| I was in middle school the first time I saw anyone do it: A friend of mine tapped the top of her soda can with long fingernails. I must have given a quizzical look to witness this unexpected hammering because she looked up at me and said defiantly, "What? You don’t tap your sodas?" She went on to explain that tapping the top of a soda can was a sure-fire way to keep it from exploding on you. Because that was something I'd experienced firsthand more times than I'd like to admit, I was on board. I tapped my soda can. It didn't explode. And that’s how I became a tapper. Read more... |
