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Packaging SOS: How to Open Those Blister Packs

Posted by Miriam Axel-Lute

Merry Christmas! Or have you already progressed from merry to frustrated-plastic-package-opening warrior? It happens so fast...

Blister packaging has evolved from stupid to downright evil. Sealed shut with no breaches, too thick to rip even if you get a pair of scissors in there, as sharp as glass once you do start cutting . . . . I'm sure I'm not the only one who has severely injured myself trying to open these things. People get master's degrees in package design, and they come up with this?!

 OK. Rant aside: The people at Wired, gadget fans that they are, have the answer, my friends: A can opener!

You're welcome. Now go back to making merry!

Photo by Papalars.

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MamaBear said:

Wish I'd read this earlier. I'd have saved myself a Fisher Price-induced gash to the thumb, and spared us the experience of an excited toddler, vibrating with impatience, as I attempted to open hermetically-sealed Little People toys.

December 26, 2008 6:41 PM

About Miriam Axel-Lute

Miriam Axel-Lute is a freelance writer, editor, poet, and urban planning junkie. She lives, works, and gardens in Albany, NY, with her two partners and daughter.

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