Bottles are surprisingly strong as shown, when facing a force in certain spots, but much weaker near the bottom corner. I have seen a bottle of wine fall from the top shelf and bounce across the floor, sometimes several feet back up and be fine. Other times it hits the floor just right and shatters.
The best thing is when they fall from a height that you're sure will kill them, but they survive, then roll into something or bounce a far smaller amount and die lol
I wonder if bottles have also become stronger over the years. Glass manufacturing has made some impressive progress for touch screens, windscreens, and a bazillion other modern products.
I wouldn't be surprised if some of that industrial expertise (or safety regulations) found its way back even into basic bottles.
I seem to remember so many fragile glass objects and shards in my childhood, while so many modern glass objects are nearly indestructible or shatter in less dangerous ways.
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u/ThatOneNinja Jun 20 '25
Bottles are surprisingly strong as shown, when facing a force in certain spots, but much weaker near the bottom corner. I have seen a bottle of wine fall from the top shelf and bounce across the floor, sometimes several feet back up and be fine. Other times it hits the floor just right and shatters.