• regul@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    I went to an onsen (hot spring) town in Japan. They have hot spring water, so on a lot of the streets business owners just turn the hose on and point it downhill. Worked pretty well for keeping the streets clear of snow, but requires a lot of existing geographical conditions.

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      5 days ago

      Doesn’t that make the roads slippery? And if there’s a real cold wave, it all might flash-freeze regardless.