TM reader CoalandIce posted this great pic of yet another use for Stanley’s famous Fubar demolition tool: opening a cold one. Note that the Fubar on the left is Stanley’s new Xtreme version, which we’ve been totally negligent in reporting about. We’ll follow up with Stanley and see if we can’t gather some information for you about the exciting future of the Fubar line.
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{ I grabbed one of these as soon as my tool guy showed it to me. "Kicks Ass" is not strong enough for how wonderful this... } – May 16, 6:00 PM
{ $$? } – May 16, 9:54 AM
{ would submmit idea on a gardening tool . i have not seen it anywhere } – May 16, 9:19 AM
how about this fifteen dollar craftsman bottle opener wrench that I saw today :
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?pid=00944400000
fifteen dollars… They have a blued version for another ten bucks!
Years ago, when I played hockey, one of my Canadian team mates showed me how to open a bottle with a hockey stick. Like the FUBAR, it worked, but there are better, more efficient tools for the job. You can kill a fly with a hammer too, but why would you want to?
A pair of pliers works easy enough, and with the money saved I can buy more beer!
My favorite bottle opening trick is using my wedding band. It takes some practice but works everytime and I always know where it is.
[...] Weighing in at 4 lbs, the Stanley FatMax Xtreme FUBAR is not a tool that’s carried lightly. It can be used for prying, bending, striking, and opening a beer. At $39.97 (Amazon: FUBAR), it’s also not in the cheap category. However, I think this is one tool I’ll have to add to my arsenal. I don’t know yet exactly what I’ll need it for, but just having it hanging from your tool belt, everyone will know you mean business! This thing is much more versatile than your standard pry-bar, and I’m not sure that it’s intended to replace that. But that’s mostly what I’d probably use it for. [...]
Okay, I took the bait and submitted this to Digg. But you really should have shown a video of opening a beer with this tool!
BTW…in a lot of households and places of business, it’s the female of the species – or both sexes – who use the tools, even heavy tools like this. Back in the day, a business partner and I spent hours tearing out moldy built-in cabinetry using ordinary pry bars and the like. Nasty job! So nobody should assume it’s only a guy thing!