Here and there, a piece of furniture or something useful takes a shape of optical illusion. We had an interesting idea for a lamp recently, and this time I bring you something completely original. Wine lovers will simply adore this. This bottle holder is made from chain that gives an impression it’s hanging from a flying bottle. Laws of physics are intuitive for us, and we know this can’t be true, but still it makes us think. Where is the solution? Its easy, and I bet all of you instinctively understand this. Still, awesome effect, don’t you think?
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Yea, chain is rigid and holds up the bottle. Nice effect though and nice design! I would definitely buy this if I had some wine that needs holding :D
The chain is stiff right?
wkdddd :D i want it
any1 knoww where can get onee !?
Not a problem as long as the links are welded together.
i dont get it whats the solution?
The trick is simple. The chain is one solid unit and unmoveable while the wine bottle’s weight is keeping the center of gravity is placed so the “chain” supports the bottle.
If that is a really heavy piece of metal shaped like a chain holding up a bottle of wine, I really like it.
If its photoshop or gimp, I’m not so thrilled, hehe.
Eh, I can’t tell what it is to be completely honest, haha. Nice.
The links of the chain are welded (or glued) together?
Anyone who knows where you can buy this wine holder?
the chain is actually stiff, not loose
Obviously the chain is just solid…
thats interesting. although its obvious how it works.
I love those wine “balancing” things and that is definitely my favorite one.
i like…
I’ve also seen mailboxes like this. I love this art form.
my guess would be that the chain is actually quite solid, and the connections are strong. its able to hold up that way by keeping its center of gravity somewhere above the base of support. cool idea.
Spoiler Alert: This one is simple. The chain links are welded together and the center of gravity of the bottle is over the links underneath, which provides a sturdy base to the bottle holder.
i don’t get it…..
isn’t it just a photoshopped wine bottle with a chain around it? how is that an illusion?
ok… I’m not sure – how did they do this?? It sure looks pretty cool though – quite a conversation piece!
first post!!!
i think that the chain isnt a proper chain, but a solid object.
I’m Assuming that it is a fake chain
It’s easy. The chain links are all welded together.
Thats Just Plain Weird o_O
hahaha i love it!
i wonder if you can actually buy this somewhere…?
Ha ha. Excellent!
It’s amazing how the welding in the chain can be so invisible and strong.
(For those who still don’t get it – the chain is totally stiff.)
It reminds me of the floating water tap that actually has water coming out of it! (It’s a mini fountain). Any pictures of that?
how?????????????
really sweet
Wow what a nice holder xD I want one…
Is it just photo shopped?
I don’t know
i am the first to comment. and i have seen a lot of things like that, like the fountain where water comes out of a hovering spout into a pot.
um. i dont get it. o___0
I see,you turn the picture. Good one!
huh? how?
i love how like a thousand people left the yay i got first comment and then the who one who actually got it first did say anything about it…. but anyway amazing picture
I am really tired of people whos standard answer to everything is “Photoshopped?”.
Really. Don’t you get it?
If it was a photoshop picture it wouldnt really be an illusion, would it?
Photoshopped pictures are totally uninterresting on a site like this.
Photoshop makes illustrations and art, not illusions.
With Photoshop, you can do ANYTHING!
Almost never is Photoshop the correct solution to these pictures on this site. There is no point in showing photoshop pictures.
You have to leave your screen sometimes and go out into the real world and discover the phenomenons of physics and optics, which is what this site is about.
So stop nagging about photoshop, please!
you can buy it online. just google “chain wine bottle holder”… it is $27 and available for purchase online.
Pretty cool though.
If this is based on balance, what happens if you only drink half the bottle? But then, who only drinks half a bottle of wine??
http://www.tesora.com.au/Chain_Wine_Bottle_Holder__1001.htm
dunno how much they are though.
* Chain Wine Bottle Holder
Our Chain Wine Bottle Holder uses the principle of balance to create a magical optical illusion. Suitable for most wine bottles, the Chain Wine Bottle Holder is made of a nickel-plated iron chain that is curved upwards to hold the bottle. Pretty cool!*
http://marketplace.hgtv.com/Product.aspx?Lid=3082-710211
27$ = about 18,15 €. Not so much actually. Gotta get one of these xD
This bottle holder is made by Peleg Design.
I see people below asking where they can buy one of these – well, you can buy it at our website, http://www.englandathome.co.uk Hope it is fine for me to say this – if not then apologies for being a spam monster. By the way they are £19.99 Bob
i have seen one in real life and the chain is loose but when the wine is put at the right spot the chains cant go slack but push against eachother holding the wine up. but the bit wrapped around the bottle is solid
i bet the chain wouldnt stand up with out tipping over if there was no bottle for the counter weight. and i wonder if i could use this for my bottle of rum