Happy Ship in a Bottle Day!!

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Today is SHIP in a BOTTLE Day!! If you think the ships got into the bottle through MAGIC, you might want to stop reading NOW!

Still here?!

GOOD.

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Black Squall with Ocracoke Lighthouse by Jim Goodwin ($150)

Q. Ok, so how DO you put a ship in a bottle?

(It seems IMPOSSIBLE, doesn’t it? In fact, a “ship in a bottle” is a type of “Impossible Bottle“!)

A. VERY carefully!!

Spoiler Alert: There are LOTS of videos on the Internet to show you how to put a ship in a bottle!

https://youtu.be/Q_0tk_aPAEE

Did you catch all that?

In short, here’s how you put a ship in a bottle:

Looks straightforward enough!

Ready to put a ship in a bottle yourself?? Here’s a good place to start: a PIRATE Ship in a Bottle KIT!

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If you get REALLY good, you could try putting a SHIP in a LIGHTBULB:

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When you get REALLY REALLY good, why not reward yourself with a Ship in a Bottle TATTOO?

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Ready for a REAL challenge? Try building one of THESE!!

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image via Werner Willmann