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USB Powered Cardboard Laptop Cooling Tray

USB Powered Cardboard Laptop Cooling Tray
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This laptop cooling tray is a simple way to get some use out of cardboard as you download, upload, buffer, and play plant tycoon. Although it's a little cutting and taping intensive.
 
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Step 1All the different stuff you gonna need

All the different stuff you gonna need
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Tools:
masking tape,
blade,
marker,
soldering iron,
fannypack for putting tools into,

Materials:
cardboard,
more card board "cereal box grade",
12v fan from computer power source "free from computer shops",
USB cable,
sticky stuff made for your cupboards,
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4 comments
May 25, 2011. 5:23 PMmusakazhim says:
The cardboard is strong enough to hold the weight of laptop? o.O

btw this is awesome, I'll gonna give it a try :D
Feb 20, 2010. 12:08 AMcraig3 says:
How well does this actually work?  one of my friends is using her laptop for a lan party so i though id make her a fan stand to stop her laptop from burning
Nov 5, 2009. 4:34 PMthreewheela says:
 Awesome!!! thanks.


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