@modernday_eratosthenes: If there’s one thing this country will figure out, it’s how to make things go boom #stem Sources: 1. “Colorado deploys 5 high-tech systems to combat avalanches” – Interesting Engineering 2. “Explosive Charges Protect Roads and Ski Areas” – Scientific American

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malmal.62
Mal :
I live in northern Utah. They use Howitzers here lol
2023-12-13 19:46:10
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adventure.irl
Adventure Gal IRL :
we were in Taos the day after an avalanche killed a guy. I swear it sounded like Normandy the next morning
2023-12-13 21:52:52
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puttputtbike
PuttPuttBike 🇨🇦 :
in the mountain passes of Alberta and BC the Canadian Military does winter training & avalanche control!
2023-12-13 19:50:02
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grimfel
Grim the Bard :
Finding out we’re going to stop using cannons (which TBF I didn’t know was a thing) has irreversibly ruined my day. 😭
2023-12-13 19:52:33
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mr.zinkbolt
Glenn Martin Næss :
we have many of the remote one in norway 🤪
2023-12-13 20:02:09
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mqxwll
mqxwll :
pls give us an update on LK99
2023-12-14 01:54:38
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gilbertfrank2
Gil Frank :
Tanks were invented to explode mines so infantry could follow - still used..❤❤❤❤❤❤
2023-12-15 21:28:59
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energetic0oak32
energetic0oak32 :
there is something here in brazil (im not sure if its also outisde) that we fire rockets on clouds to prevent hail on our Apple orchards
2023-12-13 20:01:57
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chris.w24
chris w :
Do you think the animals that like live in the mountains get hurt?
2023-12-24 22:57:02
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thatgt350rrlife
Thatgt350rrlife :
Some states use tanks
2023-12-14 07:01:31
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slugleen
🪱 :
The Washington State DOT uses a tank!
2023-12-13 20:42:00
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aslandia726
aslandia726 :
have you seen the doc on Netflix about a ski resort that uses bombs and guns for avalanches? it's mostly about a disaster that happened, but they talk about prevention a lot and it's really a great 📽
2023-12-13 21:18:06
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crazyfatskier
crazyfatskier :
WASDOT has tanks, also Crystal Mt used to use a howlizter for avy control
2023-12-28 23:30:35
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rodrigo2413
Ciklopsyy⚜️ :
I live in the Swiss mountains and literally have completely out of nowhere a huge explosion followed by a massive avalanche. Never fails to scare me
2023-12-13 21:24:32
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coddiwomplingfem
Coddiwomplingfem :
fun fact, CDOT is the only transportation department in the us that actually owns a Howitzer
2024-01-01 19:00:06
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thekrisper
thekrisper :
very cool how you go in depth with it all. love watching your video thank youu
2023-12-13 20:37:47
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brass_monkey9
JP Spilotro :
There used to be a forest service tank for that
2023-12-25 09:39:40
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william.isles
WillI :
As someone who lives in wistler for 5 weeks a year if you live near enough to the mountains you can see the helicopters dropping bombs
2023-12-17 03:21:59
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theatlantarailfan
The Atlanta Railfan :
WSDOT still has a pair of M60 Patton tanks that they used to use to cause avalanches
2023-12-18 13:00:37
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dumbbadgerfrfr
DumbBadger :
for a short while Washington State (I think) used an m60 tank to do this
2023-12-23 02:39:51
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northernladd
NorthernLadd :
where do I sign up?
2024-01-01 02:07:58
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grantprovance
grantprovance :
I heard a bunch in colorado. It’s really cool
2023-12-22 20:11:01
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ctk_striks
CTK_striks :
I’m in Taos and at the top of a mountain there is a warning for bombs
2023-12-31 23:41:43
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dragonfly_1789
Dragonfly :
Pretty cool stuff!
2023-12-24 05:26:29
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