I just made myself a lovely steak & spinach salad, and went to grab a Strongbow to go with it. And there’s not a bottle opener to be found.
I’m house-sitting for a friend for the next three months.
While I knew her kitchen was small, and I knew she’s a teetotaler, I didn’t think about the fact that this might mean she wouldn’t have a bottle opener until it was too late.
That’s okay. Water’s good too. Right?
Use a dollar bill
Huh. That dollar bill trick is something else. I’m intrigued, but unsure.
As for Q.E.D.'s link, I admit I looked at the nail clippers briefly, but never thought about the radiator.
Clearly, I have investigating to do!
They list, BTW, my preferred method:
I thought about that before posting, actually, but didn’t know the correct technique (never done it before).
My boyfriend, who just called, and I are debating what method I should use. He’s pushing me to do it with a dollar bill. Of course.
Does she have a can opener? Most of those have a little notch for opening bottles on the side.
Or you could just bring the Strongbow over here. I’d be happy to help you open it! 
No, she doesn’t, WhyNot. That’s the first thing I looked for, as I assumed she wouldn’t have a dedicated bottle opener.
I’ll bring the other five tomorrow, though. 
She doesn’t have a can opener? What is she, a witch? Who doesn’t have a can opener? 
Well, good luck. See ya 'morrow.
When my hotel room was similarly under-equipped, I used a method similar to **Q.E.D.**s, only with the bathroom door hinges and my hiking boot. (This was after trying to shut the cap in the door jamb, which just chewed up the door. :o)
The fulcrum method using a Bic lighter has been used successfully over 13,552,004 times, with the vast majority occuring outside Grateful Dead concerts…
Once you have it down, you will never need a bottle opener again. (seriously)
Okay, at my boyfriend’s insistence, I tried the dollar bill method. I succeeded in tearing the bill.
It turns out she has rounded counter tops, so that’s out. I don’t have a lighter anywhere.
The situation, it turns dire.
Sweeet…we might have a full six pack tomorrow! 
Oh, hey, wait! You have 5 other bottles. You can open one bottle with another bottle. And since you’re not drinking all 6 (and I have at least one bottle opener), you don’t have to worry about how to open the last bottle!
Well, the boyfriend tried with a dollar too. All he managed to do was stab himself in the hand with a bottle cap. Then he cheated and used a damn opener.
I tried finding my opener in my boxes (no luck), briefly tried a steak knife, then a butter knife. Eventually I tried a fork, and that did it. Finally.
My kingdom for a bottle opener. Seriously.
Sorry, WhyNot. Only five tomorrow.
Or I can stop for another sixer, if you’d like.
It’s quite easy to pry the cap off with a butter knife. Don’t use a sharp one, obviously.
Joe
A sharp rock man! Anything. If you have a bottle and cannot open it, you are seriously under-motivated. Our ancestors evolved and fought and died for millions of years, and you are sitting and looking at a bottle and wondering how to open it? Good Lord man!
If you have a car handy, you can use the part on the frame that the where the latch hooks on to.
You see, this is why I carry a Swiss Army Knife.
:smack: Where the DOOR LATCH hooks on to…
I’ve opened bottles with my teeth on occasions…and not screw top ones, either.
