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The seamless aluminum beer can turns 50 years old this month. That's right, just a half a century ago, the beer-drinking world suffered the ignominy of drinking suds through seamed steel cans. The fine folks in Golden, Colorado, changed all that back in 1958 and we've been celebrating the contents of the aluminum can ever since.

Perhaps even more useful than what lies inside the can is the can itself -- it's recyclable, after all. And plenty of folks have put empty beer cans to astounding use.

Check out our gallery of amazing empties and dream of what you might do (aside from passing out) after you finish your next case of Coors, PBR, Black Label and/or Milwaukee's Best.

Amazing Uses for Beer Cans

    The Beer Can House gives a reason to visit Houston. The house includes 50,000 beer cans and 50,000 reasons to stop putting your cans in the recycling.

    beercanhouse.org

    The good people of Darwin Australia started a beer can boat regatta to combat all the empty beer cans on their beaches. Of course, what do you do during the regatta but drink more beer?

    beercanregatta.org.au

    If you have a spare USB hub you don't mind ripping apart, here's one that'll fit in your favorite beverage.

    instructables.com

    A little late for Thanksgiving decorations, but you could buy this
    Turkey Statue for your Super Bowl party.

    Flickr.com, Chicken Pants

    Just using 50 aluminum cans, black paint and a few tools you can create a passive solar heater.

    hemmings.com

    This recycled radio includes bottle tops and cans for its casing.

    ecofriend.org

    This MacGyver wannabe had a broken exhaust pipe on his motorized bicycle, so he fitted a beer can into his new exhaust system.

    motoredbikes.com

    For the ultralight backpacker set, a cooking pot made out of a Foster's can for boiling water. The weight loss from the cook pot will be offset if your backpack contains extra beer. Only $14 at Backpacking Light.

    flickr.com, lee.ekstrom

    Last year the Beer Can Crochet Hat made a comeback when designer Meghan Fabulous put one on each of her models during a fashion show. Expect all the cool kids to wear one this summer.

    flickr.com, dhop76

    Designer Nikos Floros created a show of opera gowns from a weave of recycled beer cans. Now we know why she's considered the fat lady.

    sandman-chronicles