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"Ship in a Bottle" redirects here. See also Ship in a Bottle (TNG episode)

An impossible bottle is a type of mechanical puzzle. It is a bottle that has an object inside of it which does not appear like it could normally fit inside of a bottle.

The ship in a bottle is a traditional type of impossible bottle. Other common objects used include matchboxes, decks of cards, tennis balls, racketballs, Rubik's cubes, padlocks, knots and scissors.

In nearly every impossible bottle, the object inside has been carefully disassembled and reassembled inside the bottle. For example, to get a deck of cards inside a bottle, the empty box is first rolled up and inserted, followed by each card one at a time. Using some long forceps and other tools, everything can be put back together again and the result is something that looks impossible without knowing the secret.

However, contrary to popular belief, a "ship in a bottle" is assembled outside of the bottle, then placed inside. This may seem impossible without knowing the secret of the ship.

Some ships are assembled whole with the masts hinged and laying flat against the deck. The ship is then placed inside the bottle and then the masts pulled up. Other times, especially with broader beamed ships like motor boats, the ship is assembled in the bottle. This of course requires specialized long handled tools, a keen eye, good coordination and lots of patience.

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