How do bottling companies insert champagne corks into the bottles when they make them?

Question

How do bottling companies insert champagne corks into the bottles when they make them?

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Answer 1

fun fact – cork has a Poisson ration of about zero, which means that as you press down on it it does not expand sideways. Without that it would not be easy to use it to push into a bottle top, as the expansion sideways would resist your efforts