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leaf blowers are such a pox on neighborhoods. we really need to find an alternative. is it possible to make an electric leaf blower that is both powerful and q
by undefined1 6y ago
leaf blowers are such a pox on neighborhoods.
we really need to find an alternative. is it possible to make an electric leaf blower that is both powerful and quiet?
or forget the leaf blower altogether and pay kids to rake up leaves instead. make it the new paper route. $N per bag.
- mint2 6y agoYes, some cities actually ban non-electric leaf blowers. It’s possible to make them powerful and quiet or powerful and loud. It’s just a matter of cost and will. It probably doesn’t cost much more but no one has cared to do it.
- orhmeh09 6y agoI’d really like some more convincing, actually — do you know this to be true, or does it sound like something we ought to be able to do in 2021?
- reddit_clone 6y agoIndeed. Are leaf blowers that much more efficient than good old fashioned rakes? Especially if you pay some kids to do it? They get exercise and money out of it. We get some peace and quiet.
- ryanianian 6y agoMany people seem to take genuine pleasure in using the blower, maybe like the satisfaction of vacuuming a dirty carpet. The difference is acknowledging and caring about the externalities paid by anyone in earshot. Sure, do your noisy cathartic thing occasionally when you really need it, but find a better hobby to do every day of the week.
- kiliantics 6y agoPeople seem to insist on burning fossil fuels for any tiny unnecessary task it seems. It's so sad.
- Unklejoe 6y agoI have an electric leaf blower and it's loud as hell. I think most of the noise comes from the high velocity air itself.