Grecian Bottle Puzzle
Logic and dexterity puzzle in a glass bottle.
Overview
The ancient Greeks gave birth to a treasure trove of wisdom that we take for granted—including a love of knowledge and a formal system of logic.
The Grecian Bottle puts that logic to the test. Use your wits and hands to free the wooden dowel, nut and bolt, metal pin, and wooden ball from this glass bottle. You'll need a creative mind, steady nerves, and plenty of patience. To fully master the Grecian Bottle, put the assortment of objects back the way you found them and pass the puzzle on to someone else.
When challenged to solve the puzzle of the Gordian knot, Alexander the Great decided to destroy it. While you could simply smash the glass to pieces to solve the riddle of the Grecian Bottle, it’s much more rewarding (and involves less cleanup) to use your mind.
Features & specs
- Puzzle in a bottle
- Remove the rod, nut, bolt, pin, and ball from the bottle, then return contents back into the bottle reattached
- Materials: glass bottle, wood rod and ball, metal pin, nut, and bolt
- Approximate dimensions: 8" x 2 3/4" x 1" (20.3 cm x 7 cm x 2.5 cm)
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Hit the bottle hard.
You might have noticed Vat19 has a thing for bottle openers. Dig deeper, and you'll find an affinity for interesting puzzles too. So discovering the Grecian Bottle was a sincere eureka moment.
We challenge you to find the solution to this seemingly simple puzzle. The wooden rod is trapped inside the bottle by a cotter pin and a nut and bolt. Can you free the dowel without breaking the glass?
Put the genie back in the bottle
If you've removed the wooden dowel, you've cracked the Grecian Bottle's secret! But you've only completed half the challenge. The other half of your Herculean task is to put everything back the way you found it.
Trying to reset the elements to their original places proves that there's more to this puzzle-in-a-bottle than mere mental might.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Is it possible to solve?
Answer: Would we sell a puzzle that was unsolvable? Psssh! Come on!
Question: Show me how to solve it!
Answer: No.
Burning Questions: You Ask, We Answer
Want to ask your own Burning Question?
First, please watch the video to the right. It explains the Burning Question feature and answers some common questions.
Now, if there is something that you need to know about this product that we've omitted, please send us an anonymous question and we promise to answer it within 1 business day.
Now, if there is something that you need to know about this product that we've omitted, please send us an anonymous question and we promise to answer it within 1 business day.