Typically, the only reply is the proper one – however as human beings, we are inclined to make issues troublesome for ourselves.
That’s maybe why so many individuals within the US have taken to social media to precise their shock after discovering the true perform of nutcrackers is to crack nuts.
It appears so apparent and but it had escaped the minds of many individuals who had fortunately loved the festive characters each Christmas, with out giving a lot thought to their function.
The collectible figurines, that are historically designed to resemble toy troopers with buttoned blazers and high hats, originated in late Seventeenth-century Germany.
Nutcrackers (pictured) are sometimes designed within the type of troopers and date again to Seventeenth century Germany (inventory picture)
In line with German folklore, they’re symbols of fine luck which frighten away dangerous spirits – nevertheless that is solely secondary to their principal sensible function.
It’s unclear when nutcrackers got here to be related to Christmas, though it might have been tied to how folks started giving the dolls as items.
Maybe folks may very well be forgiven for considering the festive characters have been purely ornamental, as because the twentieth century, many nutcrackers produced have been solely for ornamental functions.
Folks took to social media to precise their shock on the true perform of nutcrackers
Nevertheless it appears the fog has lifted as persons are lastly discovering the nutcrackers’ true function, after a TikToker posted a video explaining his revelation.
Filming an enormous nutcracker in a store, he wrote: ‘I used to be in the present day years outdated once I discovered nutcrackers crack nuts…’
He captioned the video: ‘The nut buster’ alluding to the actual fact he had cracked the case.
Within the video, he zooms in on the mouth of the doll which snaps open and closed – and which can crack nuts.
Responding to Dave’s TikTok video, different folks could not imagine it had taken him so lengthy to make the invention.
One particular person wrote: ‘Clue’s within the title actually.’
One other mentioned: ‘Very shocked by the quantity of people that did not already know this.’
Nonetheless it appears Dave wasn’t alone in his discovery as folks have additionally taken to Twitter to precise their shock.
One particular person within the US defined the revelation she had made on Thanksgiving this yr.
She recalled a dialog wherein she had mentioned: ‘You are telling me that nutcrackers can really crack nuts?’
One other particular person joked: ‘Genuinely did not know that nutcrackers crack nuts I am sobbing.’
