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What can I do with 500 straws?

What it says on the tin. I can't think of what to do with them.

Sorry bout the webcam pic.

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Apr 27, 2011. 2:05 AMdog digger says:
You could make a harmonica with a few of them
Jul 5, 2010. 12:55 AMrickharris says:
Jul 4, 2010. 8:50 PMRe-design says:
Have 500 sodas or return them from the McDonalds that you stole them from.
Jul 5, 2010. 12:23 AMfrollard says:
Those are black...mikkeys are white with yellow stripe... black are usually from higher end restaurants or food supply chains.
Jul 5, 2010. 2:49 PMseandogue says:
Make a flow straightener for your wind tunnel
Jul 5, 2010. 1:38 PMjakebaldwin says:
Make five hundred straw clarinets? Super fun little things that take 500 straws to truly master... I read about them somewhere online... They're awesome. :) I'm always lacking in the straw department, so you could also send a couple hundred to me... maybe... ;)
Jul 5, 2010. 12:27 PMKiteman says:
Make a really big Bell tetrahedron kite.
Jul 5, 2010. 7:28 AMyokozuna says:
Find 500 youngsters and create your very own spitwad army.
Jul 5, 2010. 5:49 AMQuest for Questions says:
Sell some, and with the money, buy black powder, then fill a bunch of 'em up and you just got a tone of fireworks !
Jul 5, 2010. 5:43 AMRe-design says:
Great idea and link.
Jul 5, 2010. 12:34 AMKoosie says:
Push them together to make one REALLY LONG straw. Or try and sell them, who knows, you might get lucky.
Jul 5, 2010. 12:22 AMGrathio says:
A lamp.

A chair.

A lamp.

A Sierpinski tetrahedron.

Tensegrity structures.

Several dozen other things. (Mostly lamps)

A Bridge.

A bunch more things.

Or drink through a straw for the next 500 drinks.  It's not like they'll spoil!

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