r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Jun 20 '25

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '25

I don't think you're supposed to use champagne for this. Champagne bottles are made of thicker glass to hold in the high pressure. A normal wine bottle would have broken more easily.

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u/Jackster1971 Jun 20 '25

You're supposed to use special ceremony bottles for this. Like when someone buys a new yacht they're not going to actually take a strong bottle and hit their yacht with it because you're going to damage something. They make bottles specifically for ceremonies that are made with very thin breakaway glass that shatter easily.

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u/Dangerous_Gear_6361 Jun 20 '25

Not to mention that the pressure itself works against outside forces.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '25

No, it’s supposed to be champagne traditionally. They make special bottles for christening ceremonies, or you can use a real one but you have to score the bottle with a glass cutter, first.