Comment on Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York
Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 year agoYes 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 1 year 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?
Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
More hot water than cold water is flowing in. It’s a simple thermodynamics problem
dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
How so, or do you just wanna sound smart
Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I just told you. How slow are you?
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If it is colder than the ambient temperature of the ground, IIRC that’s somewhere in the 50° F range, and less humid than the sewers, sure.
dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Yeah okay maybe. In the winter for sure