Question

This item nicknames a type of cataract surgery in which a cystotome makes a series of incisions into the lens capsule. It’s not a fighter plane, but the P-38 type of these objects was included in the MCIs issued by the US Army. George Goodman’s Paper Money popularized a joke in which economists stranded on an island “assume” that there’s one of these devices. The frontman of The Long Winters, John Roderick, made a (*) “teaching moment” out of his daughter’s inability to use one of these devices, earning him the label (10[1])“bean dad.” William Lyman patented the first rotating wheel design of these (10[1])devices, (-5[1])to which a serrated “feed wheel” was added to help grip edges. For 10 points, what device is needed (10[1])to access the contents of metal food containers without pop-up tabs? ■END■

ANSWER: can openers [or tin openers; or can opener capsulotomy; or "assume a can opener"]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
JJ TsaiRutgers DiasporaMaryland B+9010
Caleb KendrickMaryland AFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them10210
Vincent DuThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery103-5
Vittal BhatGlass Onyen: A Knives Out MysteryThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs12210

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%33%0%79.83
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%33%104.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%33%91.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%0%79.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%0%25%101.50
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%85.50
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%67%108.67