Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> the aluminum beer can

oh lordie.. I'm showing my memory (precocious infant that I was!) but I
recall my father using a "church key" to open beers with, making two
cuts on opposite sides of the can. Then came those pull off tabs that
could slice you fingers so well.

Was there any other type before the current model? I can't recall that...?

I can just imagine the trash these days if the tabs weren't attached to
the cans these days. Slackers would have 2 pieces of aluminum to litter
with instead of just one.