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The subject line says it all. The guy who posted this has several videos documenting prototypes he's built. I haven't tried this out for myself but I could see it working really well for a greenhouse or chicken coop. Maybe even supplemental heat for a house...

http://www.youtube.com/user/richallenmusic#p/u/2/AtALE4-dx38

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nifty thanks for sharing
wow there arew hole a Bunch of people posting vids of these things.so many designs hmm.
think i'll need to get on making some of these for my shop and house.
now if only i actually drank soda ,or canned beer. so much for good taste
tomorrow's recycling pickup day,maybe i should go scavenging 

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I was thinking about asking my friends and parents to save their cans. My dad drinks cola like its water...

If one has children attending school, I could see it being feasible to ask the child to collect cans from friends.

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maybe a good way for drying cloths in winter.
duct the panels into a small room with a drying rack
http://www.youtube.com/user/STARFIRESOLAR#p/u/2/bDJU0vK_Yg8

this page is chock full of designs.
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/Space_Heating.htm

apparently this is the original inventor..translated from hungarian.
http://www.freeweb.hu/napenergia/gyak/szp/sztgyi_en.htm

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