How a Ship in a Bottle Is Made

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Ships come in many shapes and sizes—including ones that fit in bottles. Dive deeper: https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/a60384895/ships-in-a-model-explained/ Jim Goodwin, a retired geologist, started out making model ships sans bottles, but eventually decided to take his ship-making skills a step further by building his first ship in a bottle. “I started out in December of 1999 when a friend of mine suggested that I try it,” Goodwin tells Popular Mechanics. “So I read two books and I got hooked on the engineering aspect of having the mast collapse, as well as building the vessel so that it would insert into the mouth of the bottle and then [raise] the mast up and [make] sure that it would fit inside the bottle.” More from the Made Here series: Mining for Himalayan salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS0yKqmwVCc From a block of wood to a Fender guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B589M-JpjG4 The beautiful tiles of southern India: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWsVY_CNg7Y How pencils are made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0D54zPzRtk How furniture is made from recycled plastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHcdFnz6fvY The heart and soul of mezcal in Mexico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op-gQX1ledQ -------------------------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/popularmechanics Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopMech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/popularmechanics/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/popmech/?auto_follow=1 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popularmechanics?lang=en #madehere #howitsmade #shipinbottle How a Ship in a Bottle Is Made