History Main / CanCrushingCranium

** ''Party Central'': Percy Boleslaw crushes a can with his skull, and then eats the can.

* One episode of ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' had Mankind teaching Topanga how to do this.

It should also be noted that the ability to smash a can against one's forehead is not as impressive of a feat as it used to be, because modern beverage cans are made of thinner aluminum than vintage beverage cans.

* Robotic villain Atlas does this in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' episode "Only Human" with an ''oil drum''.

* ''Webcomic/{{Krakow}}'', when Kia the [[HornyDevils Succubus]] tried to demonstrate that she could be "one of the guys" too, but the can is full.

* Taken UpToEleven with ''Series/XPlay'''s Johnny Extreme, who shatters beer bottles against his crotch.

* Fish Out of Water does this in ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle''; justified since he's always wearing a diving suit helmet.

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Often starts by a drunken person wanting to show how tough they are, and hey, they just HAPPEN to have an empty beer-can in their hand...

In RealLife this could result in a concussion if you slam the thing against your head (as opposed to placing it there and applying steady pressure). Using a full can is especially not recommended, as these are strong enough for you to ''stand'' on them.

** Head crushing was the subject of a commercial back in the late '80s. Former Bears safety Gary Fencik did the crushing while making comments about being known for "using your head" (Fencik graduated from Yale). Another patron tries to imitate him, and knocks himself cold.

* An Australian beer ad had a similar in spirit version where a tough guy attempting to impress a pretty girl in a midriff top on the other side of the bar opens his beer bottle with his eye socket. The unimpressed girl picks up her on beer, holds it below bar level so it is out of sight, and twists it before holding up her open bottle. The tough guy is visibly shocked until the girl stands up revealing that she had opened it with her navel.

* One ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'' during Michael's college years had Michael deciding to "never take advice from a guy who crushes beer cans with his forehead" after his roomate Weed does so.

* Invoked by Mr. Tulip, in ''Literature/TheTruth'', who smashes a bottle of alcohol against his forehead. The narrative notes that he is not doing this to be perceived as tough by the drinkers at Beirs, but simply because he had a bottle that he no longer needed and putting it down on a table required more concentration then he deemed necessary. This is implied to be what causes the other customers in Biers to later lock the door in case Mr. Tulip and his partner come back. For those less familiar with Literature/{{Discworld}}, Biers is Ankh-Morpork's resident bar for the ''undead''.

** Tim’s college buddy Stu did this in an early season episode. Brad, Randy, and Mark were highly amused by it. Jill, however, was not.

* Referenced in "Crushin' It" by Music/BradPaisley, which is even book-ended by the sound of a can being crushed: "I can stomp it with my boot, clench it with my fist / Smash it on my forehead, yeah, I got this."

* In ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'', the [[UseYourHead headbanger]] legions do this with beer bottles repeatedly without detriment, thanks to their extremely [[HardHead Hard Heads]]. Understandably, the keeper of Beerhenge does this more then ''anybody ever.''

* In the Wii version of ''VideoGame/PunchOut'': Soda Popinski does this with his bottle during one of his opening scenes. The fact that it crumples rather than shattering is a testament to the fact that yes, it ''is'' actually soda pop this time, and not the [[FrothyMugsOfWater lazily-censored vodka]] it was in older versions.

* In one strip of ''Webcomic/AirForceBlues'', Barbie manages to tick off Lt. Col. Rowland during an euphoric high from getting to pilot the F-22 for the first time. After he comes back to relative sanity two strips later, Rowland crushes a Diet Coke can on Barbie's forehead to express his displeasure.

* On ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' Roger tries to do this in the episode "My Affair Lady" and fails, leaving a ring-shaped imprint in his forehead.

* Brain of ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' is both startled and horrified by a kitschy can crusher in the shape of Music/{{Cher}}'s head which does this. Put an empty can in her fake hand, press the button, and it smashes the can flat while playing a tinny recording of her voice. The joke is that Cher is well known for being UsefulNotes/StraightEdge and glamorous, so a licensed gimmick item which encourages that sort of hedonistic, lowbrow behavior is completely against her image.

* Brain of ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' is both startled and horrified by a kitschy can crusher in the shape of Music/{{Cher}}'s head which does this. Put an empty can in her fake hand, press the button, and it smashes the can flat while playing a tinny recording of her voice. The joke is that Cher is well known for being UsefulNotes/StraightEdge and glamorous, so a licensed gimmick item which encourages that sort of hedonistic, lowbrow behavior is completely against her image.