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Garrett Yazzie

Garrett Yazzie invented a solar home heater out of a 1967 Pontiac radiator and 69 aluminum soda cans! The then-13-year-old was merely trying to heat his family's trailer on Arizona's Navajo Indian Reservation, which had no running water and limited electricity.

Garrett also invented a water wheel using an industrial-size cable spool connected to a 10-speed bicycle and an alternator. The wheel produced enough electricity to power a refrigerator or light up a mountain cabin. Arizona State University has created a scholarship in his name; and ABC's "Extreme Makeover" TV show presented his family with a new house.

Do you have some great ideas too? Enter the Design Squad Trash to Treasure Competition and you could win $10,000! Competition closes on June 30th, 2008.

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