A Tin-Can Plane

@JudyEv (382240)
Rockingham, Australia
March 23, 2017 8:38am CST
I've done posts lately about items recycled from various materials. There was a park bench made of bicycle parts then a little trombone player made of nuts and bolts and here we have an aeroplane made of recycled cans. It's not the best photo but hopefully you'll be able to make out the plane. I've seen a motor-bike made out of bottle-tops too, the sort of bottle-top with a ring to pull to get the top off but I don't have a photo of it.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (57231)
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23 Mar 17
I don't suppose it can fly.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
This guy had a dozen or so strung up under a rotary clothes line so they appeared to be flying.
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allen0187
@allen0187 (59830)
• Philippines
23 Mar 17
That is a nice looking tin can plane! Very creative!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Mar 17
@allen0187 And if you wanted to make a squadron of planes, you'd need a whole lot of cans.
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allen0187
@allen0187 (59830)
• Philippines
26 Mar 17
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Mar 17
@allen0187 Better a working one than a paralytic one. :)
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susan
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
25 Mar 17
They're very clever the people that dream these ideas up... i've seen several different things made with tin cans... I like them ...
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susan
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
26 Mar 17
@JudyEv same here... I have one somewhere ... but could not find it either...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Mar 17
The motor-bikes made from bottle-tops are only small but very creative too. I can't find the one I had so I can't take a photo of it.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43611)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Mar 17
Geez, what creativity.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43611)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Mar 17
@JudyEv - Yes, but I'll leave the art to someone else!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
@teamfreak16 Maybe you could just be someone's supply chain.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43611)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Mar 17
@JudyEv - I could do that!
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
25 Mar 17
I love art made from recycled trash. Love the airplane.We pass a car parts place that has a man standing at the entrance made of car parts.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Mar 17
They are very creative, some of these craftsmen.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
25 Mar 17
@JudyEv they really are. I love it.
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
23 Mar 17
How crafty! I saw a picture of a pirate ship made out of tin cans
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
People are very creative sometimes. Even teachers in kindergartens come up with some very nice stuff.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
@Marty1 No, using cans wouldn't be a good idea at all but they do have some clever tricks with safer materials.
youless
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Mar 17
You have to be very careful to do it since it is easy to hurt your fingers. The tin sheet can be so sharp.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
The thin steel they use for the cans can be very sharp indeed.
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Dr. Ann
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I like the plane because it can hang from the ceiling and not take up table space.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
That's true. Table and other tops can get a bit cluttered sometimes.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153529)
• India
24 Mar 17
Who is the creator of this hi fi plane?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
I've no idea. It was just at an agricultural show that we attended.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
23 Mar 17
I love those things made with simple materials that we usually discard. People can really be creative.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
24 Mar 17
@JudyEv No, I imagine that creative people "see" what they can do without any particular effort.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
It shouldn't be so hard to think up these things, should it?
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
25 Mar 17
It's a very unique plane
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Mar 17
It's pretty neat. He was selling a few here and there.
Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
23 Mar 17
seen tin can stuff before, always thought it looked a tad rednecked
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Mar 17
I wouldn't want one but it's creative.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
24 Mar 17
Oh I love watching how people recycle things - I have this great photo of a tin-shack - literally speaking . The Damara's of Namibia sell their wares from these little shacks
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
That is incredible. Somewhere in Australia, they make canoes out of tin-cans and have races in them.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
23 Mar 17
I am thinking you have too much time on your hands!
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Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
24 Mar 17
That's very clever indeed ..
Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Mar 17
Yes its cute. At a flea market I seen the tin man from Wizard of Oz made out of recycles tin cans. I wanted it but I would not pay the price they wanted, I might make my own one day.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
They're pretty much junk art aren't they? Shouldn't be worth too much.
DJ
@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
23 Mar 17
This reminded me of water bottle submarine I saw on this show named "Art Attack" once. They do stuff like that on that all the time.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
They're pretty cute too!
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