How to reduce the fizziness of canned pop or soda

Drinking carbonated soda pop right out of the can gives my sweetie hiccups. Every single time. To avoid this, I take some of the fizz out before I serve it to her.

Start with your soft carbonated beverage of choice and a glass.

Get a good grip and shake it hard for a little while, at least 10-20 seconds. Really.

Do not rip the tab and "just open" the can. If you do that, the pop will spray and spill everywhere as you'd expect. If anyone witnesses that, you will hear "I told you so" echoing in your nightmares.

Let the foam settle and you're done! There was supposed to be photo of the finished glass of ginger ale here, but this took way too long and she was really thirsty.