The second-most satisfying thing about drinking a can of soda is hearing that "tsssk" when you pop the tab. For most people, that is the moment that those little metal loops become useless ...

There's nothing quite like the pop and fizz of a freshly-opened can of soda on a hot day. Americans have been popping sodas with the practical metal pull tab since the 1960s, with many a broken ...

The soda can tab is more than meets the eye. In its resting state, the tab is what engineers call a "second-class" lever: the force you apply only moves one way, like a wheelbarrow. When you ...