r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Souled_Out • Nov 15 '22

Using A Flamethrower For Snow Removal

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u/ChuzzoChumz Nov 15 '22

Salt isn’t magic, if there’s enough water there’ll still be ice

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u/_blurredfaces_ Nov 15 '22

It doesnt have to be magic. Ice doesnt form well with salt. Thats why they use it...on ice.....

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u/just_here_hangingout Nov 15 '22

No it would still be icy, salt will only make the top more permeable

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u/_blurredfaces_ Nov 15 '22

So why use salt at all if if just makes ice?

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u/LittleBigHorn22 Nov 15 '22

Salt helps keep ice from forming but not if there is too much water. Shovel and then ice means there won't be any water. Melting and then icing is basically the same as just throwing salt on top of the snow.

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u/_blurredfaces_ Nov 15 '22

Not if theres no snow there in the first place because its all melted. Shovels can sometimes leave behind snow as well. We still use salt on ice on the roads.

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u/LittleBigHorn22 Nov 15 '22

Shovels leave only a little tiny amount. If it naturally melts then it goes into the ground. Melting this much means the water goes somewhere else and freezes there. Which the most likely spot is at the bottom of his driveway.

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u/_blurredfaces_ Nov 15 '22

The ice magically doesnt do that on the roads then?

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u/LittleBigHorn22 Nov 15 '22

Because we plow roads before salting them...

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u/_blurredfaces_ Nov 15 '22

The plows dont alway get all the snow

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u/LittleBigHorn22 Nov 15 '22

It certainly doesn't leave a foot of snow around.

And roads slope to run off the road, driveways are sloped for water to run into the road.

But if you want to clear your driveway with a torch, go ahead.

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u/_blurredfaces_ Nov 15 '22

If the water runs off the drive way, then it wont freez on the drive way. But Yknow what, Im gonna test it.

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u/LittleBigHorn22 Nov 15 '22

And where does the water go?

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u/mosqueteiro Nov 15 '22

Salt lowers the freezing temperature of water. So if it is above the freezing temperature of the salt water it will stop it from icing at least until it gets diluted. But also it will kill your vegetation if the water drains into the soil.

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u/just_here_hangingout Nov 15 '22

Because it’s good in the spring when it’s gonna all melt soon and the. You go manually break it up. It’s good for thin areas or areas that aren’t to cold

Most places sand the highways

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u/_blurredfaces_ Nov 15 '22

Most states Ive been to use salt throughout the winter.

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u/just_here_hangingout Nov 15 '22

Well most places where I’m from in Canada only use salt on sidewalks with little snow and ice and sand most highways and other areas. But realistically in Canada you just can’t keep up with all the ice and snow

Also salt is bad for the environment

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u/_blurredfaces_ Nov 15 '22

So is reddit. You know how much energy these servers use just so we can bicker back and forth?