Man Left Vast Collection of Beer Cans After Death

Photo: tubes.

When you die, what do you want your legacy to be? Well, the "Beer Can Man" bequeathed his immense collection of (what else?) beer cans to the rest of world. Sean Tubridy wrote:

So the deal is these belonged to a guy known as "The Beer Can Man". He had a place in our building and collected these along with bar signs and all sorts of other stuff. He died a while back and these are being hauled away. They can’t be recycled for the deposit because they are tin and steel.

By the end there were 12 trailer-size dumpsters of cans!

Thanks Hanan!

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The Very First Beer Can and Other Unusual Beer Cans of the World

Beer has come a long way since the very first beer can was produced back in 1935. Our pal WebUrbanist has a nifty post about some of the most unusual and collectible beer cans in the world. This one to the left is the very first canned beer:

American Can Co. began experimenting with canned beer in 1931, as it anticipated the end of Prohibition. Krueger’s Special Beer was the first commercially packaged beer in a can. The very first canned beer was sold in Richmond, Virginia in 1935. Early on, manufacturers were mostly concerned with creating a beer can that could hold up to the heat and pressure of the pasteurization process without bursting or later leaking on the store shelves. Style and branding were considered, but were not a top priority in the beginning. Pabst was the first major brewer to offer beer in a can.

Link

(Photo: Rustycans, who has a great many more collections of, well, rusty beer cans!)

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Vintage Beer Cans

Photo: Lance Wilson via Love Made Visible

Love beer? Here’s something for you: a neat collection of vintage beer cans by Lance Wilson and Dan Becker. According to TheDieline blog, the duo have over 2000 beer cans from the past 70 years or so, and have uploaded photos of a small fraction of them onto Flickr.

Link [Flickr Photoset]

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VideoSift Clips of the Week

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	Parkour Noob Well, not everyone can run and jump around like ninjas. Here's a video clip of why you shouldn't exactly try do parkour if you're not physically coordinated. Link (Hey, isn't that the Numa Numa guy?)
	The Slingshot Man Don't pick a fight with Rufus Hussey, The Beanshooter Man, at least when he's armed with a slingshot - he is absolutely terrifyingly awesome with it. Link
	How to Steal a Car with Beer Cans Yes, it's probably a staged footage, but it's conceivable ... and pretty clever for a criminal! Link
	How to Disarm a Crazy Samurai Sword Wielding Man Not all policemen resort to lethal force, guns or tasers to disarm a crazy samurai sword wielding man. Sometimes, all you need is ... a broom! (Of course, this is Germany, in the United States, they would've just shot the guy's b*tt off!) Link
	Young Drew Carey on The Tonight Show In 1991, a then 33-year-old Drew Carey performed for the first time on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Back then, it was unusual for a comedian to be invited over to sit down with the master. Link

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