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[-] Zirconium@sh.itjust.works 19 points 10 months ago

Use electricity to melt snow and that electricity and heat contributes to climate change which makes snow worse and then you use more electricity and heat and then…

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago

Dw it's just a shitpost. I wouldn't actually do something like this.

We can't even afford a snowblower. I shovel everything by hand.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago
[-] Wilzax@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Except that in this example it really would solve the problem for good by increasing global temperatures until your driveway would never be cool enough to accumulate snow

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

And the stormwater disruption releasing warm water into streams and rivers early, sometimes triggering eggs/insects/other critters to come out before their food sources are ready and basically starving them out.

[-] Bonehead@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

If you're looking for cheap and relatively easy not to mention kinda fun, look into propane torches for sealing driveways.

[-] Neato@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

If it's below freezing, doesn't that just get you ice when the water freezes again?

[-] You999@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

You have to go slow enough for the water to drain away assuming your driveway was built correctly

[-] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

I like this but I recommend getting a heat gun instead of a hair dryer. Much faster.

[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Now I wonder if you can get a leafblower that blows hot air out like a heat gun

Or you could use a flamethrower

[-] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
  • 2 x 130 sq ft. waterproof fabric: $300
  • 1k ft. resistive wire (enough for one wire every 4 cm): $270 (approximate, I have no idea what gauge and resistivity you would need)

Honestly the amazon listing is not as bad of a deal as I was expecting. You could probably make it a lot cheaper but it would take forever and probably be significantly lower quality.

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