Putting a ship into a bottle

[@xavierh.5102]

the first person to do this must have looked like a wizard...

[@craigweis1675]

Sailing ship voyages for whale and trade was 5 years ... plenty of time to build a ship in a bottle after you sober up. Do you know why there are 18 shots in a bottle? Because there were 18 holes in one Golf Game.

[@Abdullah-cd5sz]

Itwas blacbeard

[@DannySullivanMusic]

i agree! totally true man

[@afiacco88]

He was burned....

[@paulcousins9895]

Yea lightship r lighthousemen, t keep ur head alight r u go cuckoo, some men n women who wr der too, saviors of d metal men in wooden ships, some people guys!!!!

[@troysvisualarts]

Excellent segment, I kind of wondered how bottling model ships was done, before watching this segment I thought the models were painstakingly assembled inside the bottle with long tweezers tools piece by piece at a time.

[@CuriosityShow]

Partly right, but the hinged masts pre-set with the stays are an important starting point. Rob

[@hgrogers85]

The oldest ship in bottle dates to 1784 by Italian Gioni Biondo. It is also one of the most impressive ships in bottles I know of. Suggesting that ships in bottles have existed for much longer than stated in the video. Not everyone builds ships in bottles with a hinged system. This is the easiest way, and some bottlers actually do fabricate them completely outside the bottle and add each piece one by one, reconstructing the model inside. Though, since this is quite painstaking, few take this route. Many ship hulls are however, built in multiple sections to pass through the neck of the bottle and re-assembled inside. If cut horizontally down the middle rigging lines would be pre-glued to one side, the adjacent side rigging is left loose and runs through holes or fittings that must be pulled tight, glued, and cut away. There are an incredible number of ways to fabricate a ship in bottle; it is an amazing artform!

[@nathanmoore5818]

Shut up

[@dysfunctional_vet]

Heather Gabrielle Rogers are you a model ship builder?

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

@@hgrogers85 1784 is not much older than the approximation of 1830 implied in the show(1980-150). Especially if you consider the show seemed to be speaking of when they became widespread rather than a solitary example.

[@BrianKongXD]

These 80/90’s educational videos are so satisfying to watch.

[@CuriosityShow]

Great, thanks, why not subscribe at kzbin.info for heaps more segments - Rob

[@BrianKongXD]

CuriosityShow already did that when I had discovered this channel! Keep up with the great contents

[@DannySullivanMusic]

agreed dude. entirely right

[@BodywiseMustard]

'90s *

[@jakobesparza]

ong, i found a channel called bits and bytes a while back that explained all the basics to computers at the time, it went really in depth to. Whole thing just uploaded to youtube

[@ryancox5516]

"It looks difficult, and it's harder than it looks" got me... lol

[@_egghead]

It means it's extremely hard :D

[@onometre]

"if anything goes wrong, heaven help you"

[@benkleschinsky]

It’s 3AM and I have work today, but I finally figured out how they put ships into bottles.

[@humorss]

hows a work you do daily more important than ship in a bottle?

[@DannySullivanMusic]

hahaha awesome comment

[@AlaskaSeelachs]

Hey Ben, this is your Boss. See me in my Office

[@radscorpion8]

Ben this is your wife, see me in the living room

[@sci_pain3409]

Ben, this is God. See me at the pearly gates

[@domi3821]

6:57 "If anything goes wrong , heaven help you" got me good 🤣

[@popeye9995sp]

the things ill watch instead of studying...

[@torpedo996]

Same.

[@czikkanhardt4750]

Fellas... watching this *is* studying.

[@daniloescleto1782]

hope u graduated now

[@banooca94]

I'm actually watching this to get an idea for a project 😂

[@testoprotein4336]

You know why? Because school is bullshit

[@DetroitColt]

The Bob Ross of Bottled Ships😂😂

[@DannySullivanMusic]

hehehe nice!

[@Agent_Neely]

Rob Boss

[@nomadenview]

Bottle Ross

[@RidingWithDave]

Best video KZbin has randomly recommended me in awhile.

[@CooManTunes]

Nobody cares, loser.

[@paulstovall3777]

Interesting. I've always found that ships served a better function out on open water.

[@DannySullivanMusic]

lol amazing

[@chuckclark6162]

Imagine if you threw a ship in a bottle into the ocean.🤯

[@apapz3245]

Oh

[@lesterhall5145]

Duh? The man is a talented artist much deserved admiration. What can you do troll?

[@samarm1587]

@@lesterhall5145 what are you talking about Lester?

[@qzwxecrv0192837465]

I am 50 and love this show. No long winded story or technicalities, this show just shows you how to do stuff at the basic level and then up to you if you want to try whatever project or thing they show

[@thewarroom6118]

This show is amazing. Simple topics, simple conversations and explanations. You give the viewer everything they need in a small amount of time. Brilliant.

[@Maki-00]

I’m a 48-year-old woman watching these videos with fascination. I would have loved this show as a kid!

[@rebel4466]

This show was part of my childhood. Just dubbed. Was my absolute favorite. Easy explanation for kids, but not dumbing down the content

[@thewarroom6118]

@@rebel4466 Mr. Wizard was my show growing up in the US. Same concept. These shows should be archived and kept safe. These are educational treasures.

[@dexterjsullen]

This wasn't in your recommended, you searched for this.

[@mr.anitabonghit]

True.

[@haruhifujioka5952]

Fair Fair

[@Dazzler825]

Yep

[@stewforwords]

Indeed

[@s1lly_sunny]

I searched for ship in a bottle song but fpund this too and liked it

[@sammoore4041]

I have absolutely no idea why this old, completely not at all related to anything I've ever watched video was on my feed, but what a cool video! my grandad had several of those and I was always fascinated by them!

[@obsidianzarok2361]

My dad used to make these when he worked away on lighthouses and would bring them home whenever i got the chance to see him. it was such a mind boggling thing looking at them when i was a little kid and he never would tell me how it was done. loved the video thank you.

[@Stepontwigs]

Maybe because its complicated to explain to kid this process haha *Kids, or to "a kid" forgot I wrote this comment got a notification and the grammar bothered me.

[@hentai6582]

Ruined the magic

[@Ultrag453]

Extremely informative. I live in Portsmouth, a seaside city so ships in bottles are a dime a dozen around here and I've always been curious how this was done.

[@CuriosityShow]

Thanks. Curiosity Show was a national science program for children featuring Dr Rob Morrison and Dr Deane Hutton. It was made in Adelaide, South Australia and screened nationally in Australia as well as in Europe, Asia and Australasia (14 countries) from 1972-1990. Deane and Rob intentionally used everyday items around the house (like old cans) so that children could repeat the demonstrations with materials they had to hand. In 1984 Curiosity Show won the Prix Jeunesse International, the world's top award for children's TV programs. Rob and Deane are steadily uploading segments at kzbin.info Why not subscribe?

[@chrisacres]

I’m in Portsmouth too!!

[@thisisaname3117]

Were all from portsmouth, Crazy to think we all could've passed each other at some point

[@FingerinUrDaughter]

this is only how the shitty looking ones are done. any good, realistic model, is assembled piece by piece in the bottle, not mashed through the neck fully completed like this. you can only use this method with very very simple models.

[@allaussietraveller9879]

@@thisisaname3117 I'm not from Portsmouth ☹

[@idjles]

I remember watching this as a child!! My favorite episode was when you demonstrated how a fax works with pencils and graph paper. Thanks for showing us to go to first principles.

[@CuriosityShow]

Many thanks. I hope you subscribe to kzbin.info as there are hundreds more segments there- Rob

[@XxYERMOM123xX]

@@CuriosityShow you’re awesome rob!! :) couldn’t express more how valuable you are in what you do and how easy you make it for other people to recreate experiments and demonstrations, rather than just selling some sort of over priced science kit. Thank you again!!

[@Deontjie]

Back when people had the time to do it. Now we use the time to watch videos about it.

[@AmpasaurusWrecks]

Thank you, I've wondered about this since I was about 7 lol.

[@CuriosityShow]

No problem. Lots more at kzbin.info - Rob

[@DannySullivanMusic]

lmao

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

No problem. I’m the guy in the video. My name is cornwallace o’neil

[@Agent_4547]

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 YOU LAY YOUR PALMS FLAT ON THAT TABLE TOP!

[@Corn0nTheCobb]

No problem! I'm the guy in the video. My name's George Washington.

[@oldbloke135]

Love it, especially the encouraging final words, "Well that looks difficult and it's harder than it looks!"

[@CuriosityShow]

A simple fore and aft rig isn't too hard and can look great - a very good way to begin - Rob

[@ximec.r.2643]

The most amazing thing I think is the patience of the people wo invented this, it explains why though, months on a ship would drive anyone to perfect any kind of craft available

[@DaveWhoa]

O... M... G.... The Curiosity Show!!! so awesome watching this as a kid all those years ago!!! Thankyou so much

[@CuriosityShow]

+Dave Smith Our pleasure. More segments each week, so spread the word - Rob

[@DaveWhoa]

+CuriosityShow Rob! these days im a software engineer + cryptographer and in my spare time enjoy as many videos as i can watch about quantum physics, the universe, life, and the brain. SEE WHAT YOU DID TO US KIDS!!!

[@CuriosityShow]

+Dave Smith I bet you had it in you all the time - Rob

[@godfreypoon5148]

+CuriosityShow So did I, and look how I turned out... electronics engineer. We blame you, Rob!

[@christophersmith108]

I remember rushing home to watch The Curiosity Show when it was first on, back in the days (oh, how my nieces and nephews laugh at the very thought!) before we had VCRs! I even remember watching this segment - and the messes I made trying to achieve a similar result. Happy days ETA I ended up a physicist, though with a BA in philosophy as well, with a particular interest in the philosophy of science. I generally put it down to having had "a misspent youth"

[@patj2600]

I have no idea why the thought popped into my mind, but here I am. Great video and such lovely, well spoken instruction!

[@CuriosityShow]

Very kind of you. Plenty more at kzbin.info -Rob

[@AdmiralMason]

Hey Rob, cheers for everything you've done through your life to inspire generations of Australians to get into Science.

[@CuriosityShow]

Many thanks - appreciated - Rob

[@theconsolekiller7113]

So this is how space travel works. Fascinating stuff Bob.

[@robertcrookall5991]

Gosh, imagine trying to do all that delicate fiddly work while you're sitting below decks on a ship that's continually rocking!

[@CuriosityShow]

Yesm, and with pretty poor lighting, too. Rob

[@garretteverett2613]

Even if you know how it's done this is still a fascinating process. There's a local glassblower who does glass ships inside of glass bottles - I would love to see how that's done!

[@_egghead]

Ya, even got more appreciation of the craftmanship after I know how it's done

[@seventhsteel1415]

I like how ultimately he admits that the way it’s done is just by fiddling with it a lot

[@mubarizmohamed8167]

I'm really glad that I stumbled upon this channel.

[@zomart4016]

Thank you for re-entering my life, I missed you guys so much. Along with the Julius Sumner-Miller videos, now also available via KZbin, my childhood is accessible at the click of a mouse.

[@useyourbrain5261]

"Well, that looks difficult, and it's harder than it looks." Rob's a funny bugger.

[@allaussietraveller9879]

This takes me back to when Australian TV was awesome. So good 👍

[@michaeltarasenko5177]

South Australian icon.

[@bobs8005]

The amount of patience required for this is insane.

[@ronniemillsap]

I have been showing this to my family and even watched some as a group tonight, very entertaining as well as informative! Also, I believe the same guys that made this show for television, are the same ones responding in the comments :) Dont experience that often!

[@CuriosityShow]

Thanks - you are right - Rob. Curiosity Show was a national science program for children featuring Dr Rob Morrison and Dr Deane Hutton. It was made in Adelaide, South Australia and screened nationally in Australia as well as in Europe, Asia and Australasia (14 countries) from 1972-1990. Deane and Rob intentionally used everyday items around the house (like old cans) so that children could repeat the demonstrations with materials they had to hand. In 1984 Curiosity Show won the Prix Jeunesse International, the world's top award for children's TV programs. Rob and Deane are steadily uploading segments at kzbin.info Why not subscribe?

[@ronniemillsap]

Will do, thanks for the reply and information :)

[@drake.707]

I like how tired this makes me. I watch this and I'm sleeping in no time. Thank you.

[@thefinessekid7358]

Oh my god this video is a time capsule. I am instantly back as a kid when i stayed up way too late to watch tv while my parents were asleep and programs like this with the low quality and synthy music all about something no one cares about but just interesting enough to catch your attention those were simpler times

[@CuriosityShow]

Many thanks - lots more at kzbin.info - please subscribe - Rob

[@kevin6293]

This video was recorded in 2012!

[@patrickcooperstockfootage1185]

@@kevin6293 This segment would have been recorded during the 1980s and then uploaded to youtube in 2013.

[@Sybreed1986]

Love ur content, I always get sucked into watching ur videos, then time flies. Interesting stuff to learn.

[@travisparkinson3075]

This show was my favourite show when I was a kid. Never saw this episode tho. Ah, the memories. I'm subscribed.

[@jennifernorman9655]

What a lovely clear, calm voice.

[@CuriosityShow]

Thanks very much - appreciated - Rob

[@Slaytounge]

Well that looks extremely difficult. I'd be more likely to rage and smash the bottle than actually finishing it. Very interesting to see though.

[@claudiasolorio7379]

WOW! light house in a bottle i enjoyed watching this. ship in a bottle take time to detail and patients

[@DangerBay]

I've lost control of my life.

[@danielbeltran864]

My friend’s listening near me: “How high are you?” Me blazed to the bone: “Im good, how are you?”

[@smillpupstick4323]

I like things that are just wholesome and wonderful like this.

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

Although many hobbyists refer to the craft as the "impossible bottle," building a ship in a bottle is simple and straightforward. All you need is a model ship, a bottle, and tools to secure the ship inside to create this intricate, beautiful project. Whether this is your first or one of many, a slow and patient attitude will help you build a strong ship in a bottle. Before you know it, you'll have created your own elegant and whimsical ship in a bottle!

[@nerozerohero751]

This is extremely cool. Great video.

[@CuriosityShow]

+Nero ZeroHero Thanks. Give it a go, but start with a "fore and aft" ship like a schooner or ketch as it is a lot easier than a square-rigger - Rob

[@nerozerohero751]

+CuriosityShow I definitely will! thanks.

[@brennanneaton3062]

Haven’t I seen this guy doing extremely relaxing/skillful things before

[@Siput2010]

I watched quite a few of your videos and I think they're mostly very interesting and highly educational, good job!

[@CuriosityShow]

+Murad Sapar Very kind of you. We'll keep them coming - Rob

[@kainedakillerv2704]

My grandfather had some of these. As a kid I would marvel at them. I always wondered how they did it, and now I know. Thank you

[@ftnppg1272]

Up until recently I thought the art behind this was blowing glass around an already built ship. I am 30 and just finding it out.

[@Fezezen]

Sailors used to do this at sea? Imagine how frustrating that would have been with the sea rocking the ship about while they try to do something that delicate

[@CuriosityShow]

Not to mention the fine engraving of scrimshaw - Rob

[@StarMaverick]

This is yet to come in your recommendation, please keep patience

[@raelgranados4308]

I searched for this

[@annc7739]

Wow, incredible! I'd always wondered how they've managed to fit those miniature ship figures or models into the narrow openings of those bottles. So today, I decided to break down the mystery of how these "ships in bottles" are made by simply watching a video of how it's done and I really love the craft. Perhaps I'll buy one when I get an opportunity to visit the UK.

[@CuriosityShow]

No, make one! - Rob

[@largol33t1]

Click on subtitles and skip to 7:59. Hilarious attempt at transcription! That will keep me laughing all night.

[@MisssKayy]

Thanks! Lol

[@potatolord2858]

Hahahahah

[@AndrewRyanIntl]

+largol33t1 "If you think you've mastered that ass"

[@jamesharper2823]

Oh my god...

[@Mincraftslacker]

Damn it been so long and no it says hat

[@mrghostly1118]

I'm gaining knowledge, and feel my brain shift and change by just watching this procedure.

[@Chris-ed4ni]

Gonna try and bottle my own ship pray for me boys

[@vladdev4264]

Ah yes, the 3 am content I was missing out on

[@ibelieveicansoar]

I always assumed they built the ship or other object, then spun a glass bottle around it à la clay on a pottery wheel, pinching the top as narrow as desired. I’ve seen large seashells in bottles, so those must be done the way I’ve surmised. Unless they raise the live snails in the bottles, then kill and clean them at the end.

[@wenxuanteoh6186]

Glass bottles are blown though

[@gilredsky9161]

Great visual guide for placing the ship in the bottle. A must for the novice at this artform.

[@CuriosityShow]

Very kind of yiou - lots more at kzbin.info with new material each week for subscribers there - Rob

[@danmyers2759]

The popularisation of resin 3D printers could be quite a boon to the “ships in a bottle” art form. The level of detail in such a small scale with resin printers is incredible.

[@erict3032]

Love the 80’s retro style! Good video. Always wanted to know how that was done and now I know!

[@Jade-mm1wl]

Science is been so concerned with whether we can, that they haven't considered whether we should. Ships in a bottle. Has science gone too far?

[@CuriosityShow]

+Jade Hardly science, just an interesting pastime, but it does help enormously when you want to learn how different sailing ships were rigged- Rob

[@cierria4199]

What? I think its a neat idea. However, I dont really know what it means. Ive heard of message in a bottle.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

When they start putting *CLONED DINOSAURS* into bottles, *THEN* there will be trouble...😝

[@Thorsanbauer]

Gateway drug to genetic manipulation.

[@spock7945]

Ships in bottle equals arts and crafts though, not science!

[@selena-9841]

For some reason at 1am on a quarantine night i felt the need to watch ships in a bottle videos

[@CuriosityShow]

Better yet, try making one - Rob

[@bakuya99]

Well that answers one my questions.

[@czikkanhardt4750]

The patience to put that tiny model into that tiny bottle... That must have been tough.

[@CuriosityShow]

Good occupational therapy! Like making jewellery, if it is demanding enough, you don't think of much else - Rob

[@AlterRaigo]

This looks so complex, even with the explanation, wow, I love it!

[@menib7574]

I have one more day to work on my final project, but boy did this how to bottle a ship video was worth watching

[@morpheen1062]

0:17 "do do it" HA DOO-DOO

[@tsz7611]

lube bee omg me 😂

[@brucewayne-cn4vd]

It's videos like this that help answer life's questions.

[@CuriosityShow]

There is much more to make and do at www.KZbin.com/curiosityshow and look for the Make-and Do playlist

[@aiden_3c]

What's crazy is that I was recommended this so so many years ago and watched this. Probably around when it was new. Insane to see it recommended in 2022 of all times.

[@ogdencgaming]

why am i watching this

[@delilahj2592]

Lol

[@n3xusn3xus2]

Christina you asked ur slfe how the fuck do they get sea cars in bottles

[@bobr9207]

Do you have Alzheimer's? Because you clicked on the video

[@melvin5793]

Cuz u do

[@nako-chen]

Why do you actually enjoy kpop

[@onesixgg]

Not sure why this video is on my front page, but here we go.

[@joshuaio5288]

Here I always thought teeny tiny sailors piloted the ships into the bottles!

[@dartanion0075]

Bring this show back please 🥺

[@ylwpyro9549]

So that's how it's done.

[@CuriosityShow]

YLW Pyro Yes, but best to start with a simple fore-and-aft rig (schooner or ketch) as you'll learn a lot before getting into the seriously tricky square riggers. - Rob

[@nowirehangers2815]

I LOVED this show as a kid. Gunna binge watch now

[@ctrlelxnd9970]

day 37 of where will quarantine take me. going strong boys

[@biggy1168]

Thank you KZbin algorithm.

[@judew.5872]

Thank you so much for this! I was curious before, wondering how they did it but I assumed the makers were just incredibly patient and had a very steady hand. Loved this but I'm klutzy so I absolutely know I'd flub it if I tried. I'll stick to painting and beadweaving.

[@arbendit4348]

"And back to ship bottling" This is the only context in which such a sentence can make sense.

[@simpleminded1uk]

Hey Rob, my wife was talking about this a couple of weeks ago, and said that I had once used a word for the practice of bottling ships... but I have no idea what that word might have been. Any ideas?

[@CuriosityShow]

No, sorry, I don't recall such a term, although people do make these up - Rob

[@mvfc7637]

jeez, I just had a flashback to my childhood growing up in the 80’s.

[@nowirehangers2815]

Same

[@jpaxonreyes]

It _can't_ be harder than it looks because it looks impossible.

[@CuriosityShow]

It's not so bad if you start with a fore and aft rig - give it a go - Rob

[@jpaxonreyes]

Heh, just making light of what was stated at 7:54. By the by, I just discovered this channel (and soon suscribed), and I look forward to exploring the entire library. Funnily though, these clips looked a little "vintage", but, seeing the high number of recent uploads, I wondered if you were deliberately applying a filter for a nostalgic effect. I imagined that that would be a thing _Australian hipster science nerds_ would do. But then I read on Wikipedia the story of the show and was straightened out. Cheers, you have a new fan in the US!

[@namenot5941]

I wish they had shows like this when i was a kid

[@sharonothefae]

I can remember watching this show as a kid, loved it then love it now

[@CuriosityShow]

Many thanks. Curiosity Show was a national science program for children featuring Dr Rob Morrison and Dr Deane Hutton. It was made in Adelaide, South Australia and screened nationally in Australia as well as in Europe, Asia and Australasia (14 countries) from 1972-1990. Deane and Rob intentionally used everyday items around the house (like old cans) so that children could repeat the demonstrations with materials they had to hand. In 1984 Curiosity Show won the Prix Jeunesse International, the world's top award for children's TV programs. Rob and Deane are steadily uploading segments at kzbin.info

[@deepp60]

How old are you now sir?

[@billsbunts]

An old R.A.N. Shipwright.. John ''Buzza'' Bee showed me this in 1982 Thanks for sharing

[@CuriosityShow]

Many thanks. If you haven't already subscribed you can do so at kzbin.info for new segments each week - Rob

[@zxoixy3264]

all of the sudden i thought, how do they put ships in a bottle, i thought it was one if two things. 1. they cut the bottle then seamlessly glue it together or 2. they painstakingly assemble it in the bottle with tweasers peace by peace and take months to even years doing it, i never thought this was how... the things i think of when i should be focusing🤦🏼‍♂️😂

[@erronblack5015]

Its very rare nowadays to see something like this

[@MacMashPotato]

I wanna try to do this, but with my favorite car, the jeep wrangler. a jeep wrangler in a bottle. That sounds fun.

[@CuriosityShow]

Mac MashPotato It's an odd hobby, but some people manage to work out how to put all kinds of things into a bottle - cars among them. Sometimes they are made in several parts and assembled inside the bottle, piece by piece. Rob

[@largol33t1]

Mac MashPotato Technically, it can be done but it requires a LOT of time and patience. You do need steady hands too. I've seen someone put a diorama of a Civil War scene in a bottle. I asked the guy how the freak he did it. His reply: LOTS of time and steady hands! I lack the latter so I can't build models like this.

[@CreaseysWorkshop]

Wow, that looks like a hobby you have put a lot of time into Rob. Those are beautiful meticulous models. Fascinating!

[@CuriosityShow]

Thanks, I have done a few but only occasionally when the time seems right for leisurely stuff. I started because I used to do archaeological work diving on shipwrecks and wanted to become a bit more familiar with different rigs, mast layout etc. Building models is good for this and putting them in bottles helped to preserve them. - Rob

[@CuriosityShow]

Plus, of course, we had to work out something every week to demonstrate on Curiosity Show, so i probably spent more time on these things than I might otherwise have done-Rob

[@CreaseysWorkshop]

It must have been a tremendous amount of work coming up with so many interesting segments. Years ago I was involved with a cub scout group, so I know the pressure of coming up with something new each week. Of course we had the luxury of repeating many favourite games and crafts so it was nowhere near as difficult. One thing I do remember doing several times was making torches using tin foil rubber bands and thumb tacks. Now I wonder where that idea came from!! :-D

[@hollywood8934]

As a builder of folk art in bottles (google Chris Wood bottles), I love the video, but I do want to say that ships in bottles are a bit older than he said. If this was 1984-5, then the 150 years he said since the first ship in bottles, would point to 1834-5, but the earliest dated ship in bottle in existence today was built in 1784 in Italy by Venetian Sea Captain Gioni Biondo. So, then it was 200 years old & today it is 231 years old! Two of Biondo's amazing ship in bottles are known (including a 1792 example now in the Marine Museum in Lisbon), both visible on this page with another 18th C. example- www.barcosenbotella.com/BeB_Historia.htm (or google his name & bottle in images if this link fails). There were probably earlier models, but they have not survived. Other scenes built in bottles date back to 1719, the date on the earliest two examples to have survived. I hope this is informative.

[@CuriosityShow]

+Holly Wood You are quite right. What I meant was that the wholesale production of ships in bottles as a commonly practised pastime at sea seems to have depended on the availability of more mass-produced clear glass bottles (medicine bottles were especially prized) for sailors to start making them in good numbers, and that was around the mid 1800s. The early Biondo examples are fantastically well done - as were many of the exquisite bone ships moidelled by French prisoners in the Napoleonic wars - not bottled, though. - Rob

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

making the ship look real to scale, is the most important step.

[@CuriosityShow]

The usual practice is to put in not too much detail - about what you could see from 50 metres away from a real ship - Rob

[@shyambarot1706]

I've hit the dark part of youtube...

[@zzz7zzz9]

nope. the dark part is where they are "putting shit into a bottle".

[@westham118]

Unbelievable how far we have come since this. In 2022 you can watch videos on how to roll a blunt 😂😂

[@izzy8823]

videos of girls twerking.. or this?... here i am

[@NeoFrontierTechnologies]

If you just want to know the principle method of how this is done - without watching hours of video. Then this video is for you. Thanks to the publisher. I gave it a like.

[@CuriosityShow]

Thanks for that. plenty more at kzbin.info - Rob

[@halcyonzenith4411]

I always assumed that the miniature ship started out as a small sponge, and when water was added to the bottle it would reach full size.

[@jamie1095]

The KZbin algorithm predicts what I'll watch better than me

[@pedroscruiser]

Cool 70's porn music

[@TheHeadPhoneKid1]

pedroscruiser haha yeah

[@dhudzmarcelo1044]

this is the classic youtube videos we haven't seen for a long time