It's a bottle opener. Pops the metal tops off of bottles.
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The only way I'd drink that is if I were really drunk and someone dared me to do it and a large amount of whiskey was added to the glass first.

"is highly prized in China and the Far East, where processed sea cucumbers can sell for extortionate prices." I've never heard of the word "extortionate" before. Is that a cross between exorbitant and extortion?