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The Weekly Challenge: Keep it Cool!

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This Week's Challenge:
Keep it cool!
(Make anything that makes yourself, someone and/or something else colder.)

We didn't get a lot of entries, but we got some cool ones. I'd like to thank everyone again for taking the time to enter and remind you that there is a fantastical new Steampunk Challenge to check out.

1st Place

Keep Me Cool Portable Air Conditioning by digitalmonkeyman

2nd Place

Ice Hat Let's You Beat the Heat by CatTrampoline	Stay Cool Without A/C by bindlestiff	5 Second Build Concentrated Wind Tunnel by LifeWarrior

Proof In Concept Water Circulating Shirt. by futurefilmaker54

Misting Fan from scavenged parts by dimtick

DIY Stubby Cooler/Holder. by Mr.Sanchez

5 Second Build Concentrated Wind Tunnel by LifeWarrior

Keep Me Cool Portable Air Conditioning Cooler 120V by digitalmonkeyman

The Super Stay Cool Collar ***UPDATE*** by LifeWarrior

Stay Cool Without A/C. by Bindlestiff

Ice Hat lets you beat the heat by CatTrampoline

Bottle Opener Key by wilgubeast

Keep cool in Bed by rickharris

DIY keep you cool fan shirt by neetz

Whole House Fan by CementTruck

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Aug 15, 2011. 6:12 PM

randofo (author) says:

Due to popular demand, next week's challenge will be Steampunk. Get on your thinking top hats.

Aug 19, 2011. 9:24 PM

CementTruck says:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Whole-House-Fan/

Here's my entry. Is there any way we can see how many entries there are in this challenge, and what the entries are? Do we get to vote?

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Aug 20, 2011. 10:44 AM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for your entry.

Aug 23, 2011. 5:45 PM

CementTruck says:

Did my entry not qualify? I thought I submitted it in time.

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Aug 23, 2011. 8:55 PM

randofo (author) says:

It did qualify. Sorry for forgetting to add it to the guide.

Aug 24, 2011. 7:03 AM

CementTruck says:

No biggie. Thanks.

Also, you might want to check this out. Viewing this page before I sign in is different as after, in that the qty of comments and approved entries differ.

Aug 23, 2011. 10:52 AMEv says:

Here's one from a few years ago, it's still working!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Too-Hot-Remove-heat-from-your-body-with-the-Back-/

Aug 22, 2011. 6:46 AM

dimtick says:

well my internet wasn't working yesterday so I wasn't able to get my entry up in time.
don't know if you'll accept this or not but here it is. To be honest I don't think it's a winner but I had fun doing it.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Misting-Fan-from-scavenged-parts/

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Aug 22, 2011. 9:47 AM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for entering.

Aug 21, 2011. 1:21 PMfuturefilmaker54 says:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Proof-In-Concept-Water-Circulating-Shirt/
Hope its a winner. Sorry it is last minute.

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Aug 22, 2011. 9:46 AM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for entering.

Aug 22, 2011. 7:04 AM

CementTruck says:

DOH! We didn't make the 100 instructables did we? ...or 50 for that matter.

Oh well. It was fun anyway. :)

Aug 21, 2011. 4:30 PMjustin.jackson says:

i had a thought.... why not put all the weekly challenges on the same page with the rest of the contests?

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Aug 21, 2011. 9:48 AM

randofo (author) says:

We now have 10 entries, which means that we move up to the next prize level.

However, as a thank you to all of the contestants who have thus far entered this challenge simply for the fun of it, I am automatically moving the prize level up to the 25 level. This means there will now be 4 winners and I will be giving away a Leatherman.

(Of course, if we get 40 more entries, I will move it up again.)

Aug 20, 2011. 6:30 PM

CatTrampoline says:

Here's my entry: http://www.instructables.com/id/Ice-Hat-lets-you-beat-the-heat/

It's so simple it sounds silly, but it has kept me from keeling over with heatstroke countless times.

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Aug 20, 2011. 10:14 PM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for entering.

Aug 20, 2011. 6:35 PM

Mr.Sanchez says:

Keep that Beer Cool with my customized stubby Holder.

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Aug 20, 2011. 10:13 PM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for your entry.

Aug 20, 2011. 9:35 PM

LifeWarrior says:

Simple and quick but my second entry: http://www.instructables.com/id/5-Second-Build-Concentrated-Wind-Tunnel/

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Aug 20, 2011. 10:12 PM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for entering.

Aug 20, 2011. 9:44 PM

digitalmonkeyman says:

Yeah! I got mine done in time!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Keep-Me-Cool-Portable-Air-Conditioning-Cooler-120V/
Anything over about 70F, you can keep!

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Aug 20, 2011. 10:12 PM

randofo (author) says:

Entry accepted.

Aug 20, 2011. 8:31 PMbrandon10012 says:

how many instructables do you need to win, i just started on instructables, and am wondering how contests work, it says 5-100 entries?

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Aug 20, 2011. 10:12 PM

randofo (author) says:

Just 1. The more entries, the bigger the prize and the more winners.

Aug 19, 2011. 9:19 PM

susanrm says:

Only the coolest people will make one of these. Of course, you can grant coolness to your friends and family by giving them as gifts, as well. The coolness is not quite as chill, but it will do - for now.

http://www.instructables.com/id/35-cent-Book-WeightBookmark/

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Aug 20, 2011. 10:45 AM

randofo (author) says:

Nice try, but this does not actually make yourself, someone or something else tangibly colder.

Aug 20, 2011. 1:57 PM

susanrm says:

What if you stuck it in the freezer and then put it on your neck?? Just kidding. :-)

Aug 19, 2011. 5:17 PM

Bindlestiff says:

I must have been telepathic when I started this instructable two weeks ago! http://www.instructables.com/id/Stay-Cool-Without-AC/

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Aug 19, 2011. 7:13 PM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for entering.

Aug 18, 2011. 6:29 PM

neetz says:

check this out!

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-keep-you-cool-fan-shirt/

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Aug 19, 2011. 4:30 PM

randofo (author) says:

Entry accepted.

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Aug 19, 2011. 7:08 AM

randofo (author) says:

You need at least one more picture of your project before I can accept it. In the rules, Photo Instructables require 5 pictures.

Aug 19, 2011. 4:26 AM

LifeWarrior says:

For some reason the link kept bringing me back to the contest here it is working this time my entry
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Super-Stay-Cool-Collar/

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Aug 19, 2011. 7:07 AM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for entering.

Aug 18, 2011. 6:16 PM

neetz says:

do you have to pay for anything if you win if you are in the united states?

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Aug 19, 2011. 7:06 AM

randofo (author) says:

Aug 18, 2011. 11:57 AM

neetz says:

how do you post it in the comments?

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Aug 18, 2011. 1:29 PM

randofo (author) says:

Like you just did. Simple post a link.

Aug 18, 2011. 8:41 AM

rickharris says:

I imagine I am rather dim BUT I can't see how to enter this contest. Am I missing something obvious?

http://www.instructables.com/id/Keep-cool-in-Bed/

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Aug 18, 2011. 8:50 AM

randofo (author) says:

All you need to do is post the link, which you have. So...

Entry accepted.

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