Making the blog rounds this month (thanks to Reddit) is a
promotional video for Jar-With-a-Twist, a patent-pending design
for a container that lets you push peanut butter up from the
bottom as you use it, like a deodorant stick, in order to avoid
soiling your knuckles with the sticky stuff. A good portion of
the video's appeal stems from its shameless, awkward kitsch —
the no-holds-barred acting of the man in the red checkered shirt
is truly Razzie-worthy.  Production values aside, this does seem
like a good idea. That said, it fails to address a separate,
equally important issue: the mess factor associated with oil
separation in natural peanut butter. This, rather than "peanut
butter knuckles," is the main reason I always need to wash my
hands after opening a peanut butter jar. Get on it, Jar-With-a-
Twist! Inquiring minds want to know how red-shirt guy would
react to getting peanut oil all over his fingers.