Dangerous stuff.

I was opening a container today.
It was impossible to open. One of those plastic containers that don't have a tab... One of those packages that's sealed with itself.

I realized this after I got it (of course)...

So I struggled trying to open it.

That didn't solve anything. Twist! So I started twisting it. After a bout twelve seconds, I had an annoying imprint of 'edge of plastic' on my thumb and index finger. Bite? yeah, I guess I was thinking of opening a thin plastic cover-slip like thing. 

So the reason why I didn't try something obviously smarter like a pair of scissors, is that I don't have a pair at my office. 

Things I have in my office
[Black History] Calendar from Tastee Patee Bakery & Grill in NYC
Some maps,
Lots of tea.
paper (computer, lined, graph)
normal pencils (good for scribbling on journals) 
permanent makers (good for lending to people (you tend to not need them when you have 'em))
RED sharpie pen (excellent for marking up papers (making them bleed( with constructive criticism)))
etc. 

Right, No scissors. 

So finally, I thought, maybe there's a pair down here in the common-ish area. (We all like communism to some extent) Magically, there was a pair of scissors. Well, it was scissor-like. Are they fabric scissors, sheers? 

In any case, they worked and of course, the next danger jumped out. The plastic once cut had blade-like qualities.