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Originally Posted by Sinful7' date='Jan 26 2005, 01:32 PM
Communist Russia had networks of pipes running all over each city. In the pipes, was pumped hot water, which flowed through the buildings and used for heat.
That's all well and good, but they didn't use it to keep the road to Siberia from freezing over, now did they?
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Originally Posted by Sinful7' date='Jan 26 2005, 07:19 PM
You'd think they'd use solar panels to charge large capacitors used to heat coils that run back and forth across the roadway, keeping the road at a constant 65 deg in the winter. Less thermal stress on the pavement, no icy roads, problem solved.
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I would be happy just to see a ******* plow truck. I didn't see one truck go down my street since the storm began.
I don't think it is possible for the roads in Pa to fall apart any faster then again they barely fix them when they do fall apart.
Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' date='Jan 26 2005, 01:09 PM
Yeah, it's not a bad idea, but.... The trucks would pretty much have to be fuel oil tankers to sustain the burners. All that fuel could get expensive. Also, the thermal stresses on the road surface would probably cause them to fall apart 10 times faster than they already do.
I don't think it is possible for the roads in Pa to fall apart any faster then again they barely fix them when they do fall apart.
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Originally Posted by TYSON' date='Jan 26 2005, 12:30 PM
doesn't Switzerland heat some of their roads?
I know some of the streets in Helsinki are heated. Snow everywhere except for the street.
I know some of the streets in Helsinki are heated. Snow everywhere except for the street.
I was in Helsinki in the middle of winter and there was definetely snow on the streets!!!!!! I was driving all over downtown. I think they have snow removal equipment, but i never saw any of it....
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