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Quick - how do I open a corked bottle of wine without a corkscrew?

Bang the bottom of the bottle against your hand or something else that's firm but not gonna break it (tree).
 
Have any wood screws at least an inch long? Life's gonna suck if you crumble the cork into your wine... little floating pieces of cork to pick out.
 
Arghhh - I have two tools in the house - a flat head and a phillips screwdriver. I have wire cutters too. . .

Sigh. No screws - tons of nails.

Ark. . .

No pen knife. Working at it with a flathead driver now - scared I'm going to break the bottle now.
 
you can take a coat hanger and cut off the end that has the twisty, windy part. Or use a coat hanger to make a corkscrew. I've done it and it works.
 
Place a four quart sauce pan w/ two quarts of water on the stove. Bring water too a boil. Place wine bottle in water. In a few minutes cork will self-extract.
 
Since the wine bottle is made of glass, and glass is a liquid, wait for the bottle to melt enough that the cork becomes loose. Remove the cork and enjoy.
 
Originally posted by: Sphexi
Bang the bottom of the bottle against your hand or something else that's firm but not gonna break it (tree).
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This happens sometimes when I go camping. I remove the foil. Then I hammer the bottom of the bottle against a tree trunk.

 
I saw coldfusion's method before going out the door. Broke the end off of a wire coat hanger - screwed it in - popped the cork - saved the day - and the other person doesn't even know I was asking for help.

Thanks everyone - especially cold.
 
Originally posted by: episodic
I saw coldfusion's method before going out the door. Broke the end off of a wire coat hanger - screwed it in - popped the cork - saved the day - and the other person doesn't even know I was asking for help.

Thanks everyone - especially cold.
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So why are you still posting? Get your game on!
 
Originally posted by: uberman
Originally posted by: Sphexi
Bang the bottom of the bottle against your hand or something else that's firm but not gonna break it (tree).
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This happens sometimes when I go camping. I remove the foil. Then I hammer the bottom of the bottle against a tree trunk.
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You take wine camping?
 
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