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Old 02-01-2010, 10:18   #83
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Re: Ski Slopes In Accrington

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Originally Posted by katex View Post
Ok ... salt lowers the melting/freezing point of ice, so distributing salt on the roads means it has to get colder to freeze, but due to the rain fall subsequent to the snow fall, it physically washed all the salt away, meaning when the temperature dropped again ... it froze at a higher temperature ... geddit ??

You are right except that the water on the road without salt does not freeze at a higher temperature but at its normal temperature
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