Just in time for St. Paddy’s Day: How to open a beer bottle with a sheet of paper

It’s St. Patrick’s Day — so happy hour might start a little early for you today.

If you’re stuck without a bottle opener, try this hack from 21-year-old Cardiff University student Rhys Morgan: open the beer bottle with a sheet of paper.

The YouTube description outlines the simple steps to opening your beer, opener-free:

“Fold the paper in half vertically until you end up with only a small amount of paper left. Fold this remaining paper lengthways to create a ‘V’ shape from the paper. Put the ‘V’ of the paper against the underside of the bottle cap and apply pressure.”

Morgan insists that the trick works with high-GSM printer paper like he has in the video, thinner paper and even paper towel.

“I learnt the trick during the summer,” Morgan told the Daily Mail.

“I was at a garden party with, tragically, a broken bottle opener. We needed to create some kind of bottle opener, and I thought that strengthening a sheet of paper by folding it could help it act as a lever to pry the top off!”

This is one trick worth trying at home. (Please open carefully and drink responsibly.)

Do you have an easy hack for opening a beer bottle without requiring a bottle opener — or ruining your work surface?