When the cork fights back

I have pulled many corks in my time, but last Friday was a first for me.

I went to open a bottle of wine but when I had screwed into the cork, and pulled, the screw pulled out of the handle.

I then grabbed another corkscrew and gave it a second try. This was a different type of corkscrew (the lever type of corkscrew). I screwed in next to the broken corkscrew, gave a pull, and once again the screw came out of the handle.

This left the remains of two broken corkscrews stuck in the bottle.

Well, as I always say, "when in doubt.. vise grips"!

I clamped the vise grips onto the two broken shafts, put the bottle between my knees for leverage, and gave a good yank. Thankfully, the cork came out and I did not spill a drop..

I can understand one screw breaking, but not two!

Here is a picture.

Good thing you didn't try this method, or you may have a hole in your wall:


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