When it snows in Japan, the streets spray warm water to prevent ice
The heat of the water melts the ice.
Seems like a really stupid way to create ice elsewhere. It would make more sense to spray a glycol solution.
>>2053403>Anon forgets about sewer drainDunning-Kruger
I would assume this is to keep the road clear of snow not ice as water turns to ice when frozen
>>2053411>Has never lived somewhere coldIt is almost certainly a glycol/brine mix and not simply warm water.
>>2053397You use hot water to smooth ice rinks.
>>2053424and it then costs billions of dollars in rusted vehicles every year because using sand/small gravel is no no for smooth brain retards
>>2053467Yeah 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)
>>2053402<.<
>>2053397seems retarded, just learn how to drive in snow
>>2053397Kewl as shit. Wish American roads did that.
>>2054754Americans do salt their roads in the winter thoughbeit.
>>2053397wholesome
>>2054766wypipo don't season dey roads
>>2053411>I forgot that whatever standing water remains on the road turns into a sheet of black ice
>>2054766Road salt has to be some sort of scheme by Big Auto to keep people buying the new model every 6-8 years. Plenty of ways to keep ice off the road yet the entire northeast/midwest chooses to drown them in shit that melts through your car. Moved from AZ to VT and went from regularly seeing 30+ year old shitboxes on the road to rarely seeing anything older than 2012.
>>2053397Cool, now try it in Yakutsk, Siberia
>>2056885What other actually work and are feasible to cover the required area?
>>2056910Table salt
>>2053397I guess it makes sense in places where you have plenty geothermal energy.
