We’ve shown you how to open a beer bottle with a knife, a spoon, a lighter, a stapler, a newspaper, a Mac power brick, a countertop, a frisbee, and your arm. Now a video on Reddit shows you how to open a beer bottle with a beer bottle—or, if you’re clever, with just a bottle cap.
Flip the “opener” bottle upside down.
Slide the lip of the bottle cap under the lip of the one you’re about to pry off.
Pry it off as you would with a bottle opener.
When you’re done with your beer, squeeze the bottle cap back onto the empty bottle, and it can still work as an opener.
According to Reddit commenters, this is the typical way to open beers in Germany. But it takes a little learning, so be careful or you’ll crack a bottle open and spill beer everywhere. So try it sober first.
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