Students invent quieter leaf blower/photo (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

Students invent quieter leaf blower/photo

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The team started working last September. They hoped to improve an electric or battery-powered leaf blower, which is already much quieter than the notorious gas-powered ones, where the sound can carry over an average suburban block.

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Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University

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