Dec 18th, 2018 : In a Bottle

xoxoxoBruce · 12-17-2018, 11:24 PM

Once the bottle is empty we used to send a lot of them back to be cleaned and refilled.
Then it became to big a hassle for bottlers so the bottles got buried.
Then the landfills got filled up so recycling became de rigueur.
I figured they melted them down to make new bottles but apparently there are a bunch of uses from making fiberglass insulation
down to grinding it up as a substitute for sand in construction.

But there’s a whole bunch of people cheating the recycling stream by filling their bottles. Some with moonshine and some with art.
We've all seen ships in bottles that sailors made. Then there are others who are tired of ships.

After the fairly simple ones that it’s easy to figure out how it was done, comes the beefy ones.
But it’s still one piece at a time, just more pieces.

Then there are people who march to beat of a different accordion.

There’s a video of one being assembled.

link

Diaphone Jim · 12-18-2018, 12:00 PM

I've always liked that art form.
The triptych lab bottle(s) is my favorite, but the link has so many it is hard to decide.
The missing man (bottom right) takes some looking.

Gravdigr · 12-18-2018, 03:18 PM

Oh.

Oh my.

Want. Sooo many possibilities. Bong. Mixed drink maker/dispenser. So many.

Gravdigr · 12-18-2018, 03:48 PM

If I gotta have it stuck in my head, I hope it sticks in yours, too.

12-17-2018, 11:24 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Dec 18th, 2018 : In a Bottle Once the bottle is empty we used to send a lot of them back to be cleaned and refilled. Then it became to big a hassle for bottlers so the bottles got buried. Then the landfills got filled up so recycling became de rigueur. I figured they melted them down to make new bottles but apparently there are a bunch of uses from making fiberglass insulation down to grinding it up as a substitute for sand in construction. But there’s a whole bunch of people cheating the recycling stream by filling their bottles. Some with moonshine and some with art. We've all seen ships in bottles that sailors made. Then there are others who are tired of ships. After the fairly simple ones that it’s easy to figure out how it was done, comes the beefy ones. But it’s still one piece at a time, just more pieces. Then there are people who march to beat of a different accordion. There’s a video of one being assembled. link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-18-2018, 03:18 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Oh. Oh my. Want. Sooo many possibilities. Bong. Mixed drink maker/dispenser. So many. Attached Images __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-18-2018, 03:48 PM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	If I gotta have it stuck in my head, I hope it sticks in yours, too. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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12-18-2018, 12:00 PM	#2
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I've always liked that art form. The triptych lab bottle(s) is my favorite, but the link has so many it is hard to decide. The missing man (bottom right) takes some looking.

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