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(, Wed 29 Nov 2006, 16:33)
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A man-portable flame thrower
is ideal for clearing a path through snow in front of you.
(, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 10:28, 1 reply, 15 years ago)
It's unfortunately not.
Ice takes 355KJ/Kg to melt - petrol (or most any other hydrocarbon) provides 44MJ/Kg.

So, to melt fifty kilos of snow takes around a litre of oil.
(assuming 50% efficiency)
(, Sat 4 Dec 2010, 14:31, Reply)

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