Los Angeles painting city streets white in bid to combat climate change
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Irish Exit
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Stockpiling packs of grape Kool-aid mix.
Jade Dragon
And I'm the one that jaded you.
Havened Moron doesn't care about science. It's a science even idiots should understand though. Wear a black shirt in summer, and you find out real quick. Asphalt is always one of the hottest surfaces. You could measure concrete temp, and asphalt temp right near each other, and asphalt will be hotter, as black holds onto more heat. It's one reason birds congregate on the side roads in winter.
evince
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cooler temps means less water used
Sirthinksalot
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I wonder what affect the paint has on traction and if there will be an increased number of crashes because of it.
Yeah, I am sure that never occurred to them.
I recall there was a study done on using white roofing and they found it made very little difference and may even increase temps. LOL found an article about it.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/oct/27/white-roofs-global-warming
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/oct/27/white-roofs-global-warming
How quickly do you think it will get dirty and negate any supposed benefit? Oh, but cleaning it will come with an excessive carbon footprint! And it's not like Cali has a bunch of water to spare for cleaning the streets. Even if you buy into climate alarmism, this is a fucking stupid idea. My god you climate alarmists are the dumbest religious group ever.
evince
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asphalt doesn't get dirty?
Sirthinksalot
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It wouldn't surprise me if a slight decrease in safety was deemed acceptable in the battle to fight global warming. It is in liberal LA LA land after all.
Sirthinksalot
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Asphalt wouldn't get hotter as a result of getting dirty.
evince
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no its just smoking hot all the time
we have these things called street sweepers in California
I guess you don't need them when all your roads are dirt
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#AMERICAISDEAD
Well it gives the homeless something to do
Sirthinksalot
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Then why did you ask:
And so driving one was your career? Was that the point you were making?
evince
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ITS NOT PAINT
its a sealer
the OP lied about it being white and being paint
its light grey sealer
Wow. It took 125 posts until someone realized a sealant of any kind on a street will reduce traction. Good call Sir.
Cal. is the "land or hotrods." Many hotrods there run drag slicks or at the least, very wide street tires.
Asphalt is porous, and like your normal street tire, it aids in channeling water. Now, fill those pores with a sealant,
it makes the roadway smoother. Has anyone ever noticed your vehicle hydroplane? If it rains on those sealed roads
it will cause even a normal tire to hydroplane, and coupled with the rubber, dirt and oil deposits on the roadway, it
can be a recipe for disaster.
Has anyone ever heard of the "bleach box" at a drag strip? They water it down with a garden hose to help the cars
break traction to do the burnout. They sure wouldn't "seal" it or the cars would become uncontrollable because it
would become too smooth. Burnouts heat the tires (with friction) so they become sticky for better grip on the track.
That, and coupled with the friction of the porous asphalt, the burnouts are relatively short.
Maybe a sealant would drop the surface temp during a hot sunny day, but it would become a safety concern for any
thinking individual when those roadways become wet.
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Yes I already posted that same article, but the scientific colossi, led by that intellectual titan Desh, chose to ignore it.
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