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I was reading about a bottle opener in the shape of a key [see link.]
This really doesn't have to be a separate key. There are key blanks in colors, key blanks with little patterns in them; there's no reason there couldn't be some that have a bottle-opening shape cut into either the thin part or
the head.
Alternatively, this could be sold as a special template to locksmiths for use with their own cutting equipment, allowing them to turn almost any conventional house key into a better bottle opener.
(?) key-shaped bottle opener
http://www.iwantone...com/BEERKE_gadg.htm
[jutta, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]
(??) another key-shaped bottle opener
http://www.geocitie...ery/bottle-key.html
Extruded aluminium, isn't really a key at all. [Laughs Last, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]
(?) Design Contest Finalist
http://www.designbo...m/beck_s/737_2.html
Another approach to the idea from the other end. [jurist, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]
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If you lost your keys, you'd be locked out of your
house
*and* beer. A greater incentive for me to remember
them,
I guess, but you'd want to make sure they're not easily
bent or broken. |
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[UB] But *proper* beer drinkers don't need a bottle opener at all. Use a lighter, spoon, knife, another bottle....etc.etc. |
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Yeah, [Delty], sounds easily bent,
but if it is designed like the one in
the link, the key will be used on its
wider axis, easily resisting most
bending. And if you suddenly lose
your key, you can run to the
locksmith and say "make me one
like these dents in my fingers." |
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Wait a minute, this isn't the key to the city! |
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It will be in a few hours, though.. |
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My dear friend uses his wedding ring for a bottle opener. The same friend refers to his beloved crowbar as HIS "key to the city." Maybe the HB needs a "Beer Gadget" section. [+] |
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Bottle-openers like that key-shaped one or the similar style on a penknife are horrible to use, taking multiple applications to force the top off - if it comes at all. For fast and efficient bottle-opening you need a wide flange to go under the lid and a proper handle. Or a metal countertop. This idea might work as a novelty, but for serious beer drinkers it would just be an annoyance. |
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Also, wouldn't they snag on your clothes (assuming you keep keys in your pocket)? |
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You can open a bottle with a regular key (though it's a bit tricky until you get the hang of it). Of course, you can also do it with your teeth, although your dentist almost certainly wouldn't approve. |
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[kropotkin], it's not hard at all.
You just need a good opener. |
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I wouldn't think the average key length would give you the leverage needed to pop the top. |
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[UB], I must respectfully disagree.
Only about half seem to have twist
off tops around here. |
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Only cheap beers have twist off caps.. |
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Why don't you just break the top off on the counter like a real man? Mmm.. crunchy.. |
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I have a bottle opener in the shape of a key, somewhere. Well, it isn't really a key, it is a one centimeter long aluminium extrusion in a key-like shape. I'll see if I can scrounge it up and slap it onto my flatbed scanner... |
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[later] see link. I got this as a take-away gift from an extrusion plant promotional tour. Not the same idea, I must just like bragging that I got mine. |
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You could open a church door with one, finally. |
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