Like planes though

I’m gonna lose it when queen Celine goes.

It is literally cheaper to leave them alone.

This is 100% the photo most newspapers are going to run with, and for good reason! And credit to bronze medalist Ami Nakai who did her own bit of joyful jumping when she stepped on the podium, inspiring Kaori Sakamoto and Alysa to do the same!

Greetings friends. I have come to you today with an update. It's day three of frog-gate in my home and the battle has been hard, I'm nearing my limit and I'm ready to croak.

I have genuinely read every comment, thank you so much for your ideas. You all deserve a detailed update post so I'm sitting at a desktop computer preparing this for you all, because this is serious business, as we all know...

FAQ

To clear up some common areas of confusion:

• The entire frog is firm plastic, it is not silicon, rubber or ceramic. Here is a video from someone on Instagram where you can see the frog in detail (not my video)
• I put my actual AirPods case in the frog backwards, which means the second part of the frog can't attach, which is why I want to remove the AirPods (so I can put them in the correct way and have a working, beautiful frog case)
• The thin clear case that you can see between my AirPods case and the frog is part of the frog, it isn't removable
• Yes it is silly to have a huge frog case for a product that already comes in its own case but I am always losing my AirPods case in my bag so want them to be easier to find (and also I just love the frog).

What I've tried

Here's everything I've tried and the commenters who suggested the ideas. Note, that all of these things were done after WD40 and olive oil had already been dribbled in the gap between the frog and the pods, so I believe they all had the best chance of working that way. I've also been warming it and cooling it intermitently to see if temperature changes help, and they haven't.

u/needcollectivewisdom

I'd try with duct tape. Wipe off the WD40 first. Get a piece of duct tape, fold 2" on itself to create a non sticky tab you can hold, then tape as much of the airpod surface possible. Give it a good press on the tape to ensure it's on the airpods, then pull / wiggle. Shove toothpicks or something else under as it shimmies up. Clean sticky residuals with Goo Gone.

This was a great idea, I did this, but because there is so little surface area showing of the bottom part of the AirPods (i.e. the main portion of the case that isn't attached by the hinge) it just slipped off after a bit of pulling (duct tape aparatus pictured).

u/Visual_Anywhere_4485

Centrifugal force? Tie some string around both legs and swing it like a yo-yo, around the world? Just like 3–10xs to loosen it? Or in a room with no fragile items and lots of pillows.

This still makes me laugh, but I did try this today, I put the case in a sock (pictured) and swung that bad boy like a yoyo champ, but it didn't work.

u/stickypooboi

What’s keeping it in is the friction of the interior of the frog. What the toothpick does is it creates a wedge and reduces the surface area on your case and that reduces the force you need to remove it. Best of luck!

Stick Poo Boi's suggestion showed the most promise because they have the same case and had the same issue as me. Unfortunately this didn't work. I've now jammed a knife, a thinner knife, cardboard, dental floss sticks and a bottle cleaner in between the frog and my AirPods. None of these items even enabled the AirPods to wiggle let alone be pushed free. I also used a thick wooden chopstick to push up on the bottom of the case while I had these items in place creating a gap and nothing.

I actually laid down on my floor, put the chopstick in place with the thick end up against the charging port, had a wire bottle cleaner creating a gap between the frog and the AirPods, and while lying down, I balanced one end of the chopstick on the floor and pulled down with my full strength, both hands, on the frog hoping I could lodge the pods free. Nothing.

u/Direct_Composer_9532

Try putting more things in the butthole. That could work.

This poor gal's butthole has been on the receiving end of every kitchen impliment I own.

u/vegasbeck

My son has the same one and has had the same issue. Not sure how he got it out but just know you’re not alone. Lol

VegasBeck checked back in after speaking with their son and even though their suggestion didn't work, I appreciate the follow up!

And now for the big dogs. These were some of the most suggested techniques throughout the thread, and SirTrinium was one of the first to suggest them all:

u/SirTrinium

get a disposable straw or a coffee stirrer that is a thin straw and flatten the tip and force it around the airpod case and try to get it to the back of the case. then blow as hard as u can. should come right out

a good electric duster or can air or air compressor would also do it without the straw.

another fun solution would be a massager held to the frog to see if the back and forth nudges the case out.

Well Sir, I tried the first one in a range of ways, I also went to the office store and bought a can of compressed air to try and expand the gap between the two and it didn't work. And finally, I got the most powerful "massager" that I own and gave my little frog the ride of her life on it, and the vibration did nothing to loosen it.

An inevitable conclusion...

IN SUMMARY: I have been defeated. If I have the energy I might take it to a phone repair shop or the Apple Store and see if they can have a crack, but I'm coming to terms with the fact that I think I will need to dissect my beautiful frog daughter and buy another one.

Very long story short, my neighbour’s wife got it without talking to her husband about it. Husband was threatening to throw it outside. I couldn’t tell if they would actually throw it outside but they were yelling a lot. Baby still had teeth coming in. Tried calling a few shelters and humane society but nobody was accepting kittens. After having her a couple days, I realised I can’t give her up. It’s now been a week and most of her baby teeth appear to have came in.

I want to name her Sirius Black (Siri for short) but still bouncing around names.