How to Get the Marble out of Your Ramune Bottle

How to Claim the Marble Out of Your Ramune Bottle

I wanted the marble.

Disclaimers

This is dangerous. Boiling water is dangerous. Stabbing glass bottles is dangerous. You could burn yourself, stab yourself, break a bottle. I haven't but it could happen.

This method worked for this variety of Ramune bottle but I can't guarantee it will work for any other Ramune bottles. This is the only type they carry at my grocery.

How I did it

1. Boil a pot of water.
2. Turn the bottle upside down and submerge the plastic lid in the water for 30 seconds.
3. Lay the bottle down on a towel on the counter. with the top facing away from you.
4. Push a flathead screwdriver into the gap between the bottle and the top. Try to work the screwdriver back and forth to pry the plastic.
5. If it's too hard, boil a bit longer.
6. This is going to take a few rounds of heating and prying. The goal is NOT to pop the lid off. That simply doesn't happen. The goal is to loosen the plastic all around the lid until it's large enough to just take it off.
7. Claim your marble.

The boiling water softens the plastic enough to be able manipulate the plastic cap until it's loose enough to remove.