Just learned how to use a staple remover!

edro

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These things...

I have always used them on the back side of the staple... I thought that they sucked and couldn't understand why people would use them.

Then, sitting here looking at it in a daze... I thought, hmmm.... maybe I should try the other side of the staple.

HOLY CRAP! It works!

I am pretty humbled now.

At least I figured it out on my own. :)
 

LeiZaK

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lol, I used to use a staple remover wrong when I was like 10.
Grats btw, on unlocking one of the great mysteries of life.
 

loic2003

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Have you not used one before because:

a) you are too retarded to experiment with even simple office equipment
b) you've been living in a hole and therefore have been unable to gain access to said equipment
c) you didn't actually have any thumbs until three weeks ago when you went through a groundbreaking operation to put opposing thumbs onto a primate?
 

edro

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Originally posted by: Chryso
Whoa! You aren't supposed to use it on the curved in side?
Nope... apparently, you use it on the top side (the flat side).
 

Rock Hydra

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It took me some time to figure it out. Not nearly as long as you. But when I did figure it out it was like......ooooh, that's how you do it.
 

Doctorweir

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Originally posted by: edro
Originally posted by: Chryso
Whoa! You aren't supposed to use it on the curved in side?
Nope... apparently, you use it on the top side (the flat side).

Or you use it to loosen the back side first and then pull the staple out with it via the front side... ;)
 

bigrash

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Originally posted by: Chryso
Originally posted by: bigrash
let me know if you need help figuring out how to use white-out.

Which kind? The liquid or the tape stuff?

the liquid. the tape is more complicated and I'm afraid the OP might need more training before taking on such a daunting task.
 

frankgomez75

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wow....
here is a tip... never ever operate heavy machinery, since operating a staple remover has been so complex for you ;)
 

drum

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An engineer just mastered the staple remover.

Time machines are just years away.
 

AMDZen

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I call shens.

People this dumb wouldn't be able to figure out how to use the internet, much less post on this forum.

"I was trying to get on the net, seems I had this so called ethreal-net or some such cable but I couldn't plug it in. After a while I figured out that I needed to turn the plug around."