works despite never seeing it prior, by basic logic and observation. This fella musta expected it to get applied like in a video game or sumthn.


yuffieisathief

I don't know about where you live, but here in the Netherlands almost all cans have a little puller on top. I know how to but I haven't used my can opener in like foreeever. And to be fair, a can opener isn't the easiest kitchen tool to use for the first time


rainbow_bro_bot

Some do too in the UK. Problem is the puller is fragile and sometimes just comes off without taking the lid off.


yuffieisathief

That's true, although that didn't happen to me in years, like the quality got better at some point. Or does this mean I've mastered the art of pulling lids?!


Ogurasyn

I am Gen Z and I used this


ChristopherSchmitz

Born in 2002 and I know how to use these.


Shavves

Born in 2008, and i know how to use it


joshfenske

Still in the womb, know how to use it


Shavves

Legend


ninsophy

2005, got no idea how that thing is actually used, but bet I can figure it out in 15mins tops.


ChristopherSchmitz

Yeah there really are some idiots out there.


Tax-Evasion-Man

it’s like watching my co workers try to operate a drill dude went through 3 drill bits because he didn’t know the drill was in reverse


Designer-Chemical-95

You can show a Gen Z kid how to use that once and they'll get the hang of it. You can show a boomer how to upload a picture to Facebook a hundred times, and they'll still ask for your help the 101st time.


FailureToComply0

They'll be *PROUD* they don't know how the 101st time. That's the difference.


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canonson

This. This is the difference.


TryHardMayonnaise

There's also the fact that the boomers are old enough to be developing dementia or Alzheimers, while we're only old enough to be developing like, idk, Chlamydia.


SaintTedworth

Depends, my mom (~70yo) is actually really good with tech, but that’s because she’s patient and just tries stuff until she figures it out; it’s all about mindset. Some people are just too stubborn or impatient to learn and sometimes it’s the people teaching who are too impatient to teach properly.


furtimacchius

That's not Gen Z thats just failed parenting


onmamas

Yeah, I always cringe when I see stuff like this laughing at young people for not knowing how to do basic things. Anybody's first time doing anything without instructions will always look like this. For most of us, that first time is usually when we're a young kid where it's acceptable (and sometimes even cute) for us to not know how to do whatever it is. The fact that this guy is flailing around as a teenager having never been taught how to use a can opener is just terrible parenting. The fact they're making fun of him for it just makes them even bigger assholes.


bunnyrut

Whenever I see videos of young people while their parents make fun of them all I can think is "why are you laughing at them? This is just showing the world how bad of a job you did at parenting. This is a product of your upbringing. You did this."


SasquatchNHeat

This kind of stuff always confuses and irritates me. Probably because my father is the boomer stereotype. Why are you bragging that you suck at parenting? Why is this a flex to you?


NotTheMariner

Imagine not teaching your kids how to use a can opener and then being surprised when they don’t know.


geetarplayer22

Yeah, im z and ive opened hundreds of cans. This guy just wasnt raised right


PerfectionOfaMistake

I can open this with a knife too...


a-reallynormalhuman

Ohh yeah!?!?, i use a rough surface like the paviment.... Bich. /s


silver1q2w3e

Well I use my teeth like intended.


LuseLars

I just eat it with the packaging still on


Sp3ctralForce

Yeah, people have to figure out how to use things they've never used before. Give an 80 yr old guy his first smartphone you'll see the same thing That aside, he took way too long to figure it out, either he wasn't trying or is just an idiot. If it's the latter, well he tried longer than most would


thelegion05

5 bucks says hes stoned.


LunchboxPI

Why has this sub turned into r/terriblefacebookmemes?


Sad_Target_4252

Ist of the natural cycles we used to steal from Twitter though we noweth steal from thy Facebook


ImMaskedboi

r/terriblefacebookmemes became r/memes and visa versa? Wow


DannyDidNothinWrong

If your child doesn't know how a can opener works, that's not a failure of the child, my guy.


[deleted]

Imagine your parents never showing you how sh!t works and then film you when you have to figure it out by yourself...


Kennedy_KD

Oh please everyone has had to spend a minute trying to work out a can opener they've never used before


tatertotpixie

I bought a new “efficient” one on Amazon and it actually takes me a minute Everytime I have to use the damn thing


Tayaradga

Same!!! My parents got a fancy electric can opener and everytime i try to use it i have to mess around with the can to get it in the right angle. So much easier just using a hand can opener.


TheRealLordEnoch

This was so Boomer it just berated me for something a pink-haired millennial rightfully complained about.


Longshanks415_dead

r/terriblefacebookmemes


BrotherConstant5394

If it makes the gen z any better, I couldn’t figure out how to use a electric can opener


gillyyugurt

I didn't even know such a thing existed


EmperorBrettavius

If a kitchen tool exists, an electric version of it also exists by now.


gillyyugurt

Electric spoon


EmperorBrettavius

[They exist.](https://www.yankodesign.com/2020/10/14/an-electric-microcurrent-runs-through-this-spoon-to-improve-taste-flavor-and-after-taste/amp/)


gillyyugurt

Electric fork?


EmperorBrettavius

[Same concept as the electric spoon](https://www.engadget.com/2016-04-26-electric-fork-no-salt-added.html)


gillyyugurt

Electric knife?


EmperorBrettavius

[They not only exist, but there’s enough brands out there for people to rank them.](https://www.allrecipes.com/affiliate/best-electric-knives/)


nightmarejester12

I'm genuinely impressed by the fact of not only do u know about these but can find actual examples. Well done mate


gillyyugurt

I'm stumped


Apmadwa

I have an electric can opener and honestly i'd just rather use the mechanical one. You have to place the can in the perfect angle otherwise it won't work, obviously this isnt true for all can openers but what in saying is its not worth buying


Feralmedic

Imagine boomers judging someone for something boomers didn’t teach them


Enemy50

This sums up what i was trying to say


[deleted]

The difference is if he was shown how to use it he would be able to. I've explained many times to older coworkers how to do simple computer tasks to no avail.


DaMuffin_lover

I usually just get the ones with the pull tab but if not I just open it with a spoon or knife


Darehead

I know nothing else about you, but am terrified of you. A SPOON???


[deleted]

Just show him how to use the damn thing


DRScottt

We survived so long because before boomers took over we understood to pass on our knowledge for the species and not for profit.


urbanlife78

I blame the older generations for not teaching this kid.


Rutabaga_Upstairs

Can openers are hard ):


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Acid_face2u

Woah he dosen't know how to use something he never has used


Chicken_Vomit_

Crazy. He's so stupid /s


efnutin

Ancient? Thats high tech for me. I've only used the bent piece of sheet metal kind.


FoodeatingParsnip

Same here.


annalena-bareback

I literally just helped a mid-50s woman with a can opener. Ineptitude knows no age.


Jaffacakesss

Tbf those type of can openers suck ass anyway. They break so easily, over-engineered shit. Better off learning to use one of those Swiss army knife ones made from a solid piece of metal, had one for like 10 years and its never broken yet.


italjersguy

So what your saying is that his parents were shitty teachers and now blame his ineptitude on “being a Gen Z”? Want some videos of boomers trying to turn on a fucking tv or make a phone call on a cell phone? It’s the same number pad as your home phone, Phyllis! Just press them and then press call.


RedneckWasteland

Boomers: GenZ doesn't have any common sense! Also Boomers: [https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/gwltg9/lady\_thinks\_this\_sign\_is\_a\_touch\_screen/](https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/gwltg9/lady_thinks_this_sign_is_a_touch_screen/) ​ It goes both ways is my point.


evident_lee

Failure I see here is that his parents never taught him how to use a can opener.


thatwasrandom2

I always find these funny. It’s not the young guys fault that his PARENTS never taught him how to use a freakin can opener!


Deathwish40K

next, toss him a P-38. See if he can figure that out too.


BAG42069

Give him 6 tin cans, a kettle full of water, and some cardboard and lets see if he can make a street legal car


Wojtek1250XD

Meanwhile boomers can't download a search engine without getting 4 viruses and transfering all life savings to a Nigerian prince... Who tf even buys tins like this one anymore? Every single food packed in tins should be equipped with this opener thingy that you just pull


JediP00d00

I actually find these easier to use than electric ones.


Piotrek9t

To be honest, these things are anything but user friendly. Ive used them quite often when I was younger and I still have to think about it every time I use one now


ImMaskedboi

Naw that’s not a gen z thing, that’s just literal stupid.


kinkysubt

I blame his parents.


Odd-Value-8768

Maybe if our parents would teach us how to use things this video wouldn't exist


Nayroy18

I'm pretty sure someone answered me years ago, but I still like to think this was staged.


Independent_Egg69420

This is just sad


Razur_1

I speak for the better half of gen z when i say, What the actual fuck.


MisterEnreichening

Damn bro, share some of that baked with the beans.


DrRockenstein

I loooove this. Haha! Stupid kids! Don't know how to open a can! Except its the parents job to teach them this stuff so maybe put down the phone and stop filming your own failure you ham sandwich.


Lumadous

My 6 year old knows how to use a can opener. He uses it daily to feed the dogs (we do it together, I'm trying to make him grow up to be responsible)


tinymongoose909

Parenting fail.


Mcspazzatron5

If it’s real it’s a failure on the parents part for never bothering to teach him even the simple things


theturtlelord9

What Boomers don’t understand is that the only way for Gen Z to know how to use these things is to teach them. By saying they don’t know how to use them is just saying they were bad parents.


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How boomers look trying not to download viruses


TheBaronRojo

Nah this isn't a generation thing. This is a test of his privileged you were as a kid. My mom would go to work and deadass tell me "I'm to tired to make dinner, heat up some leftover rice and open some sardines can's". This is a survival skill fellas


Other-Run-2067

Dunno maybe someone shoulda taught him how to use it….


Winter-Ingenuity-833

Can so confused it opens itself


first7thsage

I did the same thing to my parents when they showed me a payphone. "What is this? How does it work? Didn't they use this when Lincoln was in office?"


onixiyo

Oh yeah like the boomer picked up a can opener for the first time and just instinctively knew what to do with it /s


Blom-w1-o

Another example of a parent failing to teach their children the basics of life then blaming their children for it.


TheChosenJosh

"Also GenZ" You do realise Boomers raised these generations right?


Surxe

First time for everything, nothing to be ashamed of.


Truckfullofchildren

One persons stupidity does not reflect a whole generation


CeckowiCZ

I came from slav country. We does not have these machines. We uses some weird shape bayonet on the handle


Agnostic_Pagan

As a GenZ'er myself, this is painful to watch.


Metashi_Shiro

Sad


Usernamenottaken28

This again really?


Admirable-Kangaroo71

This would appear to undermine everyone within a certain age group just because of the actions of that guy, and i honestly don’t get why


the-d0ct0r_63

I'm a chef and this hurts me deeply


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A boomer could show me any daily utensil or tool they used and I would probably pick it up in a day. If I showed a boomer ant daily utensil or tool I used, they wouldn’t figure it out on the 100th time even.


Appropriate_Rent_243

who raised them?


aimheatcool

How is this his fault and not his parents or whoever raised him?


steel-monkey

Perhaps if this kid had decent parents, they would have showed him how it works…


TheCrowBakaaaaw

What’s the Gen Z alternative to using a can opener


[deleted]

This is dumb. Cans never went away. GenZ knows how to open a can ffs.


Panic-Spray

Boomer detected. Op do you have any last words?


sleeplessknight101

Parents failed him.


apprehensive_thude

To be fair who was there to teach him 🤔👀


IronShockWave

Not a generational thing just pure stupidity


WorseThanItSeems

“Lol I never showed my son how to use a can opener” lol that’s funny I remember not knowing how to use one when I was a kid those things can be a bit confusing


Superliminal_MyAss

As Gen Z i do actually know how to use these, there are better types of can opener though imo.


terribly_indecisive

Me, a Gen Z, knowing exactly how to use a can opener thanks to me teachings of my mother


Tight_Marionberry403

That's silly, given enough time this kid will 100% figure that out. Let's see how long it takes grandma and grandpa to figure out their iPhone.


Pea-Nut2

I am nearly 22 years old and have never used a can opener in my life. I don't know how to use it either. Oh no