TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoHearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blowerhub.jhu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square172fedilinkarrow-up1614arrow-down113
arrow-up1601arrow-down1external-linkHearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blowerhub.jhu.eduTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square172fedilink
minus-squareBaphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoMost gas-powered leaf blowers use two-cycle engines, which produce hundreds of times more hazardous pollutants and fine particulates than cars. Leaf blowers overtook automobiles as the number one source of air pollution in California during 2020.
Most gas-powered leaf blowers use two-cycle engines, which produce hundreds of times more hazardous pollutants and fine particulates than cars. Leaf blowers overtook automobiles as the number one source of air pollution in California during 2020.