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How do corkscrews work?

Updated: 9/17/2023
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The corkscrew, functions in the manner of the simple machine called a screw. In this specific case, force is applied to the end of the corkscrew through the torsion, or twisting, of the screw. This permits the corkscrew to penetrate into a material, usually cork. Thanks to the helical design of the corkscrew, this then allows for tension to be placed on the corkscrew, in order to retract the cork in its entirety from the neck of a bottle.

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