Today on household hacker, an oldie but goodie.
Drinking glasses from beer bottles.
To make your own customized drinking glasses, you really don’t need too many materials.
We’ll start with a little tupperware container and place it on a sturdy countertop.
Next we’ve got to get a flammable liquid as we will be essentially weakening the bottle’s
integrity with flame.
I will be using Isopropyl alcohol which is easily obtained at a grocery store.
Pour it into the container and we can continue on to the next step.
If you don’t have any empty bottles well then this step should prove to be quite fun.
Drink a beverage of your choice and place the bottle near the container.
We just need a little string now…
I am using some yarn I found in my grandmother’s basement.
It should do the trick here.
Cut off enough string to wrap around the bottles a few time and soak it in liquid for a minute
or two.
While it is soaking, get another container or just use your sink and fill it with cold
water.
Once we ignite the bottle we will be placing it in to the cold water bath to help separate
the bottle in to two pieces.
Now all you need to do is slowly and carefully tie the string around the bottle and make
sure it is snug… and secure.
Once you are satisfied with your knot, simply ignite the string and rotate the bottle around
until the flame burns out.
I highly suggest doing this near water to stay on the safe side.
though the flame is not much more than that of a big candle.
Once the flame burns down, place the bottle into the water bath and if you did it right,
it should split into a couple pieces.
To get the split right it may take some practice but since we have the modern invention of
sand paper, we can typically smooth out any rough edges and make this into a drinking
glass that will last for a long time to come.
So bottoms up and have fun, just remember to keep it safe and wear proper protection
when handling flames.
See you next time.