Q&A for How to Make a Message in a Bottle

If whoever sent the original message left a contact number or address, ship it to them. Otherwise, stuff your reply back in the bottle and send it the direction it came from.

Sometimes! There have been reports of people finding bottles with messages in them years after they have been cast. A bottle just floats wherever the tide takes it, so it is difficult to say who will find your bottle and when.

No, plastic kills marine life and should never be littered.

Sometimes; depending on the rules at the beach you go to. Before you go to the beach, check the rules online; they generally have them posted on a website.

You simply throw it from the ship. Make sure you are not violating any rules!

It depends on whether or it is high/low tide. If high, the tide will come in and wash it out, so it can be left on the shore.

You can use any wax, but when I tried to make this, candle wax worked the best. Just let it drip onto the cork while it is lit.

You generally have to use a glass bottle, but you could use alternate bottles if you had them.

You could use any, just make sure that it is secure. You don't want water leaking in and destroying your message.

Low tide. High tides will wash it away, but be mindful that both tides are bound to come eventually.

Yes! But do not use plastic as it kills marine life, glass is the best choice.

It depends on the material of the bottle, that's why you have to make sure to secure it and have to place it gently out on the ocean.