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CatmanV2

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spkennyuk said:
I typed and then deleted earlier is it the punt at the bottom of the bottles. Then i thought lots of wine bottles have the punt at the bottom.

Adds strength to the bottles and helps contain the pressure requires for sparkling wines.
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Didn't know it adds strength, as lots of non sparkling wines and drinks have it. I thought the strength was more about the evenness of the thickness but I could be well wrong.

Simple one.

What is the sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel?

C
 
midlifecrisis

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I'm not an Iron Maiden fan although Bruce has flown in a few times to Bournemouth when i was there but not on shift, he flew for Astraeus on cargo or Leased flights for other operators.

My answer is 666 , being the numbers from 1-36 ( 00 and 0 don't add up to much!)
 
spkennyuk

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CatmanV2 said:
Didn't know it adds strength, as lots of non sparkling wines and drinks have it. I thought the strength was more about the evenness of the thickness but I could be well wrong.

Simple one.

What is the sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel?

C
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The punts origins go back to when bottles were hand blown. You were more likely to get imperfections in a flat based bottle. The tool used to create the punt formed a thicker, flatter and stronger base.

The punt as it happened had the additional benefit of being able to hold pressure better than a flat bottomed bottle. Same as they do with scuba tanks.

For non sparkling wines these days it more of a design choice than the need to have a punt in the bottles.
 
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spkennyuk said:
The punts origins go back to when bottles were hand blown. You were more likely to get imperfections in a flat based bottle. The tool used to create the punt formed a thicker, flatter and stronger base.

The punt as it happened had the additional benefit of being able to hold pressure better than a flat bottomed bottle. Same as they do with scuba tanks.

For non sparkling wines these days it more of a design choice than the need to have a punt in the bottles.
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This is interesting. Nowadays the indentation in the bottom gives wine waiters in fancy restaurants the opportunity to pour the wine with their thumb stuck in the punt...
 
CatmanV2

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zagatoes30 said:
Devil of a question this early on a Sunday morning ;)
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I could be picky and pretend you don't know the answer since 666 is not the mark of the devil in fact ;)


midlifecrisis said:
I'm not an Iron Maiden fan although Bruce has flown in a few times to Bournemouth when i was there but not on shift, he flew for Astraeus on cargo or Leased flights for other operators.

My answer is 666 , being the numbers from 1-36 ( 00 and 0 don't add up to much!)
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Correct, but I think Zag got their first.

spkennyuk said:
The punts origins go back to when bottles were hand blown. You were more likely to get imperfections in a flat based bottle. The tool used to create the punt formed a thicker, flatter and stronger base.

The punt as it happened had the additional benefit of being able to hold pressure better than a flat bottomed bottle. Same as they do with scuba tanks.

For non sparkling wines these days it more of a design choice than the need to have a punt in the bottles.
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Well I never knew that. Cheers

C
 
zagatoes30

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CatmanV2 said:
No reason at all. Your question Andy

BTW is there anything you don't actually know?!

C
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Lots and the biggest unknown I have to contemplate is that my wife is convinced she knows what I am buying her for Christmas and is so excited about it and thinks I am really clever to come up with such an idea - unfortunately I don't have a clue, I suspect I have missed something but I can only see this ending in disaster :(
 
CatmanV2

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zagatoes30 said:
Lots and the biggest unknown I have to contemplate is that my wife is convinced she knows what I am buying her for Christmas and is so excited about it and thinks I am really clever to come up with such an idea - unfortunately I don't have a clue, I suspect I have missed something but I can only see this ending in disaster :(
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SM to the rescue. Someone else must know your wife, Andy. Surely they can ask? :)

C
 
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