# What would YOU do with an inflatable tank? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 31, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618 "2002-10-31T01:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NardoPolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NardoPolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NardoPolo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/1 "2002-10-31T01:10:53Z")
[News item](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021028/od_nm/weather_britain_tank_dc_2): British army loses an inflatable tank when it flies away in the gale wind. Asking for public help to find it. So - what would you do with an inflatable tank if you had one? Use it as a pool toy? Fill it with helium and tie it to a cord to float above your house? Me, I’d get a picture of myself lifting it above my head… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/2 "2002-10-31T02:36:38Z")
Fill it with helium and tether it to my “No Tresspassing” sign ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/3 "2002-10-31T02:42:34Z")
Or, partially deflate it, photograph it, and e-mail the results to my freinds, complaining about how hot it is here. Would work best in the summer, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/4 "2002-10-31T02:48:57Z")
Put it in a local park and ask if tanks are native to this area. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/5 "2002-10-31T03:06:01Z")
I’d run over a bunch of inflatable Iraqis. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/6 "2002-10-31T04:13:11Z")
I would blow it up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SlightDistrurbance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SlightDistrurbance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlightDistrurbance)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/7 "2002-10-31T05:38:29Z")
I’d invite a group of friends over and we would take turns batting it around in the yard. It would be especially fun because I live on a very busy road. ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/8 "2002-10-31T06:01:38Z")
Conquer france! ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/9 "2002-10-31T06:12:02Z")
I would turn it into an inflatable tank-shaped car cover and park anywhere I damn well wanted. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/10 "2002-10-31T17:14:27Z")
Put it in front of the inflatable National Guard depot! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/11 "2002-10-31T18:00:01Z")
I’d sit on it in the community pool and just wait for some kid to piss. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/12 "2002-10-31T18:43:46Z")
Mmm…inflatable tank sex… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/13 "2002-10-31T20:29:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by slortar \* > \*\*Mmm…inflatable tank sex… \*\* Hmmmmm. Forgetting our oh-so-important medication, are we? You need strong chemicals, **slortar**. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/14 "2002-10-31T21:27:09Z")
I would use it to shoot my inflatable girlfriend for cheating on me with that helium tank. [slight hijack]Congratulations **Uncle Bosda**. May you lap the other contestants in the favorite relative race.[/slight hijack] ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/15 "2002-10-31T23:51:27Z")
Hmmm. Thanksgiving Day, New York, the Macy’s Parade will never be the same. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/16 "2002-11-01T00:06:56Z")
Thanks, **Ol’Gaffer**! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![firagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/13edae/32.png) [@firagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/firagon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/17 "2002-11-01T02:42:34Z")
Turn it into a Halloween costume. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/18 "2002-11-01T03:03:04Z")
Use it to keep my parking space while I was away. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/19 "2002-11-01T15:10:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor \* > \*\* > > Hmmmmm. > > Forgetting our oh-so-important medication, are we? You need strong chemicals, **slortar**. :smack: \*\* Sadly, the chemicals are part of the problem. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-an-inflatable-tank/134618/20 "2002-11-01T15:48:26Z")
Fill it with helium and walk it like a dog, talking to it in a coochie coo voice and asking if it was hungry.