The Can-Trick is a method of determining if/when lunch has arrived for the day(at lunch-sponsored firms). An employee will walk with an empty soda can to their company's lunch room to see if lunch has arrived for the day. Using an empty soda can increases the odds exponentially that lunch will actually be there when the attempt is made.
It is 11:30am. I am hungry so I will be attempting the 'Can-Trick' to see if lunch is here. Since I am performing the Can-Trick, lunch is more likely to have arrived.
by mFam November 17, 2006