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The can opener is a sharp wedge. It has a sharp point or blade that is forced into and through the metal of the top of a can. In the manual kind, a lever (handle) is attached, and we can move the lever to pierce the can. We then push the lever back, move the wedge, and apply pressure again. In electric or mechanical can openers, we start with lever action to pierce the can. Then a moving drive forces the opener along the edge of the can and the wheel cuts the metal. A motor applies torque to the drive, or we apply torque with the hand to turn the drive and force the cutter along the rim of the can. The cutter is a moving wedge forced through the metal to split it apart.

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A wine opener commonly utilizes a wine corkscrew, however not all wine openers have to be manually operated. A wine corkscrew instrument is usually manually operated by the user to achieve the same objective as that of a wine opener, which is to open the wine bottle.

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You screw it in and twist to pull the cork out. The screwpull gives you something to get hold of so you can apply your pulling force effectively.

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The simple kind just screws in and you pull it.Others have different methods

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