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.
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!
If you get REALLY good, you could try putting a SHIP in a LIGHTBULB:
When you get REALLY REALLY good, why not reward yourself with a Ship in a Bottle TATTOO?
Ready for a REAL challenge? Try building one of THESE!!
image via Werner Willmann