Bottles

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Man Throws 4800 Messages In A Bottle Into The Ocean, Gets 3100 Responses From All Over The World

6:20AM September 27, 2011 | Casey Chan

Harold Hackett’s hobby, tossing messages in a bottle into the ocean, proves that even the most outdated and unreliable form of ‘social networking’ can still work in our booking the face, twittering the tweet world. He sent 4800 messages via the Atlantic Ocean and received over 3000 messages back from all over the world. More »

Gadgets

This Bottle Opener Also Keeps Your Beer Fresh

7:15AM September 18, 2011 | Kwame Opam

This is brilliant. The Hermetus Bottle Opener and Resealer belongs in your pocket right now because it both opens your favourite beer and hermetically reseals it for future enjoyment. Perfect for any beer aficionado. More »

Gadgets

Snow Peak Titanium 350 Kanpai Bottle Lightning Review: Keeps Drinks Cold (Or Hot) Forever

5:30AM August 17, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Y’all know my feelings on “Great” Outdoors. But were I to lose my shit and decide to go backpacking, I’d bring the Titanium 350 Kanpai to keep my Hot Toddy toasty for up to six hours (or until I get drunk and go home). More »

Science

How Plastic Bottles Are Really Recycled

12:40PM June 17, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

I love recycling. I mean, it’s the duty of every responsible citizen of Earth to leave your recyclables on the corner every Monday and Friday for the Recycling Fairy. She takes it away and turns it into fun, new – wait. Are we sure that’s right? More »

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Who Knew Opening Champagne With A Glass Looked So Suave?

7:20PM May 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

I would happily go through several crates of champagne in the quest to find other tools to open a bottle of champers with. Even on a Monday morning. Especially on a Monday morning. [VVV via DailyWhat via @Litmanlive]

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Coke’s Classic Bottles Reissued For 125th Birthday

9:40PM May 12, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Who here recognises any of the Coke bottles in that rack? We should all be familiar with the far-right one, which has been in production since 1916, but do you recognise the other three, which were on shelves from 1899? More »

Gadgets

Wine Racks On Bicycles Are Great Ideas

2:00AM May 1, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Of all the things that seem a little absurd on paper, a bicycle wine rack would, for me, be up there with beard beanies. But when they look good and get the job done, I might reconsider. More »

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Kor Vida Is A Gorgeous Take On The Steel Water Bottle

1:40AM March 4, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

We’re big fans of Kor’s futuristic looking water bottles – er, vessels, as the company calls them, ’cause it’s cooler – and they’ve just debuted the newest addition to the line: the Vida, which comes in two sizes, is their take on the ubiquitous reusable steel water bottle. It looks very nice! More »

An Alien Bottle Opener

8:00AM November 28, 2010 | Casey Chan

If someone opened my beer with this Klein Bottle opener, I’d probably yelp in fear. It looks so alien and just plain weird that I can’t believe it actually works. More »

The Eminently Washable Clean Bottle Unscrews At Both Ends

9:00AM November 4, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

I like the idea of having a go-to water bottle. I’ve tried several, all of which had their strengths and weaknesses. But all of them, with time, ended up getting a little funky at the bottom. Enter the Clean Bottle. More »