The Modern Materialist : corks

Happy Hour: Building a Better Corkscrew

Alex Zalben — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The problem with corkscrews is that you can open one bottle, and then you have to throw out the corkscrew, right*? So, in the immortal words of Wolverine**, behold the power of three:

I can see one problem right off with this, that no-one can get a cork on a crokscrew that perfectly. But maybe I'm wrong*?

[$38, Unica Home]

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*Wrong.

**My friend Chris once had a dream that Wolverine's catch-phrase was, "Behold the power of three!" We thought this was kind of hilarious.

Happy Hour: Corks + Candles = Romance

Alex Zalben — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:00:00 GMT

[$12, The Spoon Sisters]

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Happy Hour: Put a Cork in It

Wendy Atterberry — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:57:00 GMT

Not sure what to do with all your leftover wine corks? Don't just throw them away, do this:

Wine cork board kit comes with everything you need (well, minus the corks — that part's up to you) to make your own awesome board.

[$20, Chef Central]

Happy Hour: Think While You Drink

Brian Marabello — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Drinking isn’t very educational. In fact, it’s the enemy of education. It kills the brain cells that education has so steadfastly populated with data. Until now…

Australian wine label Black Swan aims to leave you no dumber than when you opened their bottles. Or, at least, make you laugh in earnest before the alcohol makes you laugh at any stupid thing.

They’re emblazoning their corks with fun equations, like:

Other equations include:

Infomercial = information + commercial + but wait, there’s more
Text Message = telegram - vwls
Disenfranchisement = one person – one vote
Insomnia = 1:51 am + eternity + 1:52 am + eternity + 1:53 am + eternity

All word equations are courtesy of Craig Damrauer. Most are taken from his book, New Math: Equations for Living. Yay, scholarly boozing.

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