Beer Can Rod "Sculpture"

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I'm interested in seeing how long/tall you could build a beer can rod, with multiple cans snugly stacked one atop each other and fixed with insulation tape.

Beer cans are super light (though perhaps I'd need to consider the brand. short cans, ideally), and I reckon they'd have a strong enough tensile strength (when securely taped), that you could easily join well over 100 before it would crack. In order to crack, it would have to either rip apart at a taping, or bend/split along the length of one can. Their lightness, combined with the relative strength of the cans, could mean A TRULY MASSIVE ROD!!

I have 'fantasies' of waving a +200m beer-can-rod through the air with a flick of my wrist, swiftly as a light sabre.

Is this stupid?? I just want to know your rod estimates, really. HOW LONG COULD THE ROD BE??

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

You should be spending your time on more productive projects, like filling an empty bedroom with styrofoam packing peanuts.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

Yes, this is incredibly stupid. But you already knew that.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 00:18 (twenty years ago)

i reckon closer to fifty before you ran out of space in your garden (dependent on the size of your garden obviously)

― Slumpman (Slump Man), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 00:34 (twenty years ago)

It's not stupid. It's art.

And actually, it was only the inanity of the peanuts post that made me think it was alright to post this.

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

I have 'fantasies' of waving a +200m beer-can-rod through the air with a flick of my wrist, swiftly as a light sabre.

It won’t happen, too much wind resistance. Also, you’ll probably snap your wrist.

Pics please IF you manage it though!?!

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 10:30 (twenty years ago)

I could wear one of those professional bowling straps. Like in the Commando.

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

I could wear one of those professional bowling straps. Like in Commando.

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 14:09 (twenty years ago)

I could wear one of those professional bowling straps. Like in Commando.

― Steve.n. (sjkirk), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

Not worth it - your better beer comes in bottles.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

I could wear one of those professional bowling straps. Like in Commando.

You too, huh?

The best beer comes in flagons, tankards and fancy-dan Belgian goblets.

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

This would depend entirely on the strength and flexibility of the tape. My advice: duct tape. You'll set a word record for Things That Are Long And Cylindrical.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

I'll see your tankard and raise

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

I'll see your cornucopia, and raisehttp://www.camrabristol.org.uk/pintswest.gif

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm. 10,000 gallon 'pint' glasses supporting a suspension bridge are tempting indeed, but the renaissance faire nerd in me REALLY loves the idea of a viking drinking horn...

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

I got it!

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

You're right. Any measure of ale requiring a cantilever is probably pretty unwieldy. Chicks love viking shit, too.

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Thursday, 10 November 2005 11:23 (twenty years ago)

instructions:
1. read through this thread.
2. try to pick out the people that HATE FUN.
3. shake head sadly.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 10 November 2005 12:25 (twenty years ago)

legs full of beer. no other thread has legs full of beer. and maria de madeiros. hot bent noses!

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Thursday, 10 November 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

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