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As I drove to work tonight I passed the council depot where the gritters were just leaving to start their rounds. One of them, which looked no different to all the others, was puffing like a steam train. I really don't think it was just excessive exhaust, the quantity of steam was unbelieveable!
Anyway, it got me thinking.
I have a vaugue recollection that grit is only really effective within a certain temperature range, and I wondered if this particular truck was somehow warming the grit, to allow it to melt through to the tarmac and do its thing?
Or am I just being thick?
Anyway, it got me thinking.
I have a vaugue recollection that grit is only really effective within a certain temperature range, and I wondered if this particular truck was somehow warming the grit, to allow it to melt through to the tarmac and do its thing?
Or am I just being thick?
Road salt is collected from discarded chips by seagulls, who dump the chips directly into the truck (which shreds them before spraying it everywhere). All thats happened is the council have hired efficient seagulls who quickly collected warm chips from nearby, probably casualties of a drunk fight.
EDLT said:
Road salt is collected from discarded chips by seagulls, who dump the chips directly into the truck (which shreds them before spraying it everywhere). All thats happened is the council have hired efficient seagulls who quickly collected warm chips from nearby, probably casualties of a drunk fight.
EDLT said:
Road salt is collected from discarded chips by seagulls, who dump the chips directly into the truck (which shreds them before spraying it everywhere). All thats happened is the council have hired efficient seagulls who quickly collected warm chips from nearby, probably casualties of a drunk fight.
I'm sorry but that has come from a seriously f*cked up brain!! 
I do not know, but I recall on the news that they have modified a load if trucks with massive water tanks and they mix it together with the salt so they actually spray brine on the road. This gives more coverage and actually gets to work quicker. Maybe they heat the water so that the salt can dissolve in the water much easier and quicker.
slomax said:
I do not know, but I recall on the news that they have modified a load if trucks with massive water tanks and they mix it together with the salt so they actually spray brine on the road. This gives more coverage and actually gets to work quicker. Maybe they heat the water so that the salt can dissolve in the water much easier and quicker.
It'll be hilarious the firrst time they run out of salt before water.Oh look, there goes the
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