Shovels - what all can you do with this......?

[The Stig]

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How many different things can you do with this simple tool?

Go.....

[Echo2]

fire control

fill sand bags

dig a hole

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make a point to girls possible boy friends.

[ak474u]

Pry things open
Fill sand bags
Cut roots
Bonk zombies on the skull
Dig hole to bury aforementioned zombies

Or, heat and flatten shovel blade into steel blank for ak receiver like this

http://acidcow.com/pics/40255-ak-47-made-out-of-a-shovel-49-pics.html

[Stormfeather]

Or, heat and flatten shovel blade into steel blank for ak receiver like this

http://acidcow.com/pics/40255-ak-47-made-out-of-a-shovel-49-pics.html

Beat me to it!
things you can do with a shovel. . .

Play a lethal game of badminton, ping pong, or table tennis
bury a carcass
dig up stumps

[bacpacker]

Shovel Shit!
Plant tomatos
Move grain
move gravel
fill holes after planting fence post

[izzyscout21]

accidentally hit it with your riding lawn mower..........

[ak474u]

accidentally hit it with your riding lawn mower..........

Done that. And there's definitely a you might be a redneck joke in there somewhere.

[mitunnelrat]

Dig holes/ ditches/ trenches/ graves, etc. Fill same. Cut roots, lop off snake heads. Kill varmints.

[MegaCPC]

They make good projectiles when left under the tire of a stuck wheeling rig.

[Echo2]

Make them dig their own grave.....:)

[NWPilgrim]

Turn sod for a garden, dig a latrine, bury your silver cache, fire fighting, scrape out a trail, throw at a stump, bonk a rattler, move a pile/hole from here to there, lean on while watching some other schmuck work, spread manure, load a pickup with gravel, fill potholes, chop roots (sharpen edges first), use as lever to pry up edge of heavy things, dispose of Pelosi..,

[bacpacker]

I think NWP might be on to something!!!

[The Stig]

Improvised weapon

Slip one or two into a nylon sack for (very) low grade puncture/shrapnel protection (not ballistic!) Break off handle, point the tip of the spade down, hold up to chest...the curve of the spade conforms to body.

Use spade as cooking surface

Scrape off the paint and use as reflector for signaling. Potentially use as reflector for cooking?

Collector of dew. Use curve of spade to direct into a collection device.

Use as a really crappy funnel.

[4suchatimeasthis]

Take some electrical tape, or a sharpie, and measure and mark the handle. I like to mark off every 6". It seems like often when I am using a shovel, I am also needing a tape measure.

This idea works good on rake handles too, especially in the garden, when you are planting and measuring distance between plants.

[Katrina]

Beat me to it Stig. Went camping as a kid, Pop used blade of shovel to cook on.Us kids thought that was hilarious, Mom didn't think so but it was fun

[Grumpy Old Man]

Mexican Backhoe!

[vukic]

Fire maintenance, digging fire bits...
Improvised frying pan.. Or oil/water fire tray..
Weapon, roughly chop wood... Cut up for arrow, spear points..