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One of the more frustrating things that we may have to deal with is a lid that is too tight. It happens so often that at times, we just give up and open something else.

If you’ve ever seen some of the hacks available on how to open stuck lids, you know that they always make it look easy. However, when you try them in real life, they don’t quite measure up to the claims.

Photo: TikTok/@that40yearguy

There is one particular method that is circulated from time to time. It shows some promise because people use a spoon to pop the lid off and do it easily every time.

Dustin Hadley is a TikTok user with hundreds of thousands of followers. When he heard about using the spoon to open a jar, he decided to try it for himself and post the results on the social platform.

Photo: TikTok/@that40yearguy

The secret is to put the spoon under the lid and push it upward. The lid should pop off without any problem.

Hadley said in the video: “You’re telling me for 40 years I’m having to get my wife every time I needed to open a jar, I could’ve been doing this?”

Photo: TikTok/@that40yearguy

When it worked and the lid popped off, however, he couldn’t help but chuckle.

Check out the video for yourself:

@that40yearguy

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♬ Originalton – German Griffin

There will always be things that frustrate us; sometimes, we must put our best foot forward and deal with them. If you have been dealing with the frustration of not being able to open jars, then this video may change your life.