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When it snows in Japan, the streets spray warm water to prevent ice
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The heat of the water melts the ice.
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Seems like a really stupid way to create ice elsewhere. It would make more sense to spray a glycol solution.
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>>2053403
>Anon forgets about sewer drain
Dunning-Kruger
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I would assume this is to keep the road clear of snow not ice as water turns to ice when frozen
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>>2053411
>Has never lived somewhere cold
It is almost certainly a glycol/brine mix and not simply warm water.
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>>2053397
You use hot water to smooth ice rinks.
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>>2053424
and it then costs billions of dollars in rusted vehicles every year because using sand/small gravel is no no for smooth brain retards
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>>2053467
Yeah pretty much

It's known that you should avoid cars from Hokkaido/Sapporo for that reason at auction (really rusty when they hit auction often swiss cheese)



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