tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post3167106919016456771..comments2024-03-28T09:51:55.365-06:00Comments on ECOLOGY WITHOUT NATURE: The Dark Side of the Household Object (MP3)Timothy Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05067377804366363020noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-75095602582251478602013-03-25T06:47:26.279-06:002013-03-25T06:47:26.279-06:00you know this image you have, of driving a leaf-bl...you know this image you have, of driving a leaf-blower? well, sometime ago, here in lisbon, I came across exactly that. the council has come up with this unbelievable contraption used to clean streets that are too narrow for the street-cleaning truck to pass; they attached a leaf-blower to a scooter. now, the person who's riding the scooter is also holding that big hose-like thing of the leaf-blower, which in turn makes it really hard to control the scooter.<br />to watch it in action is painful, it is very inefficient, not to mention everything else. <br />having heard you talk about it before, when I actually saw it materialized it was quite absurd.amanda voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996110867524672074noreply@blogger.com