Dave Smith wrote:
> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>
>> I suspect the bottle had some microorganisms in it and they blossomed
>> after the bottle was re-corked. As the microorganisms grew, they
>> generated gas, just like yeast does when it gets warm. The gas
>> probably
>> built up to a sufficient degree to pop the bottle.
>
> And what would those micro-organisms be eating? Yeast eats sugar to
> produce alcohol and carbon dioxide, but it stops when the alcohol
> content gets too high or when it runs out of sugar.
>
> I am inclined to go along with the cat theory. If the glass is all on
> the floor and not on the counter it was probably knocked there.

The bottle was on the floor to begin with. And Persia is an unusual cat -
she doesn't jump on counters or tables. Never even messes with my computer


Jill