DIY WiFi signal booster challenge

I was wondering if anyone knows any surefire way of bodging together wifi aerial booster to recieve a stronger signal. I have heard alot of mentions of pringles tins and tin foil in the past and was wondering if thier really is a way of making a low tech device that works!

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