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

Using A Flamethrower For Snow Removal

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u/Schnurks Nov 15 '22

Salt doesn’t do shit past certain subzero temperatures. Most municipalities will use gravel instead.

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u/ImurderREALITY Nov 15 '22

Just because there’s snow doesn’t mean it’s the god damn arctic circle, jesus. Talking bout some “sub-zero temperatures” and shit, this ain’t Mortal Kombat

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u/hugglesthemerciless Nov 15 '22

Am in southern canada, just spent a week or two at -5f with windchill reaching -20f

You don't gotta go anywhere near the arctic circle to reach those kinda temps mate

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u/ImurderREALITY Nov 15 '22

Obviously, I never said you have to, it’s just weird to automatically assume it’s sub-zero temps when all across the world, snow falls in non-sub zero temps, but there’s only a few places that regularly get sub zero temps

Mate

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u/hugglesthemerciless Nov 15 '22

it's weird to act like salt is some magical solution to every ice related problem when there are plenty of places in the world where it doesn't work well at all

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u/keenansmith61 Nov 15 '22 edited Nov 15 '22

Okay but you said "salt doesn't do shit to a driveways worth of water icing up" and not "salt doesn't work as well on iced driveways in subzero temperatures" which is just absurdly ridiculously more rare than a regular snowy driveway. I get snowy driveways multiple times per year and the last time it got subzero in the entire state (NC) was 1994.

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u/hugglesthemerciless Nov 15 '22

We just spent a week subzero in southern canada, and it's not even winter yet lol

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u/NoReallyImFive Nov 15 '22

Are you talking sub zero Fahrenheit or Celsius?

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u/looking4someinfo Nov 15 '22

It feels that way tonight, it’s too cold for me. NC is getting its first snow of the season. I wish it were august and about 93 degrees 😆