Friday, 31 July 2015

How to break the bottom of a bottle without turning it into smithereens

How to break the bottom of a bottle without turning it into smithereens

Fill an empty beer bottle with water, leaving a small gap at the top. Then firmly hold the bottle by the neck and hit its top with your other hand.

What happens:

The hits create a shock wave of pressure, which breaks the bottom of the bottle exactly at that point, without the slightest damage to the remaining bottle.

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