So the recent hype online is about a french video of a guy uncorking a bottle with his shoe... I too don't understand french, but I think the actions are pretty simple to understand.



and no, this is not really a gimmick of any sort, frankly you can open a bottle by striking its base repeatedly... a shoe just provides a nice thick base... you can even use a simple towel, like in the video below.



But then again, yes, you will be mixing about the sediments, so don't really do it with a good bottle of wine, unless you are really desperate =x