Social media helps invent, then circulate info on DIY air purifiers amid wildfire smoke

Social media users are sharing a surprisingly effective way to protect yourself indoors from the toxic wildfire smoke blanketing much of the East Coast: a box fan, four air filters and a whole lot of duct tape. As searches for “air purifiers” spike on Google, people are posting on TikTok and Facebook about how to build the DIY air purifier. The technique, known as the Corsi-Rosenthal method, has gained attention in recent years amid the pandemic and raging western U.S. wildfires.

tips

blanket：毛毯；vt. 覆盖，掩盖

fan：狂热者；风扇

coast：海岸；滑坡；v. 滑行；沿着海岸航行

duct：管道（duct- = to lead，引导，带来）

tape：袋子，录音带；磁带；胶带；vt. 测量；录音

duct tape：防水胶带

spike：钉子；迅速升值；vt 钉牢，上升到顶点

rage：愤怒；情绪激动（rage- = mad，疯狂）