> I don't see why argument from ignorance 1) Mufflers add weight & size 2) Small engines are two strokes - they depend on the momentum of the exhaust gases to create a vacuum to scavenge exhaust products from the cylinder. Mufflers steal momentum. It is far from trivial. https://twitter.com/richardpart2/status/1271438333118423041 …
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3/ agreed! I'm not dismissing it. Just saying that it's not a trivial thing to fix. Trade offs rule everything around me / us https://twitter.com/richardpart2/status/1271444022939262976 …
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4/ "just" gasoline has an energy density of 45 MJ/kg lithium ion batteries have energy density of 0.5 MJ/kg if my handheld gas powered weed whacker has a 1/4 gal tank (2lbs fuel), your battery version has to have a 180 lb battery https://twitter.com/dronemissile/status/1271485873100599296 …
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6/ I've got an acre of lawn, plus I weed whack around several "islands" of planting, and along stone walls, plus use a leaf blower to clear out other stone walls. I like gas powered tools.
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7/ yeah, no we have a scythe, FWIW ; it's no good around rocks last time my wife used it to clean up around rock rings around fruit trees, I came in later w the weedwhacker and did the final 12" goats / sheep eat bushes & flowers preferentially etc https://twitter.com/thug_handlz/status/1271491410651500544 …
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Bring back 2-cycle mowers in my dreams.
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Small dirigibles would fix that
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I had never researched to topic, but I figured it wasn't necessarily because of the weight of the device, but because of the added cost in complexity, parts. But your explanation makes a lot more sense.
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It would appeal to a certain ultra competitive segment of the population.
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