Friday, February 18, 2011

Bizarre uses for tin

I'm looking for inexpensive tin sheets for a few craft projects that I'm planning and ran across this very odd review of tin/metal sheets on Amazon:

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Good for Bedding; Awesome for Hats, March 20, 2010
Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: 16254 .008 Tin 6x12" Sheet (Toy)
I recently bought these tin sheets because I feel that metal has many purposes, and you can never have too many kinds of metal. Already having such metals as "hard," "cold," and "shiny," I figured adding these tin sheets to my collection would increase my value to humanity.

My first application for these tin sheets was to use them as bedding. After a night of rustling around, constantly crinkling the tin, I decided to go back to my wood chip bedding. It was an honorable try, but just didn't work out the way I wanted it to.

Next, I decided to make a tin sheet hat. No, not tin foil; I mean tin sheet. The difference is that the tin sheet is a bit thicker, which greatly adds to the strength of the tin to inhibit psychic attacks. I even made a small bill to shield my face from evil bird doo doo. When using the tin for this purpose, nothing else compares.

One drawback to these tin sheets is that while they're great for making hats, other clothing manufactured from the sheets is a bit restrictive and noisy. For example, a shirt I made from the material made me look more like a cardboard cut out than a sexy beast. The reflective power of the tin did not attract any women, but did seem to attract hippies who thought I might be able to hook up to their electric cars as a sort of solar panel. This too did not work.

Nevertheless, I do recommend these tin sheets for purposes including but not limited to constructing shelving units, making antipsychic hats, and as bathroom decoration.

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