Re: Coke bottle (jeep) cap

From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 11:45:12 PST

Well the older bottles did have more glass in them since they were
actually reused - not just recycled. Coke used to rewash the bottles
and refill them.

I used to refill the vertical dispensing coke machine with the door in
the hardware store where I worked as a kid. (ages 12-17) Now they sell
those machines as antiques. Hmmmm... wonder what that makes me.

But it sounds to me like we have a technique problem here regarding the
removal of the cap.

The proper removal technique is to hold the bottle in your left hand and
place the cap on a sharp edge. Then use your left hand to impact your
left hand just behind the bottle thus forcing the bottle down and away
from the cap. Don't try and bang the capped bottle against the surface
unless you have good medical care nearby. (;->)

You newbies who are not near or beyond 50 years of age should take
special precautions the first couple times you try this. Gloves might
be a good idea. (;->)

Dave

Convoy Magazine wrote:
> uh, back in the good old days we used to do that same
> thing of hooking the edge of the cap onto a hard
> surface and a quick smack and voila...
> used primarily on "stubby" Cdn beer bottles, (only
> Canadians of a certain age will remember) and of
> course on the occassional pepsi/coke/etc bottles..
>
> HOWEVER- the important thing to remember is that back
> in WWII Coke came in the smaller 8oz? bottles, and
> they were much stronger structurally than the new
> bottles.
>
> Even early "larger" format bottles were stronger than
> today. The glass thickness, (if not quality as well)
> was much greater than now.
>
> Using this opening method on "today's" thinner bottles
> (especially beer bottles which are very weak) is much
> riskier (right ian??) than in the good old days.
>
> Cheers
> Monty
> bring back the stubby!!!
>
> --- International Movie Services <ims@telus.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I was demonstating the technique to the sucessful
>>candidates (read
>>survivors) at a basic training "smoker" way out in
>>the boonies. Hit the cap
>>a bit hard, bottle shattered and laid open half the
>>palm of my hand. Blood
>>and beer,
>
>
>
>
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