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[–] thatchemguy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago

I hate that I have to scratch the whole thing but I somehow always forget to fold the end T-T

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago

"Found it!!"

proceeds to tear the tape into strips that refuse to combine to peel the whole thing at once

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago

I'm here

And here

And a lil bit here

[–] Flamangoman@leminal.space 25 points 1 day ago

Oh btw, I'm only a sliver of tape and I'm going to rip off and you still won't know where the real start is

[–] Brett@feddit.org 51 points 1 day ago (3 children)

and thats why you fold over the end. with that you also realize you've become old and like your dad. but thats life i guess.

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago

All well and good until someone else uses the roll

[–] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jokes on you I realized I was like my dad when it was clear I was emotionally unavailable

[–] Brett@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

no need to get personal.

[–] Cenotaph@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My father is a carpenter. I was born rolling the end of the tape, molded by it.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago

"You merely adopted the tape"

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 19 hours ago

Flip around to, uh, find out.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you get really frustrated you can run your tongue around it. Your tongue is much more sensitive than your finger and will find the ledge. Gross though.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I pray I never reach this level of desperation.

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Imagine spotting a coworker going down on a tape roll.

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

"oh look Frank's going for the tapussy again"

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago

Hey, as long as you use more than the outer circumference length of tape at once, I'd say go ahead and use your tongue.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

Also works for testing 9V batteries.

[–] tischbier@feddit.org 3 points 19 hours ago

Do you think this is how electrons feel all the time?

[–] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 3 points 20 hours ago

Just run your nail in a back and forth motion along the tape and you find the edge easily.

[–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 4 points 23 hours ago

As someone who packs a metric ton of boxes for a job...

I feel so seen

thankfully we have tape guns, so we only need to deal with this bullshit once per roll

[–] tomcatt360@lemmy.zip 2 points 22 hours ago

A tip from the drama department:

(@time stamp)

https://youtu.be/ermpMhbZXUA?t=65

...probably wouldn't as well with the specific type of tape shown in the OP, but for most other types, this is a good one to shove into your muscle memory when tearing off a piece.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

the xray machine

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Save the arrow! ↑↑↑↑

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Draw 3 internal arrows, that show the direction of fingernail scrape required.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The only true solution is fire.

[–] Yolkie@lemm.ee 1 points 18 hours ago

The only fire solution is true.