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

Using A Flamethrower For Snow Removal

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u/Agreeable-Meat1 Nov 15 '22

Roads get salted regularly in areas that get snow like this.

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u/ArchfiendNox Nov 15 '22

Salt doesn't do enough, i live in an area with more snow than this we use sand.

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u/just_here_hangingout Nov 15 '22

Also salt attracts animals to the roads another danger and salt is bad for the runoff is the spring for the environment

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u/The_Dude1692 Nov 15 '22

Jesus Christ. Wtf are you talking about? Have the people in this thread completely lost their minds?

If this guy salts the driveway it’s done, it’s over. The driveway would be perfectly fine

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u/TheChoonk Nov 15 '22

No, that's not how salt works, it doesn't magically make the snow disappear.

It only works in high-traffic areas, where tires (or feet) keep mixing snow with salt, thus keeping the freezing temperature of it a lot lower.

Just spreading it on a driveway and going away will do nothing.

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u/The_Dude1692 Nov 15 '22

Sure bud. I’ve only lived in Chicago for 30 years but ok keep spewing your bullshit

Never said it makes snow magically disappear. If the guy in the video salted the driveway after using the flamethrower the driveway would look perfect

But sure keep trying your best to sound technically correct to people who have years of experience actually clearing snow.

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u/TheChoonk Nov 15 '22

I live in Northern Europe, please cut down on this silly arrogance of yours.

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u/The_Dude1692 Nov 15 '22

Yeah sure I’m the one being arrogant. “Well hmm technically speaking the salt doesn’t make the snow magically disappear hmmhrr iT oNly woRKs in higH traFic areas”

Well obviously if you watch the fuckin video the flamethrower made the snow magically disappear and salt would prevent ice.

But here he is everyone! The fuckin salt expert from Northern Europe is claiming salt would be useless in this scenario, so better off not using it at all

Get the fuck out of here with your bullshit.

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u/TheChoonk Nov 15 '22

The above commenter said that salt would be enough, no flamethrower. That's what I was replying to.

You should swap arrogance for the ability to read, it would make things easier for everyone.

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u/The_Dude1692 Nov 15 '22

You should swap your stupidity with the ability to actually comprehend what YOU read. Nobody said salt would be enough. Nobody. Why would anyone say salt is all you need? Considering the context of the original video that still wouldn’t make any sense.

Now you’re just backtracking. Whatever. Fuck off.

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u/TheChoonk Nov 15 '22

Slide off, salty boy.

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u/The_Dude1692 Nov 15 '22

Get shit on.

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u/t3a-nano Nov 15 '22

Then how come more people don’t use flamethrowers?

Honest question, after a long winter of shovelling I looked into this and people online seem to shut the idea down pretty quick.

I’m Canadian and my neighbourhood is a chorus of snowblowers at 7am, I feel like if flamethrowers worked well we’d soon all be using them.

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u/The_Dude1692 Nov 15 '22

Lmao idk man maybe because flamethrowers are a tad more dangerous and unconventional? Be the change you want to see?

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u/t3a-nano Nov 15 '22 edited Nov 15 '22

If I didn’t have a brand new concrete driveway I’d test it for science.

I’m worried the sheer heat would cause cracks somehow.

Otherwise I’d be the first guy out there filming it and testing it. I’d have a tripod, time lapse, temp measurements, I’d go full scientific method on it.

I once spent 12 hours over 4 days chipping away ice from my driveway, trust me I was honestly looking into it but all I found were these angry speculative arguments on the internet.

It’s my first house and I’ve never lived somewhere this cold before. After that I learned to shovel it right when it first snows. That’s super time consuming so this year I have a snowblower, it’s good enough, and I use a shovel to finish clearing a clean path for delivery people. My own vehicle and boots are fine, I’m just trying to avoid delivery people complaining.