Try this one: STIHL BGA 86 Akku Laubbläser. It's shocking how quiet it is. | Hacker News

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		rad_gruchalski on May 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Students invent quieter leaf blower Try this one: STIHL BGA 86 Akku Laubbläser. It's shocking how quiet it is.

whiplash451 on May 16, 2024 [–]

mmm, the spec says 90dB [1] which is the sound level of a motorcycle at 25ft [2].

not amazing (at least on paper)

[1] https://www.stihl.de/de/p/laubblaeser-blasgeraete-saughaecks...

[2] https://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Training/PPETrain/dbl...

mc32 on May 16, 2024 | | [–]

Even gasoline powered echoes claim 87db. The battery powered Egos are quieter.

rad_gruchalski on May 17, 2024 | | [–]

It's not 90dB, I have one.

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