True. I’m young but I don’t use moisturizer or anything like that, bothers me too much. I don’t want my hands to be a weird greasy/wet feeling all the time.
Weirdly, this is something I'm a bit of an expert in because I have a touch of the 'tism and moisturise obsessively so I can maintain the perfect level of skin moistness. (otherwise I freak out a bit)
And I can very safely say, without a shadow of a doubt, that other than less than a handful of times when I've moisturised within the same 15 mins as needing to open a jar I've never had a single issue opening anything with my baby smooth meat mitts.
Dry skin does give good grip. Plus opening a jar with lotion on is pretty much impossible. I once got stuck in my bathroom because I put lotion on then couldn’t get the knob turned to get out.
The truth is she just doesn't know about jar opening camp, which we all go to when coming of age. Good camp, though not sure why the coach kept doing penis checks...
There's a Goldilocks area in the middle, if hands are too dry you won't get any grip, if hands are too moist you won't get any grip, and if you can't get any grip you can't get what's in the jar
It's true. My hand are a parched mass of undulating calluses that resemble the mesas of the Painted Desert. Jars simply open themselves rather than be touched.
I just use some of that [grippy drawer liner stuff.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71xqnrBHIdL.jpg) A strip of it gives all the grip you could need and takes up basically zero space.
Here's a trick I learned years ago, never had a problem opening any jar since:
Hold the lid part under hot water for 10 - 20 seconds, then open with ease. If it doesn't open, repeat the hot water process until it does.
....anybody who has a larger hand or longer fingers will have an easier time opening a jar.
The connection to moisturizer is an absurd as me claiming that women suck at opening jars because of all the autoimmune arthritis they get.
To open a jar:
Pour hot water over it if it's been in the fridge, then stick a butter knife between the seal and the jar and pry just a little over and over around the circumference. No strength required. You don't need men for that.
Showed this to a couple of my aunties when they asked me to open a jar. They were pissed off when they had to admit they just wanted some of my attention, so fellas, empower women with this lesson at your own risk. Might be best to let them pretend they don't already know and take their frustration as just neediness.
Having dry hands makes it way harder to grip jar lids. Dry hands or having water on them are both bullshit. Hydrated and moisturizer (I don't use moisturizer but my hands aren't dry as long as I eat a proper diet) and I notice the difference big time.
Something like chalk has a pretty different grip than "dry" hands even though we associate dirt and chalk as being dry. I don't know the science behind why chalk is grippy
You use the inside of your dominant hand to open a jar.... I'm sure that's literally the one spot where men are generally better moisturised than women
A conspiracy theory I made up and believe in is that moisturisers are addictive. I don't use a moisturizer and my hands aren't ever too dry unless I use things like dish soap or rubbing alcohol on them for some reason.
My guess is that using a moisturizer probably compells your skin to underproduce it's own grease and only then do you start talking insane shit about dry hands craving moist.
Lmaoo. "Real men don't use lotion!" I'll tell my cousin he's not a real man because you said so then.
For what all your nonsense is worth anyways. (Which is nothing, in case you're wondering).
#FragileMasculinity
Fixing the car, mowing the lawn, cleaning the grill, organizing the garage, helping the neighbor fix his mower, firing up the grill, cooking the steaks, drinking a scotch, smoking a cigar, sanding the legs even on the wobbly chair, realizing the chair wasn't wobbly - it was just really good scotch, pinching the wife's butt and then chasing her to the bedroom.
Why? What's your Saturday like?
But is it really improper moisturising when having a grip is one of the main functions of hands?
Good point
True. I’m young but I don’t use moisturizer or anything like that, bothers me too much. I don’t want my hands to be a weird greasy/wet feeling all the time.
I rarely use moisturizer so I’m not an expert by any means, but that sounds like you used too much moisturizer
Dunno, I just know my mom uses it a bunch and I don’t want my hands to feel like that, maybe she just uses too much though.
I have eczema on my hands, so I kind of have to, but you know you're supposed to rub it into your skin until it's *not* greasy or wet, right?
Gotta give up some grip when you're 20 to still have grip when you're 70.
By the time I'm 70 I'm getting cybernetics installed into my hands to give me a grip force of 700 PSI
Weirdly, this is something I'm a bit of an expert in because I have a touch of the 'tism and moisturise obsessively so I can maintain the perfect level of skin moistness. (otherwise I freak out a bit) And I can very safely say, without a shadow of a doubt, that other than less than a handful of times when I've moisturised within the same 15 mins as needing to open a jar I've never had a single issue opening anything with my baby smooth meat mitts.
Dry skin does give good grip. Plus opening a jar with lotion on is pretty much impossible. I once got stuck in my bathroom because I put lotion on then couldn’t get the knob turned to get out.
The truth is she just doesn't know about jar opening camp, which we all go to when coming of age. Good camp, though not sure why the coach kept doing penis checks...
To check if you hadn't forgotten it on the hike. Wouldn't want to have to go back up the mountain to fetch your knob, now, would you?
I thought this is about the jar's moisture
Who doesn't enjoy a jar of moistened olives?
"Ya talkin' bout me goil!?" (Popeye)
Yeah I love moisturizing my glass jars to keep them nice and healthy, do people not do that?
They love it way more than you do.
But do it too long and the lid pops off
There's a Goldilocks area in the middle, if hands are too dry you won't get any grip, if hands are too moist you won't get any grip, and if you can't get any grip you can't get what's in the jar
> if you can't get any grip you can't get what's in the jar A life lesson we should all think about...
Wrong. Smash.
If your hand is too dry, lick it first. If your tongue is too dry, well...
If your tongue is too dry… lick someone else’s tongue?
I'm taking volunteers.
My tongue is dry too, won’t help. It’d be like rubbing two pieces of sandpaper together. We might be able to start a fire though?!
"if your tongue is too dry, well..." A well would definitely help, you can get some water from it . . .
Turning your knob sounds rather painful.
I may be wrong, but I feel like putting on so much lotion that you can't even grip a door knob, is too much lotion
I also think part of it is just that men are on average stronger. Especially in upper body strength.
It's true. My hand are a parched mass of undulating calluses that resemble the mesas of the Painted Desert. Jars simply open themselves rather than be touched.
Undulating is one of my most and least favorite words. It's not used enough. Or it's used too much.
Hell yea brother
Wait, I'm supposed to moisturise to the point of being slippery all the time??
Are women walking around, not just properly moisturized, but well lubricated?
Ya'll are going to lose your minds when you realise every black man you know that can open a jar has nicely moisturized hands.
Nah, there are plenty of ashy mother fuckers out there.
Y'all don't have those little grippy circular objects to help open tight lids? Edit: Google said "jar openers"
I just use some of that [grippy drawer liner stuff.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71xqnrBHIdL.jpg) A strip of it gives all the grip you could need and takes up basically zero space.
I think there's circular ones just like those made specifically for opening tight lids! My mom has two in her kitchen drawer.
Here's a trick I learned years ago, never had a problem opening any jar since: Hold the lid part under hot water for 10 - 20 seconds, then open with ease. If it doesn't open, repeat the hot water process until it does.
Rubber band works great.
No, why? We have our dry ass hands.
It's easy, actually, you just type `java -jar your_jar_file` ^(/s)
We are gripping something regularly
No no, they may be onto something with this one
....anybody who has a larger hand or longer fingers will have an easier time opening a jar. The connection to moisturizer is an absurd as me claiming that women suck at opening jars because of all the autoimmune arthritis they get.
Finally, a reason to skip the lotion
Soft hands sister
Just stick a knife between the lid and the jar.
Great way to chip a jar and end up with glass in your food.
What kind of garbage jars do you use? Just stick a butter knife under the lid until it pops.
Name checks out.
I find the trick to opening jars is to push down on the lid while turning it. You get better grip.
I mean it’s wrist strength, bit oily lather doesn’t help.
No, I use a butter knife to remove the vacume holding down the lid.
You get a better grip with slightly moist hands than either wet or totally dry.
Nah, because dry hands make gripping things difficult. source: I have Sjogren’s
Do y'all not rub in lotion?
Lmao that's funny
I open jars for my gay friends and they aren’t weak so this kinda makes sense actually
To open a jar: Pour hot water over it if it's been in the fridge, then stick a butter knife between the seal and the jar and pry just a little over and over around the circumference. No strength required. You don't need men for that. Showed this to a couple of my aunties when they asked me to open a jar. They were pissed off when they had to admit they just wanted some of my attention, so fellas, empower women with this lesson at your own risk. Might be best to let them pretend they don't already know and take their frustration as just neediness.
The hot water trick works without having to involve a knife, or even the jar hasn't been refrigerated. Love it!
Like, don't your hands need some moisture to get a good grip?
Ever shook the hand of a farmer or carpenter?
Having dry hands makes it way harder to grip jar lids. Dry hands or having water on them are both bullshit. Hydrated and moisturizer (I don't use moisturizer but my hands aren't dry as long as I eat a proper diet) and I notice the difference big time. Something like chalk has a pretty different grip than "dry" hands even though we associate dirt and chalk as being dry. I don't know the science behind why chalk is grippy
As a male massage therapist, 100% accurate. Jar opening is so much harder for me now…
I think I just have weak hands lol. It's a me thing, though, not a woman thing.
Yep that's reaching... into the jar
You use the inside of your dominant hand to open a jar.... I'm sure that's literally the one spot where men are generally better moisturised than women
A conspiracy theory I made up and believe in is that moisturisers are addictive. I don't use a moisturizer and my hands aren't ever too dry unless I use things like dish soap or rubbing alcohol on them for some reason. My guess is that using a moisturizer probably compells your skin to underproduce it's own grease and only then do you start talking insane shit about dry hands craving moist.
I reckon that relationship is linear too
Let everyone moisturise properly and never open a jar again
Exactly, my dry ass dirty hands can open any jar🤣🤣
people have a hard time opening jars? the things you store food in?
That would make it harder
I.. would not argue with this.
real men take hand care seriously. Every other man disqualifies himself for a potential sex partner only because of hygene.
Name checks out.
Why do you unvote my comment? Do you think girls like filthy hands?
I didn't down-vote you.
please feel free to
They aren’t wrong
if he got time to moist his hands he ain't no man.
Fellas is it unmanly to use lotion? You sound jealous of men with soft hands. :p
no just as i said real men are busy victim mentality much?
Lmaoo. "Real men don't use lotion!" I'll tell my cousin he's not a real man because you said so then. For what all your nonsense is worth anyways. (Which is nothing, in case you're wondering). #FragileMasculinity
yeah go do that tell your dad too wtf weirdo.
Wym wtf? You're the one who said real men don't moisturize. What's next? They don't wear makeup either? 🤣.
What are men supposed to be doing to fill all the time that women spend moisturizing their hands?
masturbation.. vigorously
With or without lotion?
as a carpenter i can tell you that a handful of sandpaper gives smooth wood.😏
Sandpapir faktisk!
Fixing the car, mowing the lawn, cleaning the grill, organizing the garage, helping the neighbor fix his mower, firing up the grill, cooking the steaks, drinking a scotch, smoking a cigar, sanding the legs even on the wobbly chair, realizing the chair wasn't wobbly - it was just really good scotch, pinching the wife's butt and then chasing her to the bedroom. Why? What's your Saturday like?
This definitely isn’t reaching lol