Wise Guy Convert Bottle Into a Glass

How To Turn A Beer Bottle Into A Glass

Warning: this stunt involves sharp edges, breaking glass and fire. But if you’re careful, it could also involve fun.

by Men's Health

Mens Health

STEP 1:

Pick a brand with a sturdy but attractive bottle. (Try Grolsch or Darling Brew’s dumpie-style bottle. Corona’s also good, because the bottle is especially thick.) Tie a string tightly around the empty bottle just above the label.

STEP 2:

Slip the string off and soak it in lighter fluid. (Keep your fingers dry!)

STEP 3:

Put the string back on the bottle and light it. Hold the bottle horizontally and rotate it so the flame spreads. Wait to hear the bottle crack slightly, about 10 seconds.

STEP 4:

Pour cold water on the string. The top of the bottle will fall off.

STEP 5:

Sandpaper the edges until smooth.

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Last updated: Tue, 2012-10-02 16:21

Comments

Jack's picture

Now show us how to use the neck of the bottle to make a stem and base for the glass.

Anonymous's picture

does this work for wine bottles as well?

Anonymous's picture

What grade of sandpaper do you recommend using?

Anonymous's picture

I would use an old-fashioned grinding stone...I use these in making stained glass projects...it takes the sharp edges off very, very effectively. Take a look at this link to see what I'm talking about:
http://art-of-stained-glass.com/1grindingstone.html

Anonymous's picture

i think it work for wine bottle if the bottle is thin.

Anonymous's picture

i think it work for wine bottle if the bottle is thin.

Anonymous's picture

i think it work for wine bottle if the bottle is thin.

Anonymous's picture

we tried about a dozen times. with alchol... with acetone... with cotton shoe lace, with cotton yarn.... it was always jagged and if it wasn't jagged there were cracks

Lyle's picture

Glass cutters are CHEAP and available at any hardware place. Use your internet skills to learn how to use one. It has to be done right, but that's not hard.

Anonymous's picture

I used to heat the bottom of milk bottles and run it under the tap for doing hotknives. They always broke off cleanly. If you don't know what hotknives are, best not to ask.

Anonim's picture

You have noted very interesting details! ps nice website.

Esse's picture

I like the idea. thanks ;)

Anonymous's picture

Ooh, check me out, I mentioned 'hotknives', therefore I am cool. Most non-drug users know what things like hotknives and '420' mean, you know. It's not as exclusive, nor is it as cool, as you would have us believe.

Anonymous's picture

Ooh, check me out, I mentioned 'hotknives', therefore I am cool. Most non-drug users know what things like hotknives and '420' mean, you know. It's not as exclusive, nor is it as cool, as you would have us believe.

heckler's picture

I would put the cut part of the bottle into a fine sand, spin it around until the edges are smooth.

Lea's picture

What a funny idea. Are you sure that it does work, really? I will try it out.

Anonymous's picture

Yes it will work for wine bottles. It's how old blues players would.make glass guitar slides

Anonymous's picture

Hotknives ARE cool. So hush your mouth.

Sinkle's picture

I agree with hot knives being cool...

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Anonymous's picture

What's a hot knife?

Anonymous's picture

You're old as FUCK. hot knife? What the fuck is a milk BOTTLE? what did the milk man deliver them too? Take your stupid old ass the fuck to sleep nobody hot knifes or has a milk bottle.

Anonymous's picture

I agree that no one has milk bottles anymore, but people sure do hot knives still.

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Anonymous's picture

Any glass blower can blow out the neck so that it is as wide at the top as at the bottom. The only problem is that they are tippy because they are so tall. Great glasses though almost any company's bottles work.

Anonymous's picture

Does it matter what kinda of string?

I was a playboy failed's picture

I want to try this at home

Anonymous's picture

I think the language needs to be cleaned up in this post. I'm not a prude, but I think the "f" word is used much too liberally. This is a family site.

Anonymous's picture

fuck

Anonymous's picture

fuck

Anonymous's picture

I was thinking about trying it this weekend when I do my beer bottle.

devraj's picture

Great fun! I will try this sunday.

Bakeca Udine's picture

Awesome trick. Gonna try this as soon as I get home and see if the edges are smooth and need only a bit of sanding

Anonymous's picture

We have plenty of milk bottles around where I live. Almost all of the grocery stores, both large chain and smaller local, sell local milk that come in many sizes ad are in glass bottles. They are not the round ones you see on tv but they are very easy to find (assuming your mom isn't still doing your shopping for you) looks like a fun idea, I'm not very crafty but might give it a try

Lynn's picture

I dont know if I'm doing something wrong but I have tried this 3 times now and the bottles break off all jagged and cracked. Please let me know if I'm doing something wrong

Anonymous's picture

milk bottles still get delivered you morons, and yes by a milk man... A dying out profession. and also I'm 20

Quin's picture

Amazing how people can insult each other anonymously , retards !

Quin's picture

Amazing how people can insult anonymously !!! Retards

Jamie 's picture

Do you recommend a specific kind of string? I have all sorts of string but they seem as though they would burn up before heating the glass.

Anonymous's picture

What are hotknives

Anonymous's picture

What a douchbag

Anonymoose's picture

your mom

viettrader.com's picture

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Anonymous's picture

Hot knives are actually pretty cool. what isn't cool is when people act like douche bags for no reason to other people

Anonymous's picture

Hot knives are actually pretty cool. what isn't cool is when people act like douche bags for no reason to other people

PermataBankNet's picture

Great fun! I was try and success.

Anonymous's picture

Cool idea,
Random acts of lashing out at people because you live an insecure life . Not cool
Hot knives yes

And I'd be down to get milk at my door in a bottle

Anonymous's picture

Why all the nastiness people?! I can't get this to work as the flame dies out quickly. I'm using post office string, could that be why?

Anonymous257's picture

Saw some kids in a Brazilian slum doing similar - they put the bottle on a turntable (record player, remember those?) and played a flame against it as it turned, producing heat in a very even circle. Then they touched a cotton bud dipped in water against the same place, and hey presto, a clean cut. I've always wanted to do it with some broken Weizenbier glasses I have (would make cool paperweights / shot glasses), but I suspect one needs a diamond wheel etc. (as Lyman Babbitt said) to get a smooth, secure finish.

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