Estimated 1,500 Americans suffer cork-related eye injuries, group say:
In the USA Today (12/8) Better Life blog, Rita Rubin wrote that, according to a group of eye physicians, "an estimated 1,500 Americans suffer cork-related eye injuries" from improperly opening bottles of champagne and sparkling wines. According to the group, a champagne cork "can fly through the air at 50 miles an hour. That's enough to break glass or cause permanent eye injuries in a fraction of a second." Experts recommend chilling the bottle well, not shaking it before opening, and "covering the cork with a towel as you twist it out by hand, not with a corkscrew," as well as not pointing it at anyone as you are opening it.
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