• kerrigan778@lemmy.world
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    This seems accurate to what modern car underbodies look like, a smooth underbody is very important for aerodynamics and therefore fuel efficiency. For race cars it is often even more important not only for fuel efficiency but for downforce.

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        All of those plastic covers are a detriment in the north east. All of the salt and sand gets inside of them then you can’t clean it out.

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            1 month ago

            Salt only lowers melting point around 4°C, below is split. The occasional fire for heating the engine on the other hand…

            Edit: Rollsplit being loose gravel.

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              I don’t pretend to be an expert on salt (though I have certainly listened to the testimony of experts on salt), but I do know there are different compounds that all fall under the general heading of “salt,” despite some of them not being salt at all. And that heading is probably one coined by a layman like myself.

              As far as whether the other compounds are responsible for corrosion the way tradition salt would be, I have no idea!