Changing sparkling wine: How to protect your eyes from dangerous cork!

Changing sparkling wine: How to protect your eyes from dangerous cork!

At the turn of the year, the sparkling wine cork are available in Austria, because according to Schlumberger around nine out of ten Austrians open around two million bottles of sparkling wine. However, these popping celebrations not only bring party moods, but also serious risks. As krone.at , the cork can release so much pressure when opening that it reaches a speed of up to 80 km/h. This means that he can become a dangerous weapon at lightning speed if handled improperly.

consequences of corken injuries

Scientists from the University of Cambridge urgently warn of the potential dangers. The eye injuries caused by flying sparkling wine are anything but harmless. According to Deutsche-papothekerzeitung.de Blind. In the long term, complications such as traumatic cataracts or ocular hypertension can occur that significantly restrict vision.

To protect yourself and others, it is important to pay attention to keeping the bottle at an angle when opening champagne or champagne bottles and steering the cork in a safe direction. The celebrations should not cloud the joy of the new year - so open eyes when corken pops!