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Window stop from old computer

Window stop from old computer
I had a dead laptop lying around, and I wanted to upcycle it into something useful in my room. My window also would not stay open, so I hacked them together, allowing my window to be propped open by a laptop.
 
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Step 1Obtain a laptop

Obtain a laptop
Ask your friends if they have one, break one, find one in Best Buy's dumpster, etc.

This is the single most important step.

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9 comments
Nov 30, 2011. 10:56 AMpml0904 says:
Nice sticker! I got a kate the great this year, it was amazing...
Apr 20, 2010. 2:01 PMmattthomas992003 says:
it make my day if some punk came by in the middle of saw it and assumed it was a working laptop and stole it lol
Mar 21, 2010. 2:00 PMNYPA says:
Was it running Windows? =)
Feb 21, 2010. 12:30 PMmike patterson says:
Hook up the fan too----
Feb 21, 2010. 7:17 PMTheFantastic says:
 I LOL'ed.

Nice.
Feb 21, 2010. 11:51 PMOnkei says:
Nice, cool idea, way to up-cycle. Although you can do this other ways, it's an all time low for technology lol. Btw I've seen my sister put a box fan in the window. That way the window stays open and it pulls the nice air in.

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