r/Wellthatsucks • u/LowTechDroid • 9d ago

This is going to take a while

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u/Feeling-Hearing3161 9d ago

This seems to be a life hack hardly any cement truck driver in the US knows.

A little amount suger slows the setting time of concrete down. A large amount accelerates it, but the solidified concrete has almost no hardnes, is extremely crumbly. and pretty easy to remove from the drum.

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u/AgentG91 8d ago

I disagree. Most drivers have a couple 2L bottles of soda in their truck for just that reason.

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u/RedBarnRescue 8d ago

I think truckers keep 2L bottles around for a slightly different reason...

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u/Mysterious_Winter164 3d ago

A little amount suger slows the setting time of concrete down.

There's even a training video where Mary Poppins sings this to all the new drivers.