Post by @daannii@lemmy.world

2026-10-30 21:00 UTC

Jeshus H Christ. Why do they put delicious biscuits in these surprise cans? I went years not eating these because of the terror and anxiety of having to open one. And one day by chance (dropped it in the sink that had water in it.) I found the secret to not getting the piss scared out of you. Here it is. These cans are cardboard. Cardboard disintegrates in water. If you peel back just a little of the paper. And sit it in a bowl, Make sure the side you peeled is facing down. and pour in a little water. Then quickly leave the room or put it in your fridge or something. And in a minute or two it will pop open. And you will hear it from a safe distance. And you will be okay.

Replies (8)

@RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 2026-10-31 04:30

I love grabbing the ripcord like a safety pin and letting it go off like an adorable little gernard.

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@CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 2026-10-31 03:05

The problem I have with those isn’t the pop (though that was startling at first), its that every single one ive tried has entirely the wrong taste and texture for biscuits. Especially the taste, those always seem to taste so sweet at to be almost like cake, when, to me at least, biscuits should not be sweet at all unless jam or honey has been put on them.

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@zeejoo@thelemmy.club 2026-10-30 21:19

Huh? If you remove the paper, just karate chop the can and it’ll pop, and it won’t scare you because it’ll be direct feedback from hitting it. You don’t just have to wait for it to go on its own lol

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@Bipauler@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-30 21:49

You just smack it on the edge of the counter. What the fuck?

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@TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 2026-10-31 06:59

I had to have a bunch of hardware installed in my hand after being involved in a workplace accident involving an explosion caused by compressed air. I didn’t think it left anything but a physical mark until I opened a biscuit tin a couple months after recovery…Took about a year until opening crescent rolls and biscuit containers didn’t tickle the big PTSD nerve.

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@mika_mika@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 21:49

If canned dough gives you PTSD, you know you can just make your own?

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@theneverfox@pawb.social 2026-10-31 12:30

Why? You just peel it a lil and give it a tiny tap it and it goes “pufffff”. Much satisfy. I will happy open all of yours for you. I’m also immune to onions, so I will cut them if I get some of what you’re making

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@BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2026-11-01 20:36

I faintly remember a news story (I saw it on the Internet so who knows) about one of these popping in a hot car and throwing dough on the driver. The driver reached back to see what happened, felt the dough and thought she’d been shot. She held the dough to her head and called nine one one to get an ambulance.

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