Snapchat, the service that lets users send photos and videos that automatically delete themselves 10 seconds after a recipient opens them, is a surprisingly versatile tool for people willing to get a little creative with it.

While it has a reputation for being used by teenagers for sneakily sexting each other, the app has found use as a way to discretely message coworkers and to create some really awesome artwork.

Creating works of art

This guy has some really fun drawings that he made within Snapchat.

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Making mock-war correspondent stories using little green Army men

When a Reddit user asked how he could get a best friend’s ex to stop sending him sexual messages on Snapchat, one of the best recommendations was a link to a section of the site called “r/GreenDawn.”

The idea behind the section, or subreddit, is to take pictures of little green Army soldier toys posed in random locations and to come up with fakes stories for the missions that they are sent on.

Quickly solving crossword puzzles

Kanyi Maqubela put a fun post up on his blog a few weeks back about using Snapchat to let friends help you with crossword puzzles. 

By sending a picture of the empty puzzle and the clues to a bunch of his friends, he was able to solve the New York Times’ notoriously tricky crossword in minutes. Pretty neat.

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