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A Bottle Opener That's Wrapped Around Your Finger

By Rain Noe - July 11, 2012

in Object Culture

At barbecues, I'd swear that guests use the bottle opener once and then throw it in the bushes; at some point at every social function it seems to go missing, resulting in a roundabout game of Operator meets "Dude have you seen the bottle opener?" while your unopened IPA sits there and sweats rather than fulfilling its destiny.

Seattle-based Spanish teacher Jared Fiorillo does jewelry-scale metalworking when he's not slinging prepositions, and his self-produced Ring Bottle Opener ensures you'll always have one on hand, or on-finger. (This would've made a nice entry for Hahn Academy.)

Fiorillo provides no photos of how it works, but we assume you keep the thing on and just knuckle the cap right off of the bottle. He sells them for sixteen bucks on Etsy and they even come with this fee-ancy little white box:

I propose we drink some beers

I propose we drink some beers

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Al

12 years ago

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me too, had one for years & wear it always!

the trick is to get it big enough for your thumb, and then you just grab the bottle by the neck, place your thumb over the cap, roll your thumb over the top and presto! BEER!
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Ollie

12 years ago

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Also I bought one a Urban-Outfitters a year ago and it is very difficult to get the necessary leverage to take off a bottle cap without hurting your finger in the process...
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John

12 years ago

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Even where I come from (Germany) this thing has been around for a few years now. The exact same design. I have one myself and have to admit that I rarely use it, because, besides a small "wow effect", it's actually less effective than a lighter to open a beer bottle
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Dean

12 years ago

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Yes, this ring has been out for years, I had one of the about 10 years ago in the Cayman's when I use to be a bartender. Great ring but shouldn't be getting credit when this has been out for years.
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tbaker

12 years ago

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This has been around for years and years. 15 seconds on google would have told you that.
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Aedhan

12 years ago

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How many bottle openers need to be designed? They seem so simple yet they are always being redesigned and added to products. They're everywhere: flip-flops, towels, pocket knives, etc... and now rings.
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James

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For those for whom sixteen bucks is two times too many, thinkgeek has had this for a while: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/756e/?srp=1
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Eliot

12 years ago

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I call shenanigans. The ring looks identical to the one on my finger I purchased from ringthing.biz 7 years ago and is readily available from Think Geek http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/756e/ (I really like mine).

Additionally, his Etsy store is just tchotckes stuck to "cufflink blanks" which can easily be bought on Amazon or eBay. I've done it myself with some hot glue and favorite beer caps.
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