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'Try not to let moose lick your car,' warns Parks Canada, as more moose flock to highways (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 10 months ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is road salt safe for consumption? I didnt think they actually used NaCl salt

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Road salt is NaCl but it's much more coarse than the salt you would put in a grinder for food. They also don't make sure the rocks are out of it if it is mined rather than taken from the sea. Transported in trucks that may not have been cleaned. So safe for consumption? Not likely. But it is just NaCl.

[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, it definitely isn't "just NaCl". Many different compounds are used, and of those, NaCl is one of the least effective (-6°C). CaCl2 is much better (-32°C).

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hey am I the only one pronouncing this "nackle" as I read it in my head?

[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I'm afraid so.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Damn

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I am also cackle-ing in my head

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Okay but it's not CaCl, it's NaCl.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Huh, til. I thought it was a different compound.

[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

It generally is.

[–] na_th_an@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Depends on the area. Different chemicals work better for different climates.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

Some places use beet juice. It’s still all gonna be mixed with tire and brake dust.

I wish they’d stick to sand anywhere the snow sticks around for more than a day or two.