So You Need to open a bottle of wine?

corkscrew

Do you have a corkscrew?

walking illustration

Are you within walking distance of a store that sells corkscrews?

Use it.

Or use one of these:

shoeshoe

A shoe

Difficulty:

shoe difficulty: three out of three wine bottles

A shoe

toweltowel

A towel

Difficulty:

towel difficulty: three out of three wine bottles

A towel

hammer, screwdriver and screwhammer, screwdriver and screw

Hammer, screwdriver & screw

Difficulty:

hammer difficulty: one out of three wine bottles

A hammer, screwdriver & screw

keyskeys

Keys

Difficulty:

hammer difficulty: one out of three wine bottles

Keys

scissorsscissors

Scissors

Difficulty:

hammer difficulty: two out of three wine bottles

Scissors

A shoe

shoe instructions step 1

Place the bottom of the bottle in a hard-heeled shoe.

shoe instructions step 2

Get a solid grip on the bottle and the shoe.

shoe instructions step 3

Bang the heel of the shoe against a solid wall.

shoe instructions step 4

Once the cork sticks out enough, remove it by hand.

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A towel

towel instructions step 1

Wrap the bottom and sides of the bottle in a large towel.

towel instructions step 2

Hold the bottle with both hands.

towel instructions step 3

Bang the bottom of the bottle against a solid wall.

towel instructions step 4

Once the cork sticks out enough, remove it by hand.

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Hammer, screwdriver & screw

hammer instructions step 1

Insert the screw into the cork.

hammer instructions step 2

Use the screwdriver to twist the screw until ½ inch is sticking out.

hammer instructions step 3

Use the claw of the hammer to pull out the cork.

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Keys

keys instructions step 1

Insert the key at a 45° angle into the cork.

keys instructions step 2

Hold the neck of the bottle and twist the key/cork.

keys instructions step 3

While twisting, also lift up on the key.

keys instructions step 4

Continue until the cork pops out.

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Scissors

scissors instructions step 1

Stick one blade of the scissors deep into the cork.

scissors instructions step 2

Hold the handles of the scissors tightly.

scissors instructions step 3

Twist the bottle until the cork pops out.

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