Blog Trivia: How to open a beer bottle using a dollar bill!

Have you ever tried these? Here is how to do it. I have taken it from wikiHow just for a trivia and to have some tricks to show with your friends or drinking buddy and it is cool that you can even impress your girlfriend with it.



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Once perfected, this trick can definitely impress your friends. It can also help you win bets like "So if I can open my beer using only your $20 bill do I get to keep it?"

Steps

1. Fold the dollar bill in half.
   
2. Roll up the dollar bill as tightly as you possibly can.
   
3. Bend the rolled dollar bill in half to maximize the pressure at the bend.
   
4. Put it on top of your bent index finger and hold it tightly in place with your thumb, with the bent part sticking out.
   
5. Grab the bottle around its neck and push the cap upwards with the bend in the dollar bill until it pops off.
   

Tips

• It takes a lot of practice and reasonable arm strength to perform this trick.
  
• It helps if you use the hand you're holding the bottle with to get leverage by using it as a fulcrum.
  
• First learn to do this with another bottle, then you'll understand how to use a dollar bill. It's all about using the object as a lever.
  
• A lighter can also be used in same way.
  
• Damaging the bill is only a crime in the United States if done "with intent to render [it] unfit to be reissued." [1]
  

Warnings

• Take care you don't rake your fingers across the edge of the bottle cap. The cap is sharp and you WILL get a deep cut.
  
• Make sure you don't hit your eyes or anyone else's when the cap pops off.
  
• Don't shake the bottle before opening it.
  
• Drink responsibly.
  
• Winning bets against drunks can be hazardous to your health.
  

Related wikiHows

• How to Open a Beer Bottle With a Lighter
  
• How to Break a Beer Bottle With Your Bare Hands
  
• How to Open a Bottle Without a Bottle Opener
  
• How to Open a Champagne Bottle with a Sword
  

Sources and Citations

• How to open a beer bottle with a dollar bill from 5min Videopedia -- original source of article, used with permission.
  

1. ↑ Defacement of Currency from The United States Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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