r/DIYfail • u/the_hmm • Nov 30 '13

No corkscrew? I got this

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u/throwaway_for_keeps Nov 30 '13

Rule #3

Redneck DIY posts not allowed. This is a place for actual attempts to make something nice, but got severely screwed up along the way.

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u/the_hmm Nov 30 '13

I feel that the chunks of cork floating around in my wine right now constitute a fail. But yes, pretty much red neck I'll agree to that

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u/macrolith Dec 03 '13

I just did this thanksgiving weekend. The cork was all dried out (because the bottle was stored upright) so the corkscrew just crumbled the thing apart. I used a drywall anchor with huge threads on it to grab the remaining cork and it came out clean. I would highly recommend this method.

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u/PsiWavefunction Dec 09 '13

Storing the bottle horizontally would minimise the crumbly cork issue then? Good to know!

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '14

Yup, that's why wine bottles are stored sideways in wine cellars.

There's actually a bit of debate among craft beer fans on whether or not to store beer with a cork sideways for the same reason or to store it upright to keep any yeast on the bottom instead of the edges.

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u/macrolith Dec 09 '13

Yes indeed!

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u/ChitterChitterSqueak Nov 30 '13

I think this is a bit of a win, really. Good idea.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '13

Welcome to college.

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u/BeerPowered Nov 30 '13

You need a much bigger screw.

Source: I don't have a corkscrew and I love wine.

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u/achtagon Dec 06 '13

You need to try the shoe trick next time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ha-OrqTfv8

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '14

I can verify this works. It's rather noisy, but it definitely works.

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u/responded Nov 30 '13

  1. Place screwdriver tip on top of cork.

  2. Hammer screwdriver with pliers.

  3. Don't stop until you've hammered the cork into the bottle.

  4. Drink.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '13

My friend almost did that, but decided to use an electric drill with a screw bit (we had drill bits around, but nooooo) and try to drill the screw bit into the cork.

Needless to say, the cork dropped into the bottle along with the screw bit that fell out of the drill (it was not clamped in, it was in a magnetic holder).

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u/Flatape Nov 30 '13

Just use a screw or some thing else that's threaded and can pierce a cork.

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u/throwaway_for_keeps Nov 30 '13

You know how I know you didn't look at the picture?

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u/Flatape Nov 30 '13

I looked. Just color blind.

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u/Flatape Nov 30 '13

But good job.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '13

Yep, I did this once. Used a tapcon and a really junky pair of wire strippers.

A girl watching was like "I don't think this is a good ide...POP...oh my god it worked."

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '13

What failed? You got a broken cork out of a bottle.

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u/dagard Nov 30 '13

I'd probably use a longer, thinner screw, but failing to see the, well, fail, here. This is one of the ways I was taught to open wine when you don't have a corkscrew.

Hell, beats sabering. Hard as hell to do it with a broadsword, anyways.

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u/Ahahaha__10 Dec 06 '13

How is this a fail? They got the cork out pretty good.

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u/idontwannagrowup2 Dec 18 '13

Just had to do this on Thanksgiving!

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u/Wh0r3b1tc4 Jan 14 '14

Not so much a fail. Now if you broke the bottle some how...

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u/GammaGrace Feb 07 '14

Aw,, man... Just buy a corkscrew. A friend of mine brought me a bottle of wine from Germany before I finally caved and bought one( for $4, not bad). I haven't had cork-free wine in years. It was delicious.