History Main / CanCrushingCranium

* You can buy novelty soft plastic cans that look a bit like the real thing which will crush gently and not injure you when whacked against your head.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Marge Simpson does this with a wine bottle in one episode.

* Russian Airborne Forces soldiers have a tradition of smashing glass bottles this way to show how {{Badass}} they are.

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' do this a few times, mostly Stitch.

%%* Bluto in ''Film/AnimalHouse''.

* In a "How to Speak Australian" ad for Foster's Lager, a lady at a bar does this. She's called a "keeper."

* In an ad for "Foster's Lager", a girl does this, and she's called a keeper.

* One of [[StoutStrength Roadhog's]] emotes in ''Videogame/{{Overwatch}}'' is to crush the canisters of FantasticDrugs that he uses to heal himself against his head.

In RealLife this could result in a concussion, especially if done with a full can. 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 due to the fact that modern beverage cans are made of thinner aluminum than vintage beverage cans.

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* A 2002 ''ComicStrip/OverTheHedge'' strip showed RJ, Verne, and Sammy drinking cola, burping, then smashing the cans against their foreheads. [[spoiler: Verne wound up with [[AmusingInjuries his can stuck directly through his head]], with RJ remarking "That's gonna leave a mark."]]
* 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.

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* In the WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fan video ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Sob1t-iUCmE#t=1m12s Epic Wub Time]]'', Vinyl Scratch does this with a ''wooden beerstein''.

* ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'' do this a few times, mostly Stitch.

* Done by [[CloudCuckooLander Sheen]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'' to practice for Jimmy's "college party".

Contrast [[Series/KidsInTheHall I'm Crushing Your Head]].

* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard once instructed Ronin in proper beer can crushing technique. It was their day off.

* In David Frizzell's "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home", the wife sarcastically announces that she will renovate the house to meet the husband's drunken needs so he won't be staggering home anymore. Among the things she promises: "And for you, I'll always keep in stock those soft aluminum cans / And when you're feeling macho, you can crush 'em like a man."

* Ogre from ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds''.
* Perhaps the first character to do it on film was Bluto in ''Film/AnimalHouse''.

* Similar to the above, ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' had an ex-con try to intimidate Jim by crushing a can on his forehead. Jim pointed out that beer cans had switched from steel to aluminum while he was in prison, and anyone can do that now.

* Taken UpToEleven with ''Series/XPlay'''s Johnny Extreme, who slams beer bottles against his crotch.
* An episode of ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' had Earl attempt this... with what appeared to be a full can. Ouch.

* This was also a trademark of Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin.

* A prop comedian (name forgotten) once demonstrated the ultimate way to one-up tough guys who crush beer cans on their foreheads: He showed a beer can, crushed it against his forehead, and subsequently un-crushed it by inflating it back to its original shape.

* [[VideoGame/PunchOut Soda Popinski]] does this with a plastic vod--er, ''[[FrothyMugsOfWater soda]]'' bottle.

* [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] attempted this in his Adamantium Rage review, but the can remained intact. "Ow!"

** [[JustifiedTrope He]] ''[[JustifiedTrope is]]'' [[JustifiedTrope a bending robot.]]

Compare {{Beergasm}}, RockersSmashGuitars. Contrast [[Series/KidsInTheHall I'm Crushing Your Head]].

-->-- ''Series/HomeImrpovement'', "Wilson's World"

* ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'' do this a few times.

Sometimes it's a macho thing, and sometimes it's PlayedForLaughs.

The most frequent variation involves the can being full, with resulting cranial trauma.

Compare {{Beergasm}}, RockersSmashGuitars.

Contrast [[KidsInTheHall I'm Crushing Your Head]].

* Similar to the above, ''TheRockfordFiles'' had an ex-con try to intimidate Jim by crushing a can on his forehead. Jim pointed out that beer cans had switched from steel to aluminum while he was in prison, and anyone can do that now.

* [[PunchOut Soda Popinski]] does this with a plastic [[strike:vodka]] ''[[FrothyMugsOfWater soda]]'' bottle.
* In ''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 ''MondayNightCombat'''s Spunky Cola trailer, the rough-and-tumble Tank does this with a can of, well, Spunky Cola. The wimpy Sniper actually knocks himself out trying to do the same.

* In ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'', Bender once did this [[ExaggeratedTrope with a whole keg]].

-->"There's no one more stable than me..."

* Ogre from ''RevengeOfTheNerds''.
* Perhaps the first character to do it on film was Bluto in ''AnimalHouse''.
* In ''ShaolinSoccer'', "Iron Head" does a variant with a ''glass bottle''.
* Parodied in ''SororityBoys'' when Doofer confesses he crushes beer cans on his head out of peer pressure and he undergoes a lot of CAT scans.

* In ''{{Futurama}}'', Bender once did this [[ExaggeratedTrope with a whole keg]].

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' do this a few times.

* 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.

* In ''BiggerThanCheeses'', Thanatos and Violent Bob engage in a bout of this, escalating as they crush larger (and filled) containers of beer with their heads until Thanatos does a running headbutt into a beer truck, with explosive results.
* In one strip of 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.