How to open a jar of cucumbers?

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A good friend’s grandmother ruptured her cruciate ligament while trying to unscrew a can of pickles. Apparently, the 87-year-old woman doubled over when she wanted to use the resistance of the earth to push harder on the screw cap. For your peace of mind, the lady is fine.

Lesson from this: you obviously shouldn’t put any extra pressure on yourself. Even for professional athletes in their prime, the prospect of more pressure is only an option if the pressure is physically measurable. For example, with arm wrestlers or with playground equipment (for example, a ball), the desired tension is achieved only by adding air. Not only professional athletes can do without additional emotional burden, for example, due to additional expectations.

For example, the Boston Bruins just got eliminated in the first round of the NHL playoffs, breaking the regular season scoring record of 135 goals in 82 games. The opponent, in this case the Florida Panthers, could play freely. As in the duel between the old woman and the pickle, the additional pressure – physical or emotional – did not lead to the desired result: shortly before the end of the transfer period, the Bruins sports director recruited personnel reinforcements that should have made the already best team in the league even better. An astute sports manager might remember that a good team is not necessarily the sum of its parts and does not need additional pressure.

What about grandma? She could search the global internet for a hack: turn a glass upside down and lightly hit the lid on the surface at a 45-degree angle until air bubbles appear. Better without pressure.

Source: Blick