TikToker Shares Bizarre Hack For Opening A Bottle Of Wine With A Hair Straightener

Sometimes, you have to wonder how people come up with some of the life hacks, kitchen hacks, and cleaning hacks that they share—but other times, you just have to shake your head in amazement.

That's undoubtedly how some TikTokers were left feeling after TikToker @pop.tart22 revealed a new way to open a bottle of wine without ever using a corkscrew: by using her flat iron hair straightener instead.

The text overlay on the video reads:

"When life gives you wine but no corkscrew, just straighten things out!"

In the video, the TikToker places a bottle of what appears to be a pink rosé wine on her kitchen counter before also producing her flat iron. She clasps the flat iron plates around the neck of the bottle, the same way you'd clamp in a thin section of hair, but then instead of running it down, she holds the hair straightener in place.

As the video continues, the cork in the wine bottle slowly begins to rise up, changing shape because of the combination of the applied heat and slightly changing pressure in the bottle itself. With enough patience, the TikToker clasps the hair straightener in one hand and gently pulls the cork as it contorts out of the bottle.

You can watch the video here:

Obviously, a lot of TikTokers were very impressed with the hack.

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Others admitted that they never would have thought to try this.

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For those who might be skeptical of the hack, this is one of those ingenious hacks that actually works because of the shift in temperatures and pressure.

When a person uses a tradition corkscrew to remove the cork, they first screw the corkscrew into the cork itself, and when they use the handles, they forcefully pull the cork up from the bottle, and the loud popping noise that often happens is due to the pressure created between the cork and the wine.

The applied heat from the hair straightener shifts the pressure in the bottle, but it also contorts the cork, which is why it becomes increasingly misshapen in the TikTok video.

It's a great example of using everyday object and a little bit of science when you're in a pinch.

Just be careful not to burn yourself!