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Re:Footage of Australian Raven Attacking a Wing Drone in Can... by OJFord on Monday September 20, 2021 @11:35AM (#28594948)
For some reason this confused me more than normal (just not the usual context I'm familiar with it in I suppose) - so just to be clear, you mean the same 'gas' that goes in your car right? Not that you can get, I don't know, propane leaf blowers or something?

They are noisy and smelly as hell, there was some going on just outside my window (not that I'd hired) recently, the operators wearing ear protection of course, but I was barely any further away. Do wish they'd use electric - can do it from a battery even these days. (And mitre saws etc. too, quite incredible.)

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Re:Footage of Australian Raven Attacking a Wing Drone in Can... by ansible on Monday September 20, 2021 @12:18PM (#28595475)
Yes, many of the gas leaf blowers use regular automotive gasoline, with a 50:1 mixture of oil added to the gasoline.

They do have electric leaf blowers, but those offer minutes of runtime instead of hours. So those might be suitable for a homeowner, but aren't very practical for professional lawn care use.

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Re:Footage of Australian Raven Attacking a Wing Drone in Can... by sangnoir on Monday September 20, 2021 @12:35PM (#28595663)
> They do have electric leaf blowers, but those offer minutes of runtime instead of hours

This confused me for a second, as the electric leaf blowers that came to my mind have 'infinite' runtime. I then realized you're referring to cordless electric leaf blowers.

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Re:Footage of Australian Raven Attacking a Wing Drone in Can... by OJFord on Monday September 20, 2021 @01:57PM (#28596672)
I know they (the blowers) exist - I meant I wish they (the specific people operating beneath my window) would use them.
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Re:Footage of Australian Raven Attacking a Wing Drone in Can... by shkkmo on Monday September 20, 2021 @12:05PM (#28595315)
The 2-cycle vs 4-cycle engine distinction applies to gasoline engines used for a wide variety of applications.
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Re:Footage of Australian Raven Attacking a Wing Drone in Can... by OJFord on Monday September 20, 2021 @01:56PM (#28596654)
Ah sure (mix with oil for 2 stroke right?) - it was just the US 'gas' terminology that threw me off. Somewhat used to hearing it for cars, but in this context my first thought was of pressurised cannisters of butane, propane, whatever strapped to the back of someone operating a leaf blower!
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