Originally Posted by
wroomwroomoops
Just so that this method is better documented, and because the Internet is transient, here's the picture of the V-shaped slacked chain ontop of which one is supposed to hit with a hammer or rock:
Though the two-thin-screwdrivers method is better, IMHO.
Just buy the Park Tool USA Masterlink Pliers. Cheap, and much easier to use.