Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
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Laser Guided Champagne Corks

 For improved targeting accuracy!
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Tearing off the foil wrapper from the top of the champagne bottle triggers a hidden switch which activates the miniature laser diode in the cork.

The red spot can then be manoeuvred onto the desired target before thumb pressure is applied to release the projectile.

—Wrongfellow, May 27 2012

(+) but it needs a lil' somethin-somethin. http://sulliwan.com...ay/2010-04-07/1.jpg
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, May 27 2012, last modified May 28 2012]

Rifled Champagne Rifled_20Champagne
The low-budget option [mitxela, May 27 2012]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrage [pocmloc, May 27 2012]

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       "Now pay attention, 007..."
—ytk, May 27 2012
   

       All you need now is a cork which flies as straight as a laser beam.   

       Alternatively, all you need now is a laser beam which droops sharply under gravity and blows sideways in a draft.
—pertinax, May 27 2012
   

       Add C-4... it would be oh-so-much more fun if the cork exploded on impact. [+]
—Grogster, May 27 2012
   

       [+] yay- don't poke out your eye!
—xandram, May 27 2012
   

       I think "thumbs" are a very inaccurate way of firing the cork, its like using a laser targeting system on a rifle then trying to fire it accurately using only your feet-funny, but dangerous and silly. If a wire was passed through the cork and the bottle, with a loop on one side to pull on, you could fire it quicker, and with less hesitation.
—erenjay, May 27 2012
   

       This is such a half-baked idea. Yay. Now I can hit that zonker, idiot I don't like, right square in the nose! +
—blissmiss, May 27 2012
   

       If you drink good champagne, you do not want the cork coming out in an energetic manner, therefore wasting champagne (-)
—normzone, May 28 2012
   

       Some occasions call for both high- and low-quality champagnes; the cheap stuff is for opening in a celebratory manner and the good stuff is for drinking. I've actually seen this at wedding receptions.
—Alterother, May 28 2012
   
      
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