Post #3288634
2026-06-07 11:49 UTC
@aral@mastodon.ar.al @s10n@mastodon.social @matt@oslo.town I will add that I've *seen* a church key gadget but am too young to have ever used one—and I was born at the Boomer/Gen-X cut-over. So, like slide rules, these days they're a diagnostic for geezerdom (but a useful reminder that even something as obvious as "how to open a can of Coke" has changed frequently since the 1950s).
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@musevg@23.social 2026-06-07 13:05
@cstross@wandering.shop Ring-Pull can opening was a thing of my childhood (those were the days). But what's that "church key" thing? The pics Google find look like a normal bottle opener…? @aral@mastodon.ar.al @s10n@mastodon.social @matt@oslo.town
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@mathew@universeodon.com 2026-06-07 21:40
@cstross@wandering.shop @aral@mastodon.ar.al @s10n@mastodon.social @matt@oslo.town A church key is handy for punching a couple of holes in a can of condensed milk, so you can pour it from the can easily.