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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 2 个月前

Gas-powered leaf blowers are being banned across US

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Gas-powered leaf blowers are being banned across US

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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 2 个月前
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Bans on this landscaping tool are spreading around the US: See where
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A number of states and cities are banning gas-powered leaf blowers due to pollution, noise and health risk concerns.
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    I thought the noise was mainly due to the air

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      What?

      • FireIced
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        I didn’t think the engine was the loudest part, but air friction and shit being the loud part

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          Air friction?

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            I mean the noise it makes when the air is moved by the pales, and when it touches the tube …

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              Pales? Tube? A chainsaw is pretty much just an engine, throttle, clutch, exhaust, blade, sprocket, and chain.

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                When did we switch to chainsaws?

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                  Hahaha shit my bad. I’ve been responding to you and 2 other comment chains and mixed one of the other chains with yours. Sorry!

                  You’re absolutely correct as far as I know.

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