Help! My 1y/o kid just shoved a salad tongs into a carboy, backwards.

[OkanaganMike]

That's pretty close to a goner.

BUT, make a loop with a hanger that's the same diameter as the mouth of the carboy. Lower it down, get it under the tongs, then bring it up. It might close the tongs enough to pull them back through the carboy mouth.

I think I'd get frustrated way before this would work but if it does, this guy is a genius!

 

[nuhvadah]

100% win!

Although I think explosives would have been 150% win ;-)

 

[balrog]

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!


OMG this has been one of THE wildest rides ever.

Thank you so much.

My kids are both >=20, and I showed them, and they felt so let down that (A) I did not brew when they were younger so that (B) they could *TOTALLY* screw me by doing such things!

Awesome. Just awesome.

 

[SavoryChef]

This thread just made my day!!

 

[EDF713]

I am happy you got them out, but sad it is over.

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

This thread is full of WIN!

 

[KevinP]

Put them back in! I'm not ready for this to be over...
Baby crayfish would have fit in there no problem. Let them grow until the fish hook thingy idea would work!
I may do this myself...

 

[drainbamage]

Well done!

 

[savannahbrew]

Amazing... Thanks for taking the time to make the video!

 

[sboyajian]

NM.. didn't get to the last page and missed you got them out! good job.

 

[Gavin C]

An appropriate lexicon or emoticon has not yet been created to do justice to the level of brilliance and inner joy this thread has resulted in.

Thanks @johnodonovan and of course @mini_johnodonovan for making this happen

 

[Jwin]

Someone start a kickstarter to buy this man a big mouth bubbler

 

[johnodonovan]

1. Get two lengths of butchers twine and a section of pvc pipe 1".

2. Put slip nooses on the end of each one.

3. Slip nooses over silicone pads (one over each)

4. Fish the loose ends of the twine through the pipe.

5. Slide pipe down into carboy while pulling twine tight.

6. Tongs will close up.

7. Lift pipe and tongs out of carboy.

8. Send check for brilliant idea to BrotherGrim.

Winner! But with steel wire, vacuum cleaner handle and dramatic video in place of check. Also, alCophile pm'd me a similar solution.

 

[marckw]

It is always a pain to get it back out after dry-tonging your beer.

Hahahahahahahaha...Dry-tonging... I lost a mouthful of Maharaja on that one.

 

[TrickyDick]

I would've LOVED to see a little more footage on the video of said 1 y/o kid wanders by and puts the tongs back into the carboy!

Congrats on getting them out.

 

[Inkleg]

Here is a badly made time-lapse video of my crusade against the salad tongs:

That was fantastic! Laughed like hell at the end, almost blew coffee out my nose. Only thing missing was Benny Hill music.

 

[normonster]

It is always a pain to get it back out after dry-tonging your beer.

Word. It's dry-tonged.

 

[normonster]

Sell it on Craig's list and include the tongs free!!!!!

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Next project?

 

[jtratcliff]

How do I get BeerSmith to calculate dry-tonging? I can't find tongs on any ingredient list

 

[jtratcliff]

Next project?

... Sorry, needs more tong.

 

[normonster]

Next project?

Clear deficiency of tong.

 

[Kevin79]

See attached pic, illustrating price paid for poor supervision of brew equipment, and kids.

Any suggestions for removing it without destroying the carboy are welcome!


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Johnodonovan,

This thread has brought me so much humor and joy. I commend you on taking the time to make a video of your struggle and eventual victory over the tongs. I would like to reward you with gifting you a year long membership to the forum. It may not get you a new carboy, but at least you'll get some free decals out the deal to put in your new one. Brew on my friend

 

[grrickar]

If you dry tong for too long it imparts an iron oxide taste to the beer. Beer very careful when dry tonging.

 

[normonster]

Can you get pregnant from dry-tonging?

 

[BobbyNacho]

What a great thread!

 

[grrickar]

Can you get pregnant from dry-tonging?

Not if you play 'just the tip'. Ya know, just to see how it feels and stuff

 

[grrickar]

In all seriousness, congratulations on a successful tongselectomy.

 

[hio3791]

Meh, next time take it back and tell them it came that way.

 

[normonster]

Meh, next time take it back and tell them it came that way.

Harbor Freight will take it.