Sometimes toys and games can also be considered as puzzles. If you are interested in these, also try searching the Puzzles section.
The bottle imp is a simple but ingenious ‘catch’. You show someone that the bottle can easily be placed flat on the table so that it lays on its side. However, when you give it to someone to try, they find this is impossible to achieve – it immediately flips up into a standing position on its base.
The bottle imp is a simple but ingenious ‘catch’. You show someone that the bottle can easily be placed flat on the table so that it lays on its side. However, when you give it to someone to try, they find this is impossible to achieve – it immediately flips up into a standing position on its base.
The fact that Chianti is misspelt suggests that the bottle is of non-European manufacture. The bottle imp is a simple but ingenious ‘catch’. You show someone that the bottle can easily be placed flat on the table so that it lays on its side. However, when you give it to someone to try, they find this is impossible to achieve – it immediately flips up into a standing position on its base.
The bottle imp is a simple but ingenious ‘catch’. You show someone that the bottle can easily be placed flat on the table so that it lays on its side. However, when you give it to someone to try, they find this is impossible to achieve – it immediately flips up into a standing position on its base.
The bottle imp is a simple but ingenious ‘catch’. You show someone that the bottle can easily be placed flat on the table so that it lays on its side. However, when you give it to someone to try, they find this is impossible to achieve – it immediately flips up into a standing position on its base.
The bottle imp is a simple but ingenious ‘catch’. You show someone that the bottle can easily be placed flat on the table so that it lays on its side. However, when you give it to someone to try, they find this is impossible to achieve – it immediately flips up into a standing position on its base.
The imp bottle is a simple but ingenious ‘catch’. You show someone that the bottle can easily be placed flat on the table so that it lays on its side. However, when you give it to someone to try, they find this is impossible to achieve – it immediately flips up into a standing position on its base. This particular example of the bottle comes with its original envelope and instructions.
The fact that the glass is transparent and a cork plugs the wrist, suggests that the idea was to fill the hand with a coloured liquid. Its actual purpose is not known.
The moveable thumbs are spring loaded, so the hands would be capable of holding something, for example a notice or a fashion accessory.
This realistic looking rock is made of soft foam and has virtually no weight. It could be thrown at a window and cause no damage, except perhaps a heart attack for the owners of the window when they see the rock being thrown.
