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Uploaded by on Dec 15, 2009

THIS IS THE SOLAR CAN CANNON THAT I MADE FROM 2 POP CANS. THE IDEA WAS TO SEPARATE THE 2 CANS SO I COULD INSERT A DISPLACER INSIDE. THE PROBLEM WAS I COULD NOT GET THEM APART WITH OUT DENTING THE CANS, EVEN UNDER HOT WATER. I GUESS I CRAMMED THEM TOGETHER TO TIGHT. BUT IT WAS NO MATCH FOR THE FRENSEL LEMS I RECIEVED FROM DAN AT GREENPOWERSCIENCE. HE DID A REAL GOOD JOB OF FRAMING IT. IT HAD THE MOUNTING HOLES DRILLED IN IT ALREADY. IT IS BOTH STURDY AND SMOOTHLY DONE. AFTER I SET THE CAN IN THE FOCAL POINT AND ADJUSTED IT SO THE FOCAL POINT WOULDNT MELT IT, THE HEAT BUILT UP AND EXPANDED THE AIR SO MUCH , IT SENT THE TOP CAN 18 YARDS WITH THE EXCESS POWER. IT TOOK ME OVER TEN MINUTES TO FIND BOTH HALVES. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN THE FIRST TIME, I STARTED TO FORGET ABOUT THE STIRLING ENGINE. I WAS HAVING MORE FUN WITH THE BIG BOOMS OF BLASTING OFF WITH SOLAR HEAT. LOTS OF FUN. THE LAST TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO ERUPT ON THE SIDE AND SEND MELTED ALUMINUM ALL OVER. LOL THIS SI A PRELIMINARY VIDEO TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND THERMAL DYNAMICS OF STIRLING ENGINES. WE WILL BE BUILDING THESE STEP BY STEP. AND THE BEST PART OF IT ALL IS IT WONT COST BUT HARDLY ANYTHING. MOST OF THIS IS FROM THROW AWAY THINGS. I AM ALSO SETTING UP FOR A HUGE ONE MADE OUT OF OLD WATER HEATERS. THIS ONE WILL PRODUCE ELECTRICITY.. DONT WORRY ABOUT THE WIND TURBINE VIDEOS,,,, I WILL STILL BE DOING THE WIND THING AS WELL AS THE STIRLING ENGINE CONSTRUCTION. AND I HAVE GATHERED SOME PARTS FOR A DUAL MAGNET ROTOR AXIAL FLUX WIND TURBINE WITH A GREAT OUTPUT . ENOUGH TO SUPPLY A GREAT DEAL OF HOME GROWN ELECTRICITY . SCOTTY B THE MUDDMANN

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  • Men and their toys! lol

  • @2late4me2care YA... AINT IT GREAT. !? LOL.

    MUDDy

  • its going to go BOOM MaMa....

  • @BigDogUnreal HA HA, THAT REMINDS ME OF THE FAT LADY WITH THE BEEPER GOING OFF. "LOOK OUT MA MA, SHE BACKING UP".

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  • @tapelegs hey it works the other way too. i just got the whole list of comments about 1 inch wide and the whole comment list on one page. That's slicker than boiled ochra.

    MUDDy

  • @tapelegs Now that is a neet trick, much abliged! wow... i just got one letter about the size of a quarter. WWWEEEEEHAAWW! Whoops didnt mean to scare you.

    thanks. muddY

  • @muddymuddymuddmann JUST FYI, YOU CAN HOLD DOWN THE "CTRL" BUTTON ON YOUR KEYBOARD, AND TURN YOUR MOUSE WHEEL TO ADJUST THE SIZE OF THE FONT ONSCREEN

  • @tapelegs YA , BUT IT KEEPS MY GLASSES OFF AND HEADACHES AWAY. AND I MAKE LESS MISTAKES WHEN TYPING. THANKS.

    MUDDy

  • YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS IN FACT SOME PEOPLE FIND IT RATHER ABRASIVE

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