kazoo

Picture an empty wine bottle with the cork secured at the top in typical fashion. From the cork, by a piece of monofilament a metal ring is suspended.

Without touching the bottle, cork, ring, or filament, how can you cause the ring to fall to the bottom of the bottle?

Note: out of town for a few days without internet access-I'll rejoin this thread once home at week end. Thanks.

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tehblaed

Heat the bottle to expand the neck. That's if the ring is outside the bottle.

Inside the bottle? Use a magnifying glass and burn through the filament.

cliche

Use an enormous magnet (like the ones found in MRI scanners)?

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gilada

Have someone else pick up the bottle and smash it.

There, I didn't touch it.

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kazoo

Congrats to tehblaed, belated though it is. Your fuzzy bunny is slightly dusty.

Many thanks for the patience

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