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On a similar note: > Did you know that the long pointy triangle thing is called a “gore”? > Well, you might survive, because there is a thing there that is de
by flomo 8y ago
On a similar note:
> Did you know that the long pointy triangle thing is called a “gore”?
> Well, you might survive, because there is a thing there that is designed to crush when you hit it. It might be a QuadGuard Elite Crash Cushion System
Or it might be the traditional solution, which is a bunch of rubbermaid garbage pails filled with water.
(Not that long ago, I was trying to let someone merge in front of me, but they couldn't make up their minds and ended up slamming their brakes into the gore. I bet they had fun getting out of there.)
- notatoad 8y ago>Or it might be the traditional solution, which is a bunch of rubbermaid garbage pails filled with water. only if you live in a place where water doesn't freeze
- StudentStuff 8y agoPretty common on the West Coast, even in Seattle.
- Johnny555 8y agoI assumed they used antifreeze in places where it freezes. Maybe not applicable in extreme cold, but seems to be good down to -40 or so. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/project_ads_addenda/05/05-0T0004/supplemental_info/05-0T0004IH.pdf http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/project_ads_addenda/05/05-0T... Some customers have indicated that common deicing and dust control chemicals that are used on the highway make excellent choices for antifreeze agents. These include: * Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) * Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA) * Potassium Acetate (KAc)
- lfowles 8y agoI've seen sand used as well as water.
- lfowles 8y agoI skimmed the comments here before reading the article and was curious what a "gore" looked like. After a seconds pause, I decided I should get on with reading the article instead of searching for "highway gore" :)
- erroneousfunk 8y agoFun fact, the the triangular piece in a clothing pattern used to add shape/dimensionality is also called a gore.
- defen 8y agoI believe it all derives from heraldry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_(heraldry) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_(heraldry) From Old English gār (spear): https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gar#Old_English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gar#Old_English