Superhero firemen cleanse the streets of PM2.5 dust in Nakhon Pathom

By Somkid Phrommee 
The Nation

 

 

Firemen in Nakhon Pathom's Kamphaeng Saen district on Monday brought smiles to people’s faces as they donned superhero outfits to literally cleanse the streets of bad PM2.5 particulate dust.

 

Residents and vendors on Malaiman Road and around the Kamphaeng Saen Market area could not help but smile to see the group of road-sweeping workers and water-spraying firefighters – led by Spider-Man, Captain America, Batman and The Hulk – do battle against the dust amid the hot weather, clad in their tight-fitting suits. 

 

Tambon Kamphaeng Saen municipality’s acting mayor, Wasan Kimwang, said that because the street-cleaning project to curb the PM2.5 dust took place at locations where traffic jams were severe, the firemen had dressed in the superhero outfits with a view to helping lessen tension for motorists inconvenienced by the operation. 

 

The move was welcomed by passing motorists who found themselves stuck in the road jams, as well as by pedestrians who took souvenir photos of the superheroes in action and seemed to be less stressed than normal from the heat and traffic jams.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30364743

 

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Almost makes breathing poison air comical...almost

Edited February 25, 20197 yr by mok199

If they used a compressor the streets would really get clean.

Buddha and Jesus wept. 

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

led by Spider-Man, 

If Spiderman's on the job why isn't he capturing up all them bad PM2.5's in one of the web's he spins .. Just needs to make it a finer mesh .. 

 

comical............just  like  the  country

All American super heroes any Thai super heroes, besides Prayuth of course. 

Great idea, I'm sure this is bound to catch on.

WHO take note

Super heroes? Ummm...wwttff

Just proves that the water spraying is a complete farce and a joke. The particles do not disappear, they are just simply washed away ready to return to the air later. They do not decompose, even when they are in our bodies. They are lethal. But this is Thailand, where they know everything !!    LOS =  Land of Stupidity.   Land of SMOKE

1 minute ago, jaiyen said:

Just proves that the water spraying is a complete farce and a joke. The particles do not disappear, they are just simply washed away ready to return to the air later. They do not decompose, even when they are in our bodies. They are lethal. But this is Thailand, where they know everything !!    LOS =  Land of Stupidity.   Land of SMOKE

Exactly, when the water evapourates the particles will just rise up again... ready to poison again.

Amazing ridiculous Thailand

3 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

All American super heroes any Thai super heroes, besides Prayuth of course. 

How very funny.

Edited February 26, 20197 yr by hansnl

a cartoon answer to a serious problem. Thailand 4.0

This is insulting!

Water has NO effect on breathable pm2.5 PARTICLES. Everyone who does have a personal measuring device should get one.

This country IS out of control. It is past embarassing. 

My neighbours were so worried at the fact they couldnt burn anything they literally started burning everything and havent stopped. Its so selfish and government officials completely ignore the issue. A taskforce was set up in kanchanaburi to dob in fire starters to and then people are supposed to be sent to stop the fires. Well now everyone knows whos dobbing in who and there is more pollution. Fd up country. Really! Its barbaric, savage almost. These people arent human. The girl at the end of my road has just developed throat cancer and never smoked in her life but lives next to a charcoal pot. If it were me i would kill my neighbours because everyone HAS a right to protect there own health. Its true but why is everyone so scared to speak up. The country is not run by criminals or children its something else. Is there even a word for someone thats never been educated, no moral teachings, never felt empathy.. etc. Its completely foreign to me. I have travelled the world and never seen this level of idiot behavior before. There is something very very wrong here with thai people. They may be the hub of the lowest average iq.

11 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Just proves that the water spraying is a complete farce and a joke. The particles do not disappear, they are just simply washed away ready to return to the air later. They do not decompose, even when they are in our bodies. They are lethal. But this is Thailand, where they know everything !!    LOS =  Land of Stupidity.   Land of SMOKE

True but i have a fixed pm2.5 meter and a handheld. They dont change when it rains. Wind however does blow it away. WE are the filters! Thats how you get rid of pm2.5. Use the people.

Edited February 26, 20197 yr by unamazedloso
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A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious effort to cleanup pollution that only fictional characters can appreciate.

This is moronic, better posters than me have said it better. You can buy an economical PM2.5 monitor from Lazada costing about 3500 bht.

The trouble is our lungs dont listen to this idiotic Pollution Information massage unit, our lungs just keep absorbing these tiny particles.

 

Those firemen could try doing something useful like putting the bloody fires out.

Ooooooh, they brought a smile to peoples faces!

Clearly to be seen, because the mask wearing- craze of 2 weeks ago is long over and gone!

The air is now squeaky clean again!

We let schoolchildren stay home for 2 days and spray some water!

Job done!

Environment saved!

I think part of the problem is that PM2.5 particles are referred to as "dust" or "haze" which implies that a goose with a hose can somehow wash the air clean. The reality is that ultrafine particles in the 2.5 ug range behave as a gas, and like a gas can infiltrate buildings and our lungs with ease. See the following.

 

"] Senate Inquiry - The impacts on health of air quality in Australia. Problems with the NPI database
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?...
of PM2.5 pollution, currently considered the most health-hazardous pollutant in our air. PM2.5 is ... PM2.5 are so tiny they behave like gases and infiltrate houses even when all doors and windows are closed, and ..."

Stupid. They could use that water to put out fires instead.

The irony of it ... they are all American superheros. Bloody farangs, bet they don't have a work permit for superheroing either. Call BJ and deport them!

 

i read a scientific news report that said spraying with water was completely ineffective as the particles were too small.

 

i also had to explain to thai friends that paper masks that were not air tight were completely useless

 

the locals see and read this mad stuff in the local media and believe it, despite common sense clearly contradicting what is said.

 

13 hours ago, samsensam said:

the locals see and read this mad stuff in the local media and believe it, despite common sense clearly contradicting what is said.

It's not about what works, it's about what placates the mobs so they will continue as loyal servants. Any feelgood BS will do, truth is too harsh.

Edited February 27, 20197 yr by DrTuner