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Cork in the Wine Bottle Puzzle

The scientific answer to a popular question...


It's a popular e-mail buzzing across the internet and through inboxes. How do you get a cork out of a wine bottle? It's a dilemma that Steve just had to solve. After many hours doing research, Steve has come up with the scientific answer to the classic puzzle.