Re:Ask HN: Separating Two Glass Containers
by rehto21 on Friday November 08, 2024 @05:51AM
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Surprised to see a reddit like question being asked here on hackernews.
Water, soap, oil, compressed air etc will not work. Ask your friend to gently tap around the edges of the container that is stuck with either a wooden spatula or the back of a wooden ladle. Gentle taps in the direction of getting unstuck all around the edge of the stuck container. May require few minutes of tapping.
Re:Ask HN: Separating Two Glass Containers
by nbernard on Friday November 08, 2024 @06:08AM
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Seconded. In chem labs, it happens quite often that glass labware pieces get stuck together. The gentle application of a wooden mallet is the usual solution...
Water, soap, oil, compressed air etc will not work. Ask your friend to gently tap around the edges of the container that is stuck with either a wooden spatula or the back of a wooden ladle. Gentle taps in the direction of getting unstuck all around the edge of the stuck container. May require few minutes of tapping.
Source: This has happened to me many times.