The Modern Rogue's wine-bottle trick needs just one straw

A classic Scam Nation challenge turns a flimsy drinking straw into an unlikely bottle-lifting tool.

Channel: The Modern Rogue Story of November 3, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 37,578 views a day, 7.9 times a normal first day on this channel (4,733).

Bet You Can’t Lift a Wine Bottle With a Straw

The Modern Rogue sets a deceptively simple challenge: move a glass wine bottle to another table using only a straw, without breaking anything. An attempt involving a lit match quickly earns a warning from off camera. The solution needs no flame at all.

In "Bet You Can't Lift a Wine Bottle With a Straw", the host folds the straw into a hook and feeds it through the bottle opening. The bent end catches against the bottle's inner shoulder, allowing him to lift it and carry it across to the table. The useful part is hidden inside the glass.

The Short reached about 19,000 views in eight hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full first day for Shorts. Its description calls it classic Scam Nation with Josie, returning to the bar-bet territory that viewers associate with Brian Brushwood.

That connection turns up in the comments too: viewers recall Scam School, recognize the old bar bet and propose another approach, wrapping the straw around the bottle's neck under tension. One particularly watchful commenter spots the straw changing color between shots.

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The numbers

The bottle trick has already passed The Modern Rogue's usual first-day audience for Shorts, with much of its opening day still to go.

the video's first day

usual first day here

4,733

this video

37,578

subscribers

1,720,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

679,399,076

views per day

15,460

typical day: 41,274

the video

views

18,897

likes

434

comments

10

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Scott Manley

1,870,000

BBC Earth Science

1,830,000

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1,810,000

Chris Boden

1,800,000

The Modern Rogue

1,720,000

Domain of Science

1,670,000

As of November 3, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.