An vital a part of manhood has all the time been about having the competence to be efficient on the planet — having the breadth of expertise, the savoir-faire, to deal with any scenario you end up in. With that in thoughts, every Sunday we’ll be republishing one of many illustrated guides from our archives, so you may hone your manly know-how week by week.
Do you keep in mind the scene in The Highway the place the boy and his father uncover an untouched, completely stocked survival bunker? The hungry nomads fortunately gape as they soak up crate after crate of canned items, an unbelievable oasis in an in any other case desolate, apocalyptic panorama. The pair liberate the contents of the cans with a can opener, and make a dinner of canned pears and peaches; “They licked the spoons and tipped the bowls and drank the wealthy candy syrup.”
However what if father and son hadn’t discovered a can opener amongst the provides? Fortuitously, so long as they knew some various opening strategies, they wouldn’t have been out of luck.
Regardless of how impenetrable they might appear, cans of meals are produced from pretty skinny aluminum. Exploiting the can’s weak point with a wide range of instruments is simple. Listed here are 3 ways to get at your subsequent meal if ever you end up and not using a can opener.
Illustrated by Ted Slampyak
