Urgent How To Open A Can Without A Can Opener?

Just about all of my belongings are packed, waiting for to move. I was going to cook a salmon baked thing. I didn't realise the can doesn't have a ring pull. Naturally the can opener is packed. I can't even remember the last time I used it, to be honest.

Any ideas?

 

Thanks TMT. I couldn't get it opened when preparing dinner, so I had to use tuna, which had a ring pull. The only thing I have is a machete or a bayonet. Not too keen on using the bayonet, as it's WW2 and I don't want to damage it. I've got some basic tools, as I'm still chainsawing and whipper snipping. I'll have a look tomorrow and see if I can find something else suitable. I had hoped I still had my husband's Army can opening tool but alas, that's packed as well. Doh!

 

Excellent. I'll give it a go later today.

 

Get out of here! Are you serious? Wow. That's truly disturbing.

 

I'm usually the same. I had a couple in the drawer until I packed. There was a tornado in the next town last night. Some really nasty damage. I thought to myself, "yep, that's Murphy's Law. I'll be next and I've got next to nothing that is accessible."

I've been living like this since 5 July when I was supposed to move. I accidentally threw out my firearms licence and couldn't take my firearms into Queensland without it. So I had to order a replacement, which took 6 weeks. By that time, Queensland had closed its borders.

 

Yes, I would agree that makes sense. Unfortunately sense didn't seem to factor into my packing. My son came up the fortnight before the date I was supposed to move to put all the boxes I had packed into my shipping container. I was confident that the move would go ahead. I didn't factor in my stupidity as to losing my firearms licence. That should be a rule of survivalism. Factor in stupidity!

In my defence, I am not good at logistics. My husband used to deal with the logic associated with packing and moving anywhere. It's not my forte.

 

Silly person, why haven't you simply used your chainsaw to open the can?!

Had you not already packed the tools, you could have used a vise to hold the can then revved-up the chainsaw and BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR; presto chainsaw, open can!

 

You obviously haven't seen me with a chainsaw! Hahahahaha!