Japan uses sprinklers that spray warm underground water to melt the snow on the roads
Japan uses sprinklers that spray warm underground water to melt the snow on the roads
by ilikepineapples987
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ilikepineapples987
Niigata, where the sprinklers are located, is one of the snowiest places in Japan. It snows as much as Minneapolis, MN, but the place itself is in a subtropical climate, so it rarely gets below 0°C. Knowing this, the Japanese use sprinklers that spray warm underground water to melt snow on the roads.
There is not much information on the internet about this, I only found one video that explains it in detail: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CyKgFUm6W4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CyKgFUm6W4)
VanillaLoaf
I got to benefit from this when I lived in Fukushima. Made the commute a lot less treacherous.
They didn’t have it in Shimane and I distinctly recall wheels locking and sliding through a level crossing. If a train was coming, I’d have been doomed.
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Niigata, where the sprinklers are located, is one of the snowiest places in Japan. It snows as much as Minneapolis, MN, but the place itself is in a subtropical climate, so it rarely gets below 0°C. Knowing this, the Japanese use sprinklers that spray warm underground water to melt snow on the roads.
There is not much information on the internet about this, I only found one video that explains it in detail: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CyKgFUm6W4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CyKgFUm6W4)
I got to benefit from this when I lived in Fukushima. Made the commute a lot less treacherous.
They didn’t have it in Shimane and I distinctly recall wheels locking and sliding through a level crossing. If a train was coming, I’d have been doomed.