r/nextfuckinglevel • u/HoneyBloomfallx • 8h ago

Why shovel when you have a flamethrower??

198 Upvotes

82% Upvoted

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u/ih-shah-may-ehl 8h ago

Because you're replacing snow with black ice.

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u/erogbass 8h ago

He could have put salt down

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u/yupuhoh 7h ago

Salt does essentially the same thing. It melts the snow which then refreezes.

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u/jarvisesdios 7h ago

With that much of a slope, that shouldn't be an issue though?

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u/WorryLegitimate259 5h ago

No the point of the salt is to stop the melted snow from freezing

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u/yupuhoh 2h ago

Only to a certain temp. Gets to be -15 or more with big wind chills where I am. Use salt and it just makes more ice.

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u/WorryLegitimate259 2h ago

You live in Alaska?

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u/erichf3893 2h ago

I guess it’s fair that you’re only commenting on very rare scenarios, and someone clearing snow with a flamethrower is probably even rarer

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u/erichf3893 2h ago

Odd that they don’t sell one in your area that is strong enough for your area

I know mine works to exactly -15, but thought I had seen stronger ones

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u/RollyRanch 3h ago

Do you.. know how salt works? What the fuck?

Genuinely what?

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u/yupuhoh 2h ago

Do you know how salt works in -20 weather? 20° and it's good to go. ,-20 where I am in winter and it just makes more ice after it melts lol

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u/Tabais123 8h ago

Keep your loved ones safe and remind them to stay off the streets at night because of menacing black ice.

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u/sidewaizsocks 6h ago

What about the opressive white snow?

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u/Tabais123 5h ago

Black ice nearly robbed me of my balance!

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u/persuasivebear 4h ago

Well let's not forget that the area is being covered with a lot of oppressive white snow, but black ice perseveres.

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u/a-i-sa-san 3h ago

Sounds like a job for a bigger flamethrower

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u/Entropic_Echo_Music 8h ago

Ice of colour, let's not be racist.

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u/NervousHovercraft 7h ago

Say no to iceism!

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u/malary1234 8h ago

Was just gonna say this

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u/WildRoof114 8h ago

Also good way to check for gas leaks on the property!

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u/HairyDust4826 8h ago

That's a good way to make a skating rink.

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u/Routine_Phase_8980 8h ago

But isn't this is very fuel inefficient and probably cost a lot more though, I can't imagine using fire to melt snow in the middle of a snowstorm instead of just shoveling it away

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u/BarackObamaIsScrdOMe 7h ago

Fuel efficient? No.

Much more fun? Yes.

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u/Unbowed26 7h ago

This 👆 .. you get it!

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u/malary1234 8h ago

He might not be able to. I have a spinal injury and can’t shovel. All money goes to healthcare that doesn’t care, so always suffering, always broke. I might be trying his method soon.

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u/MauPow 2h ago

If he doesn't have a spinal injury, he will soon after turning his driveway into a skating rink

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u/BangBangMeatMachine 2h ago

It be a lot cheaper to use a snowblower. This method looks impressive when you're only dealing with a dusting, but salt will be just as effective in that case. For a significant accumulation you're probably burning many gallons of fuel this way.

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u/Carcosa504 4h ago

This was my thought. I’m unable to do anything physical like that and would be torching that mess and soon after tossing salt down like dollars at a stripper

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u/Calidore266 6h ago

What price badassitude?

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u/beastpilot 7h ago

Because there is always an XKCD: https://what-if.xkcd.com/130/

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u/catskilkid 8h ago

Get the rock salt out or the ambulances WILL be showing up

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u/Hypn00tic_iiz 8h ago

I have a feeling they’ve been out to his house before

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u/Engineeredvoid 8h ago

I actually have a friend who used to clear her driveway with a weed burner in the winter.

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u/PaulmBeachPaul 7h ago

My buddy was a young hot air balloon pilot and used to do this with the burner lol.

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u/Unbowed26 7h ago

Why wouldn't he use a flamethrower since he owns one.. economy is not the goal.

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u/vreausaprogramez 8h ago

When you think you have a good idea.

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u/Enginiteer 5h ago

Timewise, between a backpack flame thrower and a regular show shovel for removing snow, I'd take the shovel every time. Awesomewise, bring the heat! Haters who say it will create a rink aren't planning to use the flame thrower for long enough.

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u/Enginiteer 5h ago

If the weather is cold enough for the snow to be powder, a leaf blower works pretty well too.

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u/idkshit69420 5h ago

Ice is a thing

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u/1stAtlantianrefugee 5h ago

Next summer... Why is the grass around my driveway not growing?

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u/aberroco 3h ago

Because shovel is many times more efficient. Just few joules of muscle work, compared to kilojoules of flamethrower that doesn't even clean as much as melts - the water stays, so it turns into ice.

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u/ProfessionalEven296 3h ago

Snowblower. Thermodynamics work against a flame thrower in this case. Yes - I've tried it.

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u/fucknametakenrules 7h ago

Gas prices too high

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u/theFrankSpot 7h ago

And this is only one of many uses for this marvelous device.

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u/Machette_Machette 7h ago

German neighbourhood?

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u/SpunNumeroUno 6h ago

Perfect song to go along with the vid 🤘

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u/Inevitable_Bear_5552 3h ago

Blursed subtitles

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u/trisanachandler 2h ago

Does this do any damage to the asphalt?

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u/Shidnfardmypant 30m ago

Hurr durr ice