What it this... beer
Dec 12, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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What it this... beer
So as i opened my beer i see this thing on the side of the mouth hole. does anyone know what it is?
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Dec 12, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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From: Your Mom's House
its the top of the in-can poison reservoir
Dec 12, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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From: Sarasota, Florida
My guess would be that it puts incoming air to the side, preventing foaming up of the beer from the hole you drink from?
Dec 12, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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From: Fairfield/Bridgeport CT
same idea as not putting your lips around a bottle
Dec 12, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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From: Cali
Yeah.... looks like the aluminum can equivalent of a pressure release.
Dec 12, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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From: Sarasota, Florida
Revision of theory.
Dec 12, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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Chefboiali
Yeah.... looks like the aluminum can equivalent of a pressure release.
Also a good point. Like stabbing the can with a knife... but to a lesser extent.
Dec 12, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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From: Cali
Revision of theory:
It's to help the can open. By having that little lip at the top circled part, it helps "peel" the can open.
Dec 12, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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BetterBob Chills
Dec 12, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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you turn the opener to the right, and it lifts it up so you can open the can easier. you kids just start drinking beer?
