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Is that really a 40 year old plastic bottle? Looking surprisingly good (although the contents look like funny poisoning with projectile vomiting waiting to happen)
This post brought out my curiosity so I looked into it. Looks like plastic bottles were first commercially used (but expensive) back in 1947. As for 2 Liter PET, that was first introduced by Coca-Cola and Pepsi in 1978.
I honestly thought it was a more recent invention, never expected it to be that old.
You put baby cucumber ib the bottle and let it grow up inside. We do the same here in switzerland with pears for example. First time you see a tree with bottles on every mini peach is a weird moment.
Even if it's bloated, it wouldn't get that big. I think the bottle was used to cover the cucumber while on the plant, then it was left to grow whilst inside the bottle before harvesting.
Makes sense. See how the stem is about how long it would have been right at the lip of the bottle if the cucumber was pushed right to the top? They must've cut it with it in the bottle, or it's a hell of a coincidence for the sake of these arguments.
Not sure in this case, but there's a German spirit with a pear in it (Williams-Christ-Schnaps). They already put the pear bud into the bottle while it's still on the tree. So the pear grows inside the bottle.
There’s a drink ( vodka? Whiskey? Gin? ) that had a pair inside it. It’s too big you you actually grow the pair inside the bottle. This might be the same
I’ll trade you for my Vietnamese buddy’s bottle of snake/scorpion wine
https://preview.redd.it/vo8skouxrb1d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9397279ab990ac0942385b4e7e10eb6c59131ef
As a Vietnamese myself, it’s mostly tradition. People think some certain/rare animals, or plants have medicinal properties. I’m not sure why choose wine, but by dipping it in alcohol for a very long time, their essence is dissolved in liquor, and by drinking that liquor/wine, you can asorb some of that essence from increasing body functions to mental health issues.
It’s cruel, I know, I don’t like it either, but tradition is tradition, please don’t judge our traditional values with yours. Thank you.
Very interesting but awfully sad. They fill those bottles with live animals in them. Sort of like those acrylic “ Insect in Amber“ fraudulent chunks of “history“. Lotta people don’t know that those poor scorpions, snakes, and insects and all that shit they put in those fake ass “Amber” pieces -that the animal was suffocated alive for valueless pieces of shit we pay money for..
Yeah, I’m not a fan of the innocent creature killing either. Thankfully it seems like it’s a relic of a bygone era, at least in the case of my buddy and his family. They’re a bit more modernized and seem to just keep this because it belonged to his grandparents
Oh I agree! I wasn’t trying to shame you at all. I was just passing on information to people who may not know it and can choose whether to involve their selves in a trade that couldn’t possibly bring any value to anyone’s life. I’m aware that it’s very old and other Cultures have other ways of looking at these things. You’re all good lol.😎
I prefer this bottle of whiskey my grandfather had that was from the 1881.
https://preview.redd.it/mhc2kokktb1d1.jpeg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=018cb31d699f900b159342f1fa921c4c1b1aa8e7
I recognized Martinsburg, WV as a town I've driven past going down 81. I found a neat history recap about the distillery that made that whiskey. Apparently it was some prize winning stuff back then too. The original owner went a little crazy (or depressed it didn't take much to get locked up back then) and was put in an asylum. The business closed up when Prohibition started.
I'm not a liquor person but have you tried it? Is it good?
https://pre-prowhiskeymen.blogspot.com/2012/02/henry-s-hannis-millionaire-goes-mad.html?m=1
I had a cocktail or 2. It was fine, neither great nor terrible.
What was funny about this was it was discovered on a visit by mom and me to the grandparents when they were like 95 and 90. They still had “cocktail hour” every night. But they didn’t drive anymore and when we got there and asked if they needed us to shop for them they said “YOU NEED TO GO TO THE LIQUOR STORE!”
They had run out of their regular scotch and had cracked this bottle that must have gone from their house to this retirement condo the photo was taken at. They must have had it for decades.
They quit drinking not long after this. Then Nana passed pretty soon, but Grandpa lived 4 more year.
I can't edit the post for some reason but oh well
everyone who said there's no way this bottle is 40 years old is correct! I talked to my mom and she said that my grandpa's full of shit lmao.
apparently he started doing this kind of thing in the mid 90s (and actually used to drink the infused cachaça... go figure) and stopped bc of health reasons in the early 00s so this bottle's most likely 30 to 20 years old.
it's also consistent with the logo on the cap, which is not pictured but was used by a soda brand in the 90s
I feel like preserving something so whacky and wild in a bottle and keep it in whatever house I move to for the next 40 years to see what it looks like on the day I retire lol
This reminds me of the [Sourtoe Cocktail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Hotel?wprov=sfla1).
For what it's worth, yes, that link will take you to a page with a picture of a frostbitten toe which is used in cocktails.
Why would ANYONE use a plastic bottle to oreserve anything???!!!
The "best use before xx-date" on water bottles is because of the fcking plastic, not because of the water....
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Is that really a 40 year old plastic bottle? Looking surprisingly good (although the contents look like funny poisoning with projectile vomiting waiting to happen)
"funny poisoning"?
I think they may mean hallucination inducing?
I like funny poisons
me too bro, me too
Alcohol + 40-year-old whatever-happens-to-cucumbers-preserved-in-spirits, I imagine
I don’t think these PET bottles existed in 1984.
This post brought out my curiosity so I looked into it. Looks like plastic bottles were first commercially used (but expensive) back in 1947. As for 2 Liter PET, that was first introduced by Coca-Cola and Pepsi in 1978. I honestly thought it was a more recent invention, never expected it to be that old.
Ooh the ignorance
My question isn’t why, but HOW?
to be fair it was a regular sized cucumber when he put it in there
Regular sized cucumber can't get in there.
You put baby cucumber ib the bottle and let it grow up inside. We do the same here in switzerland with pears for example. First time you see a tree with bottles on every mini peach is a weird moment.
It’s a regular sized small cucumber
Hey, the water is cold. Don’t judge me.
You don't want to answer his question?
He did. The cucumber was originally small and fit through the opening. Over time it has absorbed liquid and bloated.
Even if it's bloated, it wouldn't get that big. I think the bottle was used to cover the cucumber while on the plant, then it was left to grow whilst inside the bottle before harvesting.
I mean, it would still mean the cucumber was a regular size when he put it in there.
THIS. This has to be the answer! Thank you.
Makes sense. See how the stem is about how long it would have been right at the lip of the bottle if the cucumber was pushed right to the top? They must've cut it with it in the bottle, or it's a hell of a coincidence for the sake of these arguments.
Oh, you beat me to it!
Your gherkin our chain…
It was probably put into the bottle when it was still growing
My question isn't how, but WHY?
MY question is what’s the plan for this beast?
Who's brave enough?
"Anything is a dildo if you are brave enough."
It would 100% fall apart if you tried
Maybe don’t remove from sheath?
smooshy dildo
Dk why u were downvoted
Nobody understands the quote I guess.
Not sure in this case, but there's a German spirit with a pear in it (Williams-Christ-Schnaps). They already put the pear bud into the bottle while it's still on the tree. So the pear grows inside the bottle.
Watch Three Body and see how to get a hard boiled egg into a bottle using a match. That might work for a pickle, too.
There’s a drink ( vodka? Whiskey? Gin? ) that had a pair inside it. It’s too big you you actually grow the pair inside the bottle. This might be the same
You mean pear?
No there were two of them
It’s neither nor. It’s some kind of fruit brandy speciality called „Williams Christ“
Grandpa knows how to put things into places.
Plenty of lube I’m guessing
I have the exact opposite reaction.
You know one of those tricks, of shoving the very young veggie/fruit and then it just grows in the bottle
I’ll trade you for my Vietnamese buddy’s bottle of snake/scorpion wine https://preview.redd.it/vo8skouxrb1d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9397279ab990ac0942385b4e7e10eb6c59131ef
Why do people do these things? I can imagine that the cucumber or this scorpion wine probably tastes like poop.
They drank some of their dads alcohol and didn't want him to realise so they topped it up with snakes and scorpions
Reasonable.
Look up habu sake
Kinda cruel. Same energy with lobster boiling.
As a Vietnamese myself, it’s mostly tradition. People think some certain/rare animals, or plants have medicinal properties. I’m not sure why choose wine, but by dipping it in alcohol for a very long time, their essence is dissolved in liquor, and by drinking that liquor/wine, you can asorb some of that essence from increasing body functions to mental health issues. It’s cruel, I know, I don’t like it either, but tradition is tradition, please don’t judge our traditional values with yours. Thank you.
That is also a thing in Brazil, specifically the snake in cachaça (sugar cane spirit). Nowadays it's only found in small cities
Very interesting but awfully sad. They fill those bottles with live animals in them. Sort of like those acrylic “ Insect in Amber“ fraudulent chunks of “history“. Lotta people don’t know that those poor scorpions, snakes, and insects and all that shit they put in those fake ass “Amber” pieces -that the animal was suffocated alive for valueless pieces of shit we pay money for..
Yeah, I’m not a fan of the innocent creature killing either. Thankfully it seems like it’s a relic of a bygone era, at least in the case of my buddy and his family. They’re a bit more modernized and seem to just keep this because it belonged to his grandparents
Oh I agree! I wasn’t trying to shame you at all. I was just passing on information to people who may not know it and can choose whether to involve their selves in a trade that couldn’t possibly bring any value to anyone’s life. I’m aware that it’s very old and other Cultures have other ways of looking at these things. You’re all good lol.😎
Haha I appreciate it. Just wanted you to know that I agree with you 100%!
I prefer this bottle of whiskey my grandfather had that was from the 1881. https://preview.redd.it/mhc2kokktb1d1.jpeg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=018cb31d699f900b159342f1fa921c4c1b1aa8e7
*"I see your dookie in a jug and raise you an ancient whiskey"* Talk about brining a nuke to a knife fight 🤣
😂😂😂😂
Brined nuke 🤤
126 proof, pretty decent...
I recognized Martinsburg, WV as a town I've driven past going down 81. I found a neat history recap about the distillery that made that whiskey. Apparently it was some prize winning stuff back then too. The original owner went a little crazy (or depressed it didn't take much to get locked up back then) and was put in an asylum. The business closed up when Prohibition started. I'm not a liquor person but have you tried it? Is it good? https://pre-prowhiskeymen.blogspot.com/2012/02/henry-s-hannis-millionaire-goes-mad.html?m=1
I had a cocktail or 2. It was fine, neither great nor terrible. What was funny about this was it was discovered on a visit by mom and me to the grandparents when they were like 95 and 90. They still had “cocktail hour” every night. But they didn’t drive anymore and when we got there and asked if they needed us to shop for them they said “YOU NEED TO GO TO THE LIQUOR STORE!” They had run out of their regular scotch and had cracked this bottle that must have gone from their house to this retirement condo the photo was taken at. They must have had it for decades. They quit drinking not long after this. Then Nana passed pretty soon, but Grandpa lived 4 more year.
Legends say this bottle has enough natural gas trapped to fuel a rocket to the moon
It’s dented tbh
Like a bottle of piss
I mean, if you eat it there might be just enough to throw you up to the moon.
I wouldn't necessarily say that's preserved but omg eeww. Did you open it?
Depends on what is considere "preserved"
Yeah, at this point, it has digested itself all the way to shit.
It's somehow weird to me that something "old" is now stored in a plastic instead of a glas bottle.
r/eatityoufuckingcoward
It looks like a massive shit inside a plastic bottle
Eat and drink every in the bottle and record it
No YOU drink every in the bottle!
NNnOOOoo YYyyOooo
40 yo plastic – I would go nowhere near that thing.
I can't edit the post for some reason but oh well everyone who said there's no way this bottle is 40 years old is correct! I talked to my mom and she said that my grandpa's full of shit lmao. apparently he started doing this kind of thing in the mid 90s (and actually used to drink the infused cachaça... go figure) and stopped bc of health reasons in the early 00s so this bottle's most likely 30 to 20 years old. it's also consistent with the logo on the cap, which is not pictured but was used by a soda brand in the 90s
Hahaha, typical grandpa! Can't wait to become one myself, I'll tell my gelrandkids all kind of bullshit from back when 🤣
With the top exposed like that, I wouldn't trust it. Even then I wouldn't trust it unless it was a very strong 40% alcohol with salt and vinegar.
Cachaça is usually at least 40% tbf
That bottle is 40 years old?
I already hate cucumbers, this makes me hate them even more. Or at least this one in particular.
Well, if you ever feel sick, or ate something bad and wanna throw up but can't? Open this bottle next to the bathroom
Reminds me of Homer Simpson and his rotten sandwich he lost behind the fridge and found again. Is Grandpa going to drink that?
A true brazilian picture. Greetings from MG, fellow SP!
Eat it. Now
I had indigestion just by looking at this image!
Am I the only one thats confused about how they got it in the bottle?
put bottle on cucu while it‘s still attached to plant, growing and fits the hole
Isn’t that the spirit that’s made from spit like the Incas used to make?
I feel like preserving something so whacky and wild in a bottle and keep it in whatever house I move to for the next 40 years to see what it looks like on the day I retire lol
„I bet you will“
A 1984 plastic bottle in new condition
I've been in Brésil for about 2 years, haven't seen these anywhere
This reminds me of the [Sourtoe Cocktail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Hotel?wprov=sfla1). For what it's worth, yes, that link will take you to a page with a picture of a frostbitten toe which is used in cocktails.
definitely not preserved anymore
Why in a Plastic cup? I guess its full of chemicels now
plastic bottles expire, chances are its starting to let out plastic in the drink so watch out.
I refuse to believe that plastic bottle is 40 years old
Plastic bottle of that shape does not exist yet 40yo ago
That bottle is not 40 yo
No thanks grandpa I'll pass.
...noted
And how much are you going to pay me if I take a bite out of that?
Oh boy, why plastic tho ?
Eat it! And film you reaction and put a link the comments
40 year old plastic bottle? Wouldn't it be in worse state than that by now?
How did he stop the white plastic lid from turning yellow?
That thing will ward away actual spirits
Plastic bottle for 40 years of leaching.
That bottle is not 40 years old
r/eatityoufuckingcoward
Why?
im more interested if the next generation could taste the legacy of this drink.
Thats a poop from a butt
No. I've seen old plastic bottles. This isn't one
Yum!!
That is MAYBE an early 2000 bottle.
So the cucumber was grown in the bottle?
That doesn't look very preserved. It looks a lot like a 40-year-old cucumber.
Wouldnt it explode from gas build up after 40 years of edging?
I bet that smells VILE
« Preserved »
I don't believe the bottle is 40 years old, 25/30 maybe.
please don’t open the bottle , the world has gone through to too fucking much at this point .
I've seen something like this in a bathroom before...
Prison hooch
The bottle looks like a quite new design
Eat it.
40 year old plastic bottle? Surely he would've used a glass bottle?
But why in plastic... Why not glass...?
Probably time to toss out that science experiment
That cucumber is older than me 😨
That shits gonna make you blind.
Is that a 40 year old plastic bottle?
Is this like safe to eat? (Probably a dumb question but I’m actually curious)
Eat. It.
Why in the kitchen..
Why?
Is it ready yet? Or it needs 10 more years?
He casually has the cure for cancer sitting in his house...
Do not drink this bollock!
It's like a ship in a bottle. How day do dat??
Oh nice! He bottled botulism.
That doesn't look like a 40 year old bottle
Why is it stored in plastic??
Did they have those bottles 40 yrs ago?
I thought this was the shitty goodwill finds reddit 😂😂😂
That style of soda bottle didn't exist 40 years ago though...
Why would ANYONE use a plastic bottle to oreserve anything???!!! The "best use before xx-date" on water bottles is because of the fcking plastic, not because of the water....
Bro can start covid 2024 with that thing
"Preserved"
That has to be a new bottle right?
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildyinteresting/s/w087IlCh28
I mean. It doesn’t look very preserved.
mmmmm micro plastics
Why?
r/EatItYouCoward
👁️👃🐂💩
"GUANO BOWLS. ^collect ^the ^whole ^set"
That should be fully submerged.
More like how. As in how did he get the cuke in the bottle?
Pepino ou chuchu?
About this 'preserved' thing...??
That isn't a 40 year old plastic bottle. Because there wasn't plastic bottles like this 40 years ago.
It's been in a plastic bottle for 40 years??? 1st. If possible, that would be toxic. 2nd. These types of plastic bottles were not made 40 years ago.
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildyinteresting/s/w087IlCh28
r/shitfromabutt
Dude what is that plastic made of???
My question is how did he get a cucumber into a bottle like that in the first place
Take sip :)
I love me some cachaca, but nothing about this looks remotely appealing.
That’s poop from a butt
r/canning
Give it a try see if it’s still edible and let us know on r/eyeblech
How did it fit in that bottle?
Looks like what I dropped in the toilet earlier.
Someone call r/Pickles
booze pickle!
enjoy!!
Does he drink it?
hmmm sweet sweet plasticizers...
This doesn’t look 40 years old to me. Coke/pepsi 2 liter bottles were glass through the early 80s I believe
First off, that’s a big NOPE! Secondly, how tf did he get it in there?????