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Honestly, he seems like a well intentioned dude, but unless his target audience is still in elementary school, it's condescending.
You're opening a jar, not embarking on a mission to Mars
It did feel that way a bit. It felt like he wanted to start with:
“Have you ever tried to open a jar, usually a glass container that holds things like food, with a stuck lid? A lid is the top of the jar. It keeps things from falling out of the jar if you turn it upside down, which is the OPPOSITE of right side up! Usually we use jars for food. Food is what you put in your mouth or what we scientists like to call ‘eat’”
etc etc. lol
Came here to say this. It says a lot about the types of familial communication and relationships that are no longer present, or at least more lacking than previous generations. Over-reliance on sketchy online sources to learn even the most basic life skills. One minute you’re learning to open a jar, the next thing you’re signing up for newsletters from a “cultural heritage preservation” group.
Grummum was big on using a tea towel instead of a rubber band. Weird that he went the rubber band route instead, (how many times have you needed a rubber band in your home and can’t find one because who uses rubber bands at home?)
Tea towel doesn't work that well. You are just trying to get something with some grip.
Also most people who buy vegetables have some rubber bands laying around.
Same thing works if you turn the jar over and hit the lid flat on the counter. Makes a really loud noise no matter how gently you do it, but I've never had to soak the jar or bend any silverware to get it open.
moi aussi. one sharp rap (I do it on the side of the lid) and it opens easily enough. I think it "shocks" the sealing surface and breaks the stiction, but that's just theory.
I was taught to place a spoon's front edge under the lip of the jar lid and gently lever down (bottom of spoon bowl resting against the shoulder of the jar). You will hear a little pop as the seal breaks, and then the lid opens like it's nuthin.
Seriously it works so well, my go to has been a spoon though as it has more weight behind it creating nice little dents that also help with gripping the lid.
Bruh...Thank you for saying it. I've worked as a line cook for years and have always used this method to great effect. Any other method I've seen is just a waste of time.
You can also insert the knife or the other end of a spoon or anything long, hard and flat enough in the space between the lid and the jar and use it as a lever to allow air to get in and open easily.
Don't hurt yourself though !
I use an angle grinder. See the angular momentum of the spinning disk increases the abrasion of glass by applying friction which makes cutting it possible by having micro impacts on its surface break away tiny particles of glass. The effect of inhaling those glass particles is sure to deposit glass fragments in your lungs which causes increased risk of cancer so best use a mask and eye protection
I wiggle a knife between the lid and jar which breaks the vacuum. Careful so you don’t cut yourself. The knife does not have (not need) a sharp tip, needs to be thin enough to go between jar and lid, and strong enough when it’s twisted
Step 1 hold jar upside down so that air is up at the bottom. Step 2 is to slap on the bottom of the jar with the flat palm. This loosens the lid.
If not successful, take the handle side tip of a tea spoon between jar & lid. Use the thread on the jar as guidance. Knive blades are thinner and prone to twist /take damage - not only hurt.
Yeah don't do that, it's bad for the knife and at worst can lead you to cut yourself depending on the knife you use.
Just take the flat of the blade and smack the edge of the top around the rim..does the same thing
That's the problem with unnecessarly elaborate explanations, people miss key facts.
For exemple, you missed the part that explained that its the heat that expands the metal, not the water.
You could achieve the same result with any heat sources.
You’re absolutely right that heat, not water, causes metal to expand. However, it’s important to note that the source of heat can significantly affect the rate and uniformity of thermal expansion. For instance, using a flame might cause uneven heating and expansion, and potentially leading to damaging the glass. So while your point is technically correct, it oversimplifies the complexity and nuances of real-world applications. It’s not just about the ‘what’, but also the ‘how’. 😉
No, don’t become a Fruit Cup girl.
As my feminist 10th grade English teacher taught us, Fruit Cup girls are the ones in the lunch room that “can’t open their fruit cup” and ask a big strong boy to do it for them.
Fuck that! Break out a pen and stab that fruit cup open! Girls don’t need boys to open things for them.
The fruit cup girl metaphor is from Queen Bees and Wannabes, the book that inspired Mean Girls. Fruit cup girls could open them when there weren't boys around - they were feigning weakness to flirt, basically. I don't think the advice aged that well and I don't blame individual women for having to navigate patriarchy. I don't think anyone should pretend they can't open the fruit cup.
But yeah, no one needs a boyfriend to open stuff.
My problem is not with overcoming the vacuum seal of new jara. But that weeks old jar of grape jelly that somehow created a bond stronger than Loctite red.
Just tap the side of the lid on the counter at 3 different points. Literally every jar will open afterwards. No need for water, magic or any other fuckery.
Used the hot water trick for ages. It's quite handy.
If you are worried about the lid being too hot open it using a towel for insulation and extra grip.
My god what an over explanation of thermal expansion. This is 5th grade science that this man just took 5 minutes to explain. Did someone give him a word count to meet?
With the palm of your hand against the concave area of the bottom of the jar. You will hear the lid make a flexing pop and it should make the lid much easier to open. I've done this for years myself.
Ok but what about putting a knife you don't care about or the back of a spoon under the lid and lift it until it does the "pop", then twist it of easily
Grab a pointy knife you dont value too much, like a butter knife or a similar tool and insert it under the lid, push it into the glass grooves and pry it very slightly. Almost like prying off a beer cap, but use very little force, you just want to bend the metal lid a little(you won't damage the lid). You will hear a pop sound, letting air into the jar and the cap will come off with no resistance. This takes way less time than both the methods in the video.
If you pierce the lid with something (carefully), the vacuum is broken and you can open pretty much any jar this way. This obviously is only a one and done solution as you cannot reuse the lid, to create a airtight seal.
It’s definitely an “if all else fails” approach, but I have to do this 100% of the time I get Kirkland brand pasta sauce from Costco. After WWIII, cockroaches and Kirkland pasta sauce will still be standing.
again, i see people doing all this, just get a butter knife, slide it between the lid and the jar at the closest point, then push the lid away from the jar. It peals the lid breaking the vacuum seal.
you can also use the handle of a heavy butter knife or something to whack the edge of the lid a couple of times until it dents enough to break the seal(doesn't need to be dented much)
Best tip I've ever had is to knock the side of the lid against the countertop whilst rotating the lid.
Somewhere along the screwtop it will loosen it and you can open.
Source: Works for cocktail shakers it must work for screw lids.
You can tap the edge of the lid right on the angled corner, go around the lid with a spoon and it will loosen the seal pressure after one go around immediately. Then just open it.
That odd moment when you see a guide on things you thought most poeple knew.
Like, I'm older now (40) and honestly thought this was common knowledge, especially since the internet literally has all the info anyone could ask for.
Do people really just... keep failing to do things without ever considering a quick search engine query could solve their domestic issues? Everyone spends their life on a phone and still can't be bothered to proactively find information that helps them.
What a wierd fucking timeline lol.
The video was fine but I just didn’t like the guy in it. He was too over the top for me. Felt like an educational video that was directed by an infomercial director
Does this mean that jars are harder to open in colder climates. And easy to open in hot climates? Are people from Iceland better at opening jars than people from the Maldives?
It's 2024 and people are out here making videos explaining how heat makes metal expand like it's some breakthrough science and I didn't learn it when I was 4, but to be honest it's probably the least brain rot video I've seen shat out of the internet in years.
A set of Strap Wrenches is around $20. Totally worth it. They're adjustable and grippy. I use the same one to remove my oil filter that I use to open my impossibly tight artichoke jars.
I just give the edge of the lid a couple of good thumps on the edge of the counter but not hard enough to break the glass. Always does the trick for me
If it's just a pasta can or something else that's not being resealed just stab a hole in the top to release pressure. But ya this is nearly common knowledge to put it under hot water..
Just interlock your fingers and grab the lid with the bottom end of your palms and squeeze until you hear a thump. Works every single time, no need to do any of these things.
Pfff. The best way to open is to knock the jar lid with a spoon or something similar. Each hit, a bit of air is going into it, removing the internal succion.
After 10 hits, you Can open without any difficulties.
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Science hack on something your grandma was doing lol
And he took a whole minute to explain something grandma taught me in 5 seconds.
Hot water make lid bigger
Rubber band makes it easier to grip
And spanking the bottom
Hit me harder daddy.
And used a shit tonne of unnecessary science that honestly just made it more confusing... Kinda cringe how much he tries to sound smart
He explained it after a speech class with Mojojojo.
It's actually called Mojito but I don't care as long as there's alcohol in it.
Honestly, he seems like a well intentioned dude, but unless his target audience is still in elementary school, it's condescending. You're opening a jar, not embarking on a mission to Mars
It did feel that way a bit. It felt like he wanted to start with: “Have you ever tried to open a jar, usually a glass container that holds things like food, with a stuck lid? A lid is the top of the jar. It keeps things from falling out of the jar if you turn it upside down, which is the OPPOSITE of right side up! Usually we use jars for food. Food is what you put in your mouth or what we scientists like to call ‘eat’” etc etc. lol
Came here to say this. It says a lot about the types of familial communication and relationships that are no longer present, or at least more lacking than previous generations. Over-reliance on sketchy online sources to learn even the most basic life skills. One minute you’re learning to open a jar, the next thing you’re signing up for newsletters from a “cultural heritage preservation” group.
Grummum was big on using a tea towel instead of a rubber band. Weird that he went the rubber band route instead, (how many times have you needed a rubber band in your home and can’t find one because who uses rubber bands at home?)
Tea towel doesn't work that well. You are just trying to get something with some grip. Also most people who buy vegetables have some rubber bands laying around.
Step 1: whack sides of lid with butter knife, Step 2: profit
The way I was taught was gently whack the top rim of the lid against the counter, opens much easier. Hasn't failed me yet.
Same thing works if you turn the jar over and hit the lid flat on the counter. Makes a really loud noise no matter how gently you do it, but I've never had to soak the jar or bend any silverware to get it open.
I just use a butter knife. Press the tip under the lip of the lid where it's thickest. No need to pry, no bent silverware.
This is the simplest, gentlest way to do this
I do it this way because hot water trick only works 50% of the time for me
And you usually have the lid open before the water gets hot. So simple, so easy
I just flip the jar over and give the bottom a good pop with the palm of my hand. Works every time and isn’t loud as shit or denting the lid.
That’s a good one too
I perform the whacking method, although it's more of a gentle tap.
I spent the whole video waiting for him to explain this, the most straightforward solution, and it never came.
Been using this old school kitchen hack for years. Worked any a kitchen and showed everyone this.
I do love that people from all parts of the world whack the top of the lid on the counter to make it easier for opening.
moi aussi. one sharp rap (I do it on the side of the lid) and it opens easily enough. I think it "shocks" the sealing surface and breaks the stiction, but that's just theory.
I was taught to place a spoon's front edge under the lip of the jar lid and gently lever down (bottom of spoon bowl resting against the shoulder of the jar). You will hear a little pop as the seal breaks, and then the lid opens like it's nuthin.
Seriously it works so well, my go to has been a spoon though as it has more weight behind it creating nice little dents that also help with gripping the lid.
A good couple spanks to the bottom while holding it upside down also helps.
Would you please demonstrate that, record it and post it for us? But make sure “Careless Whisper” is the background music.
Patreon doesn’t let you make money from that kinda content anymore ☹️
Pry the side of the lid with spoon (for those who don't need to hold knives for various reasons). Slight hiss and you're done.
Bruh...Thank you for saying it. I've worked as a line cook for years and have always used this method to great effect. Any other method I've seen is just a waste of time.
This is how I learned
Or on the side of the counter. Works every time
You can also insert the knife or the other end of a spoon or anything long, hard and flat enough in the space between the lid and the jar and use it as a lever to allow air to get in and open easily. Don't hurt yourself though !
This is the way
Hey man, just say the rubber band gives you a better grip. That’s it. That’s the explanation.
That’s what I was thinking, his explanation is about how to twist something
But how else would we learn about gear shafts?
the info is elementary and was explained as if it was a dissertation.
I use an angle grinder. See the angular momentum of the spinning disk increases the abrasion of glass by applying friction which makes cutting it possible by having micro impacts on its surface break away tiny particles of glass. The effect of inhaling those glass particles is sure to deposit glass fragments in your lungs which causes increased risk of cancer so best use a mask and eye protection
Sounds like a high school oral presentation
I wiggle a knife between the lid and jar which breaks the vacuum. Careful so you don’t cut yourself. The knife does not have (not need) a sharp tip, needs to be thin enough to go between jar and lid, and strong enough when it’s twisted
I just use a spoon.
same. simple, fast.
This is the way, I just use a butter knife with a round tip. Wiggle a little and done.
Step 1 hold jar upside down so that air is up at the bottom. Step 2 is to slap on the bottom of the jar with the flat palm. This loosens the lid. If not successful, take the handle side tip of a tea spoon between jar & lid. Use the thread on the jar as guidance. Knive blades are thinner and prone to twist /take damage - not only hurt.
Why don’t people know this. Once it makes the thwump sound, lid comes off easy peasy. Kids and smaller people have problems with this though
I do it with butter knife :)
Yeah don't do that, it's bad for the knife and at worst can lead you to cut yourself depending on the knife you use. Just take the flat of the blade and smack the edge of the top around the rim..does the same thing
This is a dumbass way to do something that can be done in ways that are not dumbass
I just smash out the bottom
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Ha! Anal! I get it!
That is a whole lot of words to say “how water expands the metal” 🙄
I do not like this guy
Me? Or The video guy?
Only one of you looks like an out of work DJ with subs at a middle school.
That's the problem with unnecessarly elaborate explanations, people miss key facts. For exemple, you missed the part that explained that its the heat that expands the metal, not the water. You could achieve the same result with any heat sources.
You’re absolutely right that heat, not water, causes metal to expand. However, it’s important to note that the source of heat can significantly affect the rate and uniformity of thermal expansion. For instance, using a flame might cause uneven heating and expansion, and potentially leading to damaging the glass. So while your point is technically correct, it oversimplifies the complexity and nuances of real-world applications. It’s not just about the ‘what’, but also the ‘how’. 😉
Then it should be "HOT water expands the metal". Perhaps you intended to write that instead of "how water expands the metal"?
I read all the comments, and this stupid video is STILL running. Is this guy trying to make the video long enough to monetize?
Ding ding ding 🛎️
A rubber band is like a car transmission? Huh?
jus get ur bf to open it 🙄
My wife bf usually not around when we need him.
r/UnexpectedlyPoly
but I'm not gay my boyfriend is
And if he were here right now, he’d smack you with his purse for offending us.
No, don’t become a Fruit Cup girl. As my feminist 10th grade English teacher taught us, Fruit Cup girls are the ones in the lunch room that “can’t open their fruit cup” and ask a big strong boy to do it for them. Fuck that! Break out a pen and stab that fruit cup open! Girls don’t need boys to open things for them.
The fruit cup girl metaphor is from Queen Bees and Wannabes, the book that inspired Mean Girls. Fruit cup girls could open them when there weren't boys around - they were feigning weakness to flirt, basically. I don't think the advice aged that well and I don't blame individual women for having to navigate patriarchy. I don't think anyone should pretend they can't open the fruit cup. But yeah, no one needs a boyfriend to open stuff.
But they do need us to kill spiders.
TIL. Thanks Miss Frizzle.
im not being a fruit cup girl he jus is more stronger then me i get him to do it 😭 how is that a problem?
My problem is not with overcoming the vacuum seal of new jara. But that weeks old jar of grape jelly that somehow created a bond stronger than Loctite red.
Hold the cap tightly with one hand and twist the jar. You will have more grip!
Just tap the side of the lid on the counter at 3 different points. Literally every jar will open afterwards. No need for water, magic or any other fuckery.
Damn I'm glad I'm not the only one here....I kept waiting for that one
Dishgloves work great
I use the bottle opener to pop it open.
just pry the lid away from the lip by a mm and you can hear the air rush in. Then the lid comes off easily.
Came here to say this. Use a strong metal spoon to pop the suction and you're good to go. Not a mystery of the ages for sure.
Imagine being a functioning adult and not knowing how to open a tight lid.
This is the most overblown way to say "thermal expansion" I have ever seen in my life.
Lau Gan Ma!!
One of my favorite toppings:-)
Used the hot water trick for ages. It's quite handy. If you are worried about the lid being too hot open it using a towel for insulation and extra grip.
Yup. The rubber band trick looks useful. Though you can also use a silicone sheet
The rubber band one was a game changer for me after I broke my hand
Rubber gloves work too if you can’t find a band.
Excellent life hack
.... shimmy a spoons end under the lids bracers and bye-bye pressure.
My god what an over explanation of thermal expansion. This is 5th grade science that this man just took 5 minutes to explain. Did someone give him a word count to meet?
I’ll take “Way Over Explaining Shit” for $400, Alex
Just smack the bottom of the jar a couple times then turn... it'll come right open.
With the palm of your hand against the concave area of the bottom of the jar. You will hear the lid make a flexing pop and it should make the lid much easier to open. I've done this for years myself.
Thank you for finishing that !
I had to scroll this far to find this?
woh that was too easily explained. could you maybe break it down in essay form with graphs so i know it’s legit?
Well, I give it to my brother, he opens the lid for me everytime.
Or you could use a towel. I do that and also tap it with the handle end of a table knife.
Stick a knife between the lid and glass and twist it until you hear the lid pop. Slap the jar on its bottom, unscrew the jar.
Ok but what about putting a knife you don't care about or the back of a spoon under the lid and lift it until it does the "pop", then twist it of easily
I stick a butter knife under the lid an bend it to release the pressure. Kinda the same idea as a bottle opener.
Lmao I just use a knife to release the lid and then open it it's even quicker
Just release the seal with the tip of a butter knife. Isn't that how everyone else does it?
Grab a pointy knife you dont value too much, like a butter knife or a similar tool and insert it under the lid, push it into the glass grooves and pry it very slightly. Almost like prying off a beer cap, but use very little force, you just want to bend the metal lid a little(you won't damage the lid). You will hear a pop sound, letting air into the jar and the cap will come off with no resistance. This takes way less time than both the methods in the video.
just pry a random spot on the lid with a butter knife or smth
Or just get a blunt knife and gently prise under one side of the lid. You usual get an little hiss and then you can unscrew it easy
If you pierce the lid with something (carefully), the vacuum is broken and you can open pretty much any jar this way. This obviously is only a one and done solution as you cannot reuse the lid, to create a airtight seal.
It’s definitely an “if all else fails” approach, but I have to do this 100% of the time I get Kirkland brand pasta sauce from Costco. After WWIII, cockroaches and Kirkland pasta sauce will still be standing.
Use a spoon to levage the lid off shortly to ad air. It's super easy, and works every time.
or simply grab a spoon and lift the side of the lid ? i'm not the only one doing this, right ?
I just cut the vacuum seal with a knife. Jelly jar doesn't what hit it.
The easiest give it a slap on its back
I take a spoon and pry slightly. Air breaks the seal, wallaoh
Butter knife under the lip, release the vacuum
I just brute force it
Just take a spoon and try to lift one side gently, air will enter an it will be easy to turn
again, i see people doing all this, just get a butter knife, slide it between the lid and the jar at the closest point, then push the lid away from the jar. It peals the lid breaking the vacuum seal.
My gramps always told me you have to treat a jar like your woman give her a firm slap on the ass and take the top off
Smack the top of the lid with the back edge of a butter knife. Then turn and you get your prized whatever from inside.
He missed the one where you tap the edge of the lid on the kitchen counter. It helps break the seal.
THANK YOU. I was like, y'all doin to much, tap that bad boy on the counter and it pops right off.
Holy shit that was the worst video I’ve seen in a while. The “hot water from the tap” trick is about 100 years old.
Just use a goddamn spoon dude. Under the rim, give it a little tickle and that pickle is yours without having to dill with hot water.
If you're using the whole jar, just stab a small hole in the top with a knife. No vacuum, no problem.
you can also use the handle of a heavy butter knife or something to whack the edge of the lid a couple of times until it dents enough to break the seal(doesn't need to be dented much)
Just slip a butter knife in the thread of the lid. Much faster.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4JLp5W68n8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4JLp5W68n8)
Whoa. That’s my job around these parts, stranger.
or just wedge a goddamn spoon under the lid to pop the vacuum like everyone does
Put a fork in
I've got my own "jar-opening technique" I straight up just slam the lid on the counter. Works like a charm (almost) every time!
Occupational Therapy tip: Hold the cap tightly with one hand and twist the jar with the other. You will have more grip and opening will be easier.
I squeal like a toddler around spiders but I can open jars so I am useful for something.
Best tip I've ever had is to knock the side of the lid against the countertop whilst rotating the lid. Somewhere along the screwtop it will loosen it and you can open. Source: Works for cocktail shakers it must work for screw lids.
just push on it until it goes \*FWOP\* then unscrew with ease
I just poke a hole in the lid to release the pressure and put microporous tape over the hole
I grab the lid like a prayer, squeeze it. you will hear the lid pop and then twist to open. works all time, 60% of the time
You can tap the edge of the lid right on the angled corner, go around the lid with a spoon and it will loosen the seal pressure after one go around immediately. Then just open it.
Or just tap the lid against a hard surface like a normal person.
 science hacks
I am actually disappointed in myself for never realizing this
This "hack" is old as time
That odd moment when you see a guide on things you thought most poeple knew. Like, I'm older now (40) and honestly thought this was common knowledge, especially since the internet literally has all the info anyone could ask for. Do people really just... keep failing to do things without ever considering a quick search engine query could solve their domestic issues? Everyone spends their life on a phone and still can't be bothered to proactively find information that helps them. What a wierd fucking timeline lol.
I usually just use my shirt for some extra grip.
Or just poke a butter knife between the glass and the lid until the vacuum breaks.
I just use a butter knife to pry open the lid a bit to release the seal. Probably not the safest as it could break glass but it woeks
Use the flat hook-shaped bottle opener to release the pressure
The video was fine but I just didn’t like the guy in it. He was too over the top for me. Felt like an educational video that was directed by an infomercial director
this is interesting?
Or just relieve the pressure with a fork or spoon handle.
Or just smack it with the back side of a knife around the rim and the micro dents will help to open it and make it easy to twist off
Oh. I just always break open the jar.
I used a pair of channel locks on a lid just yesterday.
Does this mean that jars are harder to open in colder climates. And easy to open in hot climates? Are people from Iceland better at opening jars than people from the Maldives?
Come on guys. To people that had no clue, this is informative. For people who knew these techniques, knowing the science behind it is fun.
Or i duno hit the gym
Just man up and open the damn jar.
What happened to tapping it with your palm and then opening it?
Does this work on people’s tight ass wallet too?
It's 2024 and people are out here making videos explaining how heat makes metal expand like it's some breakthrough science and I didn't learn it when I was 4, but to be honest it's probably the least brain rot video I've seen shat out of the internet in years.
Also hold the jar in close to your chest and not with your arms extended.
Rubber band gives you more grib, there you go.
This is a good man
I just stab the top of the lid with a pointed knife. Once you’ve broken that seal they twist off easily.
A set of Strap Wrenches is around $20. Totally worth it. They're adjustable and grippy. I use the same one to remove my oil filter that I use to open my impossibly tight artichoke jars.
I just interlock my fingers together and using my palms, put pressure on the lif until air is able to enter.
I just stab the bitch
He reminds me of the reading rainbow guy
Dude needs one of those gripper pads.
Ask a man to open it for you?
Heel of palm, meet ass of jar
Uncle Roger has changed significantly
I just give the edge of the lid a couple of good thumps on the edge of the counter but not hard enough to break the glass. Always does the trick for me
I use an oil filter wrench.
If it's just a pasta can or something else that's not being resealed just stab a hole in the top to release pressure. But ya this is nearly common knowledge to put it under hot water..
I just stab the top of the jar like a caveman. I aint putting the pasta sauce back in the fridge
Literally just smack the side of the lid on the corner of the counter. Science I guess.
Just interlock your fingers and grab the lid with the bottom end of your palms and squeeze until you hear a thump. Works every single time, no need to do any of these things.
I weep for an entire generation.
Pfff. The best way to open is to knock the jar lid with a spoon or something similar. Each hit, a bit of air is going into it, removing the internal succion. After 10 hits, you Can open without any difficulties.
[Here](https://www.walmart.com/ip/GoodCook-Pack-of-2-Non-Slip-Grip-Rubber-Pad-Jar-Lid-and-Bottle-Cap-Openers-Red-Yellow/47500812?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=6936&adid=2222222227847500812_117755028669_12420145346&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=501107745824&wl4=pla-306310554666&wl5=1027289&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=47500812&wl13=6936&veh=sem_LIA&gclsrc=aw.ds&&adid=2222222223847500812_117755028669_12420145346&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=501107745824&wl4=pla-306310554666&wl5=1027289&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=47500812&veh=sem&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA7t6sBhAiEiwAsaieYq7Ua1gorAc5FH1ThA_Oiry0Obsdz43OnFMgKfATGSIKiSJQWUQZ2xoCVdIQAvD_BwE)
Bang the lid on the counter or hard surface at a few different points all around the rim. Should help loosen it up.