How To Open Coconuts Without Any Tools

You never know when you might find yourself stranded on a desert island, by choice or otherwise, and as every castaway movie has taught us there are coconuts a-plenty on desert isles.

Coconuts can be eaten, worn as a bikini and used to simulate the sound of horses galloping, but first the husk must be removed before the coconut can be cracked open, which is really hard to do without tools.

Enter "The King of Random" Grant Thompson with a time tested method for de-husking coconuts while using as little energy as possible- by dropping a giant rock on it.

(YouTube Link)

Once you're done dropping rocks on husked coconuts and dropping unhusked coconuts on sharp rocks you can use the fibers to make rope, which is another handy thing to have when you're a castaway.

(YouTube Link)

-Via Lifehacker


Newest 4
Newest 4 Comments

My Nana lived in Scotland in Bowmore, Islay. She said that coconuts would occasionally wash up on the shore there. Said that some of the Hebrides islands even had palm trees on them due to a warm current that came up around the islands. My grandfather who hailed from Glasgow swore the Loch Ness Monster was real. Me? I swear by whisky. And now I am cutting myself off. Say goodnight, Sandy.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Commenting is closed.

We hope you like this article!
Please help us grow by sharing:

Get Updates In Your Inbox

Free weekly emails, plus get access
to subscriber-only prizes.

We won't share your email. You can cancel at any time.


Email This Post to a Friend
"How To Open Coconuts Without Any Tools"

Separate multiple emails with a comma. Limit 5.

 

Success! Your email has been sent!

close window
neat stories? Like us on Facebook!
Close: I already like you guys!