High Tech(?) Hobo Stove

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I just posted this on a bushcraft site and thought some people here might dig it too.
So I made my first hobo stove last weekend out of a big coffee can, and was amazed at how well it worked. It got me thinking about what I could use to make a smaller one that would be easier to carry on a hike or something like that, and today at work I had an idea. I don’t know if anyone has tried this before, but I have not run across it.
I work in I.T. and am surrounded by computer parts all day. Today I looked at a computer power supply with a new gleam in my eye haha. I chose an old one that had vents on the top, which would act as a built-in grill for me. After removing all of the inner components, the hole in the side where the cooling fan had been would serve as a door to put my fuel in.
I prepared my wood, sparked it up and set 2 cups of cold water in a pot on the top. 5 1/2 minutes later had boiling water! I will keep on trying it for a while to see how the metal holds up, but so far so good.
Thanks for looking!
(pictures aren’t the greatest, but this was done quickly in my living room tonight)

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