Will opening a can with the sharp knife on a bottle opener get pieces of metal inside the can contents?
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Will opening a can with the sharp knife on a bottle opener get pieces of metal inside the can contents?
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The metal from which tin cans is made is very ductile, meaning it deforms easily. Also, the cutters used for cans, whether hand operated or electric, work with more of a shearing action than a punching action. These factors mean that cans are relatively easy to open, metal shards do not separate from the can lid or sides,…
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It depends on how you open the can. If you make a triangular hole, the piece may drop into the can. Take it out. Also, don’t make triangular or other-shaped holes in the can. Just cut around the rim. GIs have been doing that since the dawn of caning, using bayonets and trench knives. no one ever came down with tin-can-itis from it.
The sharp knife thing has me puzzled. Is it a device shaped like a parrot’s beak? If so, it is a can o…
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No but it wont do the knife much good, I have a little Japanese can opener, no moving parts, I’ve had it for more than twenty years, I would highly reccomend you get one and save your knives
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Not necessarily It will depend on the quality of the can material and the condition of the knife blade Base metal iron cans “scratchings” are unlikely to be fatal if consumed
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No worries.
Until the advent of MREs and modern tear-open packaging, millions or soldiers used things like knives and old-time manual can openers to get at their food. Do you think the military leaders would allow that to go on if their soldiers were dropping dead from internal bleeding due to pieces of metal falling into the contents?
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Yes piece of can be inside while cutting it may be it would stuck in your throat and it might be dangerous
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In my experience, that is not what you need to worry about when opening a can with a knife or old-school/improvised can opener.
The thing you should be worried about is not slicing your hands open by accident.
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