Heavy smog inspires DIY inventions  

网传防“霾”神器:柚子皮变面具 过滤嘴成鼻塞

近日，武汉天气持续灰蒙蒙，为了身体健康，冲出“霾”圈，手工达人们开始发威，使出浑身解数，全副武装防霾盔甲、隐形小巧的过滤嘴呼吸器……这些“神奇装备”在网上疯传，在灰蒙蒙的天里增添了欢乐气息。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) – The heavy smog blanketing central and eastern China in recent days has spurred some people to invent new ways to protect their lungs, according to Cnhubei.com.

One is a face mask made from a pomelo fruit. It is widely thought that pomelo peel can suck up odors and formaldehyde.

A more complex mask is made of a plastic coke bottle stuffed with activated carbon and pieces of gauze, while another person has fashioned a pair of nose plugs using unwrapped cigarette filters.

There is also an electronic gadget equipped with a small air pump and oil jugs made to purify air, but it is relatively expensive.

Hu Yi, a respiratory department director at the Central Hospital of Wuhan, said the nose plugs and bottle are not feasible. "Filters blocking noses may force people to breathe with their mouths, and activated carbon in the bottle mask can be breathed in, both of which will harm users," Hu said.

Citizens should buy qualified products to protect themselves from smog, suggested Hu.