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[Scott_D]'s idea got me thinking; if you're stuck without a driveway heating system, next best thing is a snowblower; problem with these contraptions is the snow right on the driveway gets impacted and turns to ice which the blower won't pick up.
Solution ? A sonic ice shatterer; basically just
a speaker tuned to the frequency which shatters ice; hook it to the front of your blower and pick up *all* that nasty white stuff.
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//the frequency which shatters ice//
And that would be...? |
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How about a net of tiny explosive charges ? Throw it down and light the fuse .... then, like a Chinese Cracker, a rapid sequence of tiny explosions shatters the ice. |
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Base the pyrotechnic composition on sodium or potassium chlorate and the resultant reduction products will have ice-melting effects, too..... and there will be the heat of combustion to add to the effect. |
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Sort of like a Bookrest, for snowy driveways ! |
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Ah. I was hoping for some kind of heavy duty land ship you would keep behind the garage. |
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Remind me to buy lots of plexiglass and window tape. |
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Please don't bring that thing to the pond during the winter while kids are skating on it. |
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//Please don't bring that thing to the pond during the winter while kids are skating on it// |
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I was thinking specifically of a box 4" x 24" (or whatever the width of the snowblower) which would ride 1/4" above the ground... probably wouldn't do anything to 6" of solid ice but hopefully will powderize the crap stuck to the driveway that everybody slips on. |
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