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Group of students create silencer for leaf blower that reduces noise by 37%

Man cleaning lawn with a leaf blower
Man cleaning lawn with a leaf blower
Getty Images/Yaroslav Litun

Have you ever been woken up by a neighbor working on their lawn in the early hours of a weekend morning? Some people just don't respect that some folks like to sleep in a little on Saturday.

If you live in a neighborhood with some early-rising lawn care enthusiasts, you need to direct them to this group of engineering students at Johns Hopkins University.


The group created a silencer for leaf blowers that reduces their noise by 37%!

According to Good News Network, the design is currently patent-pending with Stanley Black & Decker, who are expected to begin selling them in two years.

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