• arin@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Electric is so much quieter. They have them in Singapore

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      10 months ago

      The gardener in my last apartment replaced all of his powertools (mower, blower, trimmer, …) with electric ones powered by an accu-pack he carries on his back. This is an absolute game-changer! I could actually sit outside again and even do stuff for work, when he was there.

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      10 months ago

      This thing influence how air moves through it, so it would make electrics more silent too

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      10 months ago

      This was designed for electric leaf blowers, not gas leaf blowers.

      Electric leaf blowers are much much better, but they’re still loud, and that’s what these students were attempting to address.