[64953] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: cooling systems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Kerr)
Thu Nov 6 09:02:55 2003
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 08:02:07 -0600
From: Andrew Kerr <andrew_kerr@iamnos.ca>
To: Eric Kuhnke <eric@fnordsystems.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20031105123659.03f12030@216.82.101.6>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
>
> For those who have never visited Fairbanks, there is a phenomena
> observed at -15C and lower known as "square tire". The rubber in tires
> of parked vehicles will become stiff and freeze into position, making
> the vehicle impossible to move without destroying the tires. To the
> best of my knowledge the ARSC does have conventional AC units, as
> Fairbanks reaches +24C and higher in mid summer.
>
As someone who has lived in Saskatchewan all his life, I can tell you
that "square tire" does not usually involve destruction of the tire. If
your tire is slightly flat, it can certainly freeze with a flat side.
This makes driving interesting for a while, but the tire will thaw as it
is driven on.
