The Amazing Bottle Opener

Gah! Not another gratuitous piccie! This is the bottle opener that I know as an "Ahso". Tho this one is stamped "Italy" and "FGB". I think the "Ahso" came from the Far East, as you would expect of such a neat gadget.

You place the longer of the two prongs between the cork and the bottle neck. Then wiggle it down until the shorter prong reaches the cork on the other side of the neck. Another little wiggle ensures it is properly in on both sides. Then you "rock" the opener down, side to side. When at the bottom you stop rocking and start twisting upwards and hey presto out comes the cork, undamaged, No push-ins, no crumbling no problems. And the real magic is that by doing the opposite (twist down and rock up) you can reinsert a cork! And they are cheap as chips.