Instead, here's how to open a bottle with something you don't have to be as careful with: your basic disposable lighter.

SOME of the strangest ways Brits have tried to open a bottle are with a wooden spoon, a cigarette lighter – or their own teeth. But 23 per cent of those who have tried the latter ended up wit… ...

Instead, here's how to open a bottle with something you don't have to be as careful with: your basic disposable lighter. First , get a good grip around the very top of the neck.