For geeks who are keen on the physics of wine, today’s invention is a possible gift.
A base unit can accommodate any wine bottle, once opened.
A semicircular cam moves laterally backwards and forwards along the base, changing the angle of the bottle from moment to moment.
This it does in order to maximise the surface area of liquid, so as to let it ‘breathe’ effectively, but without spilling any wine.
This is a complex optimisation problem, given the internal geometry of bottles, which is probably best solved by iteration.
Each time wine is drunk from the bottle and it is replaced on the base, the bottle would find a new angle, but stilll not splash any on the table.
