Millennials can not open cans of Tuna.

[ZenOps]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/business/canned-tuna-millennials.html


So... Supposedly a good percentage do not own an electric Can Opener, and also do not know how to use a handheld opener.


They told me this day would come.

[speedog]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/business/canned-tuna-millennials.html


So... Supposedly a good percentage do not own an electric Can Opener, and also do not know how to use a handheld opener.


They told me this day would come.

Really, you got that from that article? Meds, you need your meds.

[ZenOps]

So I take it you are siding with the idea that millennials do have the proper tools, but are incapable of using them?

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[speedog]

So I take it you are siding with the idea that millennials do have the proper tools, but are incapable of using them?

No, I just don't jump to the ridiculous conclusions you do.

[kertejud2]

The 90s had their own problems with cans as well:

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[ZenOps]

Conclusions can be tough to come to. But they don't sell very many electric can openers. Statistically, India has more people who own a cellphone than a toilet.

How long does a can opener actually last, and how often is one gifted by a parent to child? No hard statistics. The much bigger question is: Do millennials not have or use can openers because of preference (like cellphone over toilet) Starkist also stated that their "Tuna in plastic pouch" sales are up 20% in the same time, even though they are tougher on the environment.

It would be reasonable to assume that many do not know how to use a can opener simply based on preference. Is milk better in a plastic bladder or a cardboard box? I grew up for a decade on milk in a plastic bladder, but you had to drink it within a week for sure. I would not trust Tuna in plastic over a month.

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I find it fascinating, because in a real disaster scenario like a highway shutdown for two weeks because of snow, or alien invasion, you really want canned food.

[ZenOps]

BTW: The easiest way to test this is to make it a part of an employment test. Open a tin of tuna as well as you can (no juices sprayed all over the place) within a reasonable amount of time. I can imagine Canadians will do fairly well, but would not be surprised if half could not do it.

Californians? I can imagine a majority would fail.

[The_Rural_Juror]

Not like most of you guys know what to do with the old school can openers either.

http://www.corkscrewsonline.com/images/king_can_opener.jpg

[J-hop]

I blame the can opener manufacturers. To save costs they’ve gone to metals that aren’t much stronger than the damn can. My parents still have the same can opener they’ve had as long as I can remember. I think I’ve gone through 3 since I moved out not even 10 years ago.

[Asian_defender]

So I take it you are siding with the idea that millennials do have the proper tools, but are incapable of using them?

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Watching this video was a real eye opener. I think Americans are getting dumber and dumber

[NRGie]

Not like most of you guys know what to do with the old school can openers either.

http://www.corkscrewsonline.com/images/king_can_opener.jpg

Wtf is that?? A wrench?

[msommers]

That thing reminds me of the Dennis the Menace movie when I was a kid haha.

[J-hop]

I actually have one of those in my camping gear, never used it and I don’t think I’d know how haha

[ExtraSlow]

I've used this bad boy many times.
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[speedog]

Wtf is that?? A wrench?

Millennial much?

[revelations]

Watching this video was a real eye opener. I think Americans are getting dumber and dumber

This video could be done in the EU just the same - the people of that generation would not be much different there - perhaps even more left leaning and clueless to working with their hands.

[msommers]

Is it their fault when everything is made in China? :rofl:

[Xtrema]

Not like most of you guys know what to do with the old school can openers either.

http://www.corkscrewsonline.com/images/king_can_opener.jpg

Wow, have not seen that since 80s.

[msommers]

Pretty sure they used those as bayonets in the Civil War

[dino_martini]

Boomers can't set up basic electronics. Yet the world continues to turn. Weird.

[J-hop]

Boomers can't set up basic electronics. Yet the world continues to turn. Weird.

So true, the amount of hours I’ve wasted while a 50+er tries to figure out the IT equipment

[speedog]

Boomers can't set up basic electronics. Yet the world continues to turn. Weird.

As a boomer, I used to be quite adept at setting up basic and complex electronics but I've gotten to the point in my life tgat I want something that'll turn and work with minimal effort beforehand. Used to be really into computers but now all I need is a simple box. Tv and a sound bar. I did manage to get my smart thermostat wired up and working but I basically disabled the geofencing feature because it just doesn't work that well with my wife and I and our daily travels. Simple is good.

[msommers]

I dont need to be in IT to tell you Speedog is light-years ahead of most Boomers wrt technology.

[ExtraSlow]

My mom can mostly use her telus pvr. And if she gets confused, I've trained her to phone Telus not me. They apparently are super helpful and polite.

[ercchry]

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Opened this tonight... reminded me of this thread... can openers are a thing of the past! :rofl:

[D'z Nutz]

Opened this tonight... reminded me of this thread... can openers are a thing of the past! :rofl:

It's all fun and games until the tab breaks off. Then where will you be?

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[lilmira]

I offer to open cans for you but I expect a 16% tip of what’s inside.

[speedog]

I offer to open cans for you but I expect a 16% tip of what’s inside.

Are you really sure about your 16% tip? I wouldn't take any of this canned stuff as it is totally putrid smelling, we bought a can once for our cats as a treat but it took everything I had not to barf everywhere once I had opened it. Cats loved it though.

But who knows, you might actually like the stuff...

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[hampstor]

Speaking of old school can openers.... Every try to use one of these P38 can openers?? :banghead:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJtZIsk8koc/TlzOs1oAzvI/AAAAAAAADtM/Zh4CVREGvxw/s1600/SAM_3574.JPG

[ExtraSlow]

Speaking of old school can openers.... Every try to use one of these P38 can openers?? :banghead:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJtZIsk8koc/TlzOs1oAzvI/AAAAAAAADtM/Zh4CVREGvxw/s1600/SAM_3574.JPG

I used to do quite a bit of backcountry camping and carried one of those. Hated it.