Prolly fake but it still made me laugh

  • Lerios [hy/hym]
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    1 year ago

    the thing is, i do pop tarts horizontally sometimes. its easy. you turn the toaster off and get your fingertips a little wet and then you get can it out without being burnt - works exactly the same if you have to touch say, a hot pan or someshit. i've been doing that since i was like 10, how does this guy exist

    anyway, billionaires are the smartest people alive and capitalism breeds innovation ig

    • Venus [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      On my toaster you can just push the lever up far enough to grab anything comfortably

      • john_browns_beard [he/him, comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        This is my method. If you do it hard enough, you can catch both of them in one pinch.

        I usually microwave for 30 seconds though because pop tarts are one of the few things where it doesn't make a noticeable difference.

    • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      That's also the secret to the "putting out a lit candle with your fingers" trick, you lick your fingertips first.

    • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      Also, you can just you know, wait, because metal is more conductive than carbon, and therefore loses heat faster. Something you would think someone with a physics degree would know, although clearly his materials sciences skills are incredibly poor.

    • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]
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      1 year ago

      If the toaster slots are wide enough, you can get your fingertips around the outer edges, too, but I could just have really long freak hands. Silicone tongs are also an option, but probably overkill.

    • SnAgCu [he/him, any]
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      1 year ago

      lol I just use chopsticks to retrieve toaster items most of the time anyways