A message in a bottle (abbrev. MIB ) is a form of communication in which a message is sealed in a container (typically a bottle) and released into a conveyance medium (typically a … See more

Some bottles are ballasted with dry sand so that they float vertically at or near the ocean surface, and are less influenced by winds and breaking waves than other bottles that are … See more

Historical examples are listed in chronological order, based on year of recovery (when applicable):
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The term "message in a bottle" has been applied to techniques of communication that do not literally involve a bottle or a water-based method … See more

Bottled messages may date to about 310 B.C., in water current studies reputed to have been carried out by Greek philosopher Theophrastus. The Japanese medieval epic The Tale of the Heike records the story of an exiled poet who, in about 1177 A.D., … See more

Some drift bottles were not found for more than a century after being launched.
Floating objects may ride gyres (large circulating current … See more

Besides interest in citizen science drift-bottle experiments, message-in-a-bottle lore has often been of a romantic or poetic nature. Such … See more