Seems like everything comes encased in a hard plastic shell these days.  The packaging is called "clamshell" packaging, and it can be a nightmare trying to get these things open.  

We've all tried to bypass the scissors to get these things open, only to rip up our hands in the process.  But, it's not easy to hack through the packaging with scissors either.  Try using this simple hack that requires something that you likely have in your house already.

Check out the video to see just how easy it is to remove items from the crazy plastic.

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