• Kedly@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’m not sure if you’re praising or damning can openers

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      1 year ago

      Neither. Just pointing out that some people are less useful than even the simplest and most circumstantial technology 🤷

      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Fun fact: The metal can, and canning process were invented 80 years before the first can opener. Up until that point people opened them with whatever tools they had available, such as a knife, a hammer and screwdriver, or an axe.