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How to Make an Egg Go Through a Bottle

If you've ever wanted to amaze your friends with a cool parlor trick, then this is for you. People won't believe their eyes when they see an egg sitting inside of a bottle, with the bottle still intact. Once they've begged and pleaded you can show them this amazing trick so they, too, can make an egg go through a bottle. Or, you can just leave them wondering--the choice is yours.

Things You'll Need

  • Bottle
  • Hard-boiled egg
  • Matches
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Instructions

    • 1

      Get a peeled, hard-boiled egg, a bottle with a large opening (but not large enough for the egg to pass through) and a few matches. Apple juice bottles usually have large enough openings as do orange juice bottles. Soda bottles probably won't work.

    • 2

      Place the egg at the opening of the bottle. This is to show any spectators that the egg is too large to pass through it. Make sure people can get a close-up view of the egg and bottle so there can be no arguments.

    • 3

      Light two to three matches and allow them to burn for a moment. The more matches you use, the bigger the flame will be and the less chance the matches will extinguish.

    • 4

      Take the egg away from the bottle opening and drop the matches inside. Replace the egg immediately. Don't wait more than a couple of seconds to replace the egg or the trick may not work.

    • 5

      Watch as the egg gets sucked through the opening. As the matches extinguish the egg will get sucked through. The egg may jump up and down a bit but do not touch it.

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