Coffee creamers under pressure
 

thought it might be fun to hear any stories on the opening and unintended projection of pressurized coffee creamers at altitude in flight. I think the flight attendants give them to people purposely knowing that they may not know they will explode once cracked open.

I certainly have it down on how to get it aimed in the cup, but I remember early in my flying days I opened one and it shot all across the hands and lap of the guy next to me - woke him up from his snooze. It was embarrassing but funny

:o:D

Puncture with fork before opening. This procedure also applies to opening yogurt and salad dressing containers.

Yogurt is especially bad. I know to hold the side you open away from me and to do it very, very slowly to let the pressure out first. Still hit or miss.

But in that case, "hit" is bad, and "miss" is better. :p

Unless you've aimed it at an obnoxious row mate.

I don't use cream in my coffee. But I've had many mishaps with the salad dressing. Even after puncture. Mabe its user error. Most likely

creamers are the worst IMO - way worse than the yogurts or salad dressing - because they are a lighter liquid - that stuff really shoots out of there. I have to aim down into the cup. actually surprised I don't hear of more incidents with them!

A lesson I learned the hard way........wearing a navy blue sweater :o

Suggestion to those who try to pry the top open carefully while making sure the opening is pointed away from them and toward something neutral: read post #2. I always do that. It works like a charm; utterly foolproof; much easier. (Note to nerds: pressure is relieved while the fork tine still blocks the opening. Air gets out, cream/yogurt/salad dressing doesn't.)

I do this regardless of where I am. Point the opening away from myself and others. Salad dressing is the worst because of the oil.

no fork when you have just creamer! maybe stir straw can puncture....I'll try it