• Zirconium@sh.itjust.works
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    6 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…

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

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      6 months ago

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

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    6 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

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    • 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.