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Good luck getting that off of your car... (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Maybe I'm just a dumb Australian but what are they doing exactly? Painting a street? Why? Is it purely decorative or is there some functional purpose eg "seals the surface so ice during winter doesn't crack it"

[–] fodderoh@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Applying sealer to asphalt every few years extends how long the asphalt lasts before it has to be replaced.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. I can see how our Australian tradition of letting roads just go to shit confused me.

I guess we don't really have freeze and thaw cycles. Only hot and even hotter cycles.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

And we put that shitnon our roads it melts out anyway haha

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 5 points 7 months ago

I just think it's a thin layer of tarmac? Maybe to smooth out the road more and reduce noise.