The giant pineapple-like air purifier in Beijing would, it was said, purify 30,000 cubic meters of air every hour - it failed. Trying to install outdoor air purifiers to combat air pollution is like installing fans outdoors to combat global warming. Instead, reduce emissions. BEIJING.

You have to read this story. The award for the dumbest idea goes to these guys! Let’s burn things to appease the air quality gods. An IT professional said, “Now only God can protect us from air pollution.” What are these people smoking to think that blowing more toxic smoke in the air will improve air quality? GROANING IN GURGAON.

Scientists plan a last ditch effort to carry out an unprecedented experiment using jet engines to clean Delhi’s foul air. There is no reason to believe this will work. Over the next 5 years, India is going to build hundreds of new coal power plants! These jet engines will try to blow the lethal pollutants from these coal plants high up in the air. Facepalm! “SCIENCE” 

The Indian capital planned to combat dangerous levels of smog during the festival of lights with mist fountains and air cleaners to ‘help pollutants settle’. This is a classic Indian response to a very serious and complicated problem. The goal seems to be to appear to address the problem and “sweep” it under the rug, without actually seriously address the problem. Reduce emissions, Delhi. FESTIVAL OF SMOG.

More examples of Delhi’s mind-boggling ideas to address air pollution like vacuum-cleaning roads and sprinkle water on roads. “Sir, we’ve tried nothing - and we’re already out of ideas.” Delhi is a patient that needs a heart transplant, but officials insist a hot shower should do the trick. SHENANIGANS.

Is there any evidence that outdoor air purifiers improve air quality? Nope, not at all. But here we are again. Yet another outdoor air purifier, but this one has a tiny twist. Dutch designer, Daan Roosegaarde, wants to make jewelry out of captured pollutants from this outdoor air purifier. FACEPALM.