When you take a hot shower where do you think that water is going?
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dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoCould you name one thing that would cause heat under streets? It’s kinda hard to believe tbh
Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 weeks ago
Wouldn’t it cool off in the sewer, though?
Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes but hot water continues to flow in.
And it doesn’t need to stay very hot. It just needs to be warmer than the outside air temperature in order for vapor to form.
The ground and continuous hot water input keeps everything insulated.
dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
But cold water is also continuously flowing in. And as someone said, it perhaps cools down quickly. Is that all and all enough for such a dense vapor cloud to appear as in pic?
WordBox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Subway brakes.
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Pipes transferring steam.
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
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