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Leipzig halts tram service as extreme heat melts track beds (www.yahoo.com)
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[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Apparently, you don't even need jet fuel to melt steel beams!

[–] AstroStelar@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It wasn't the steel, but the bitumen filling between the steel and the road surface

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I am aware, I read the full article as I always do before commenting, even though the overwhelming majority of my comments are jokes.