At the risk of dispelling the magic, it was very likely just cheap asphalt around Caracas. Over time or under specific conditions, the asphalt separates or undergoes a chemical transformation, and now the road’s covered in slime.
They repaved the roads and the problem disappeared.
This is just another fascinating thing about earth I never knew about, thank you for sharing. That’s pretty cool, I like lightning, incredible to watch
Not sure who pissed in your cereal, but I linked a source when I posted, which included interviews with two people involved with the problem in the 90s.
Ignoring the fact that you’ve moved the goalposts:
A local PhD petroleum engineering lecturer who was involved with the issue directly has a working theory.
A Texas PhD chemical and petroleum engineering agrees it’s likely.
It’s further supported by the fact that resurfacing work removed the issue.
Cherry-picking the words “I speculate” out of the entire article to suggest they’re unfamiliar with the phenomenon and just pontificating is deliberately misleading and I suggest you take your own advice.
At the risk of dispelling the magic, it was very likely just cheap asphalt around Caracas. Over time or under specific conditions, the asphalt separates or undergoes a chemical transformation, and now the road’s covered in slime.
They repaved the roads and the problem disappeared.
Alright smart guy, now explain the Catatumbo lightning
Believe it or not, cheap asphalt.
This is just another fascinating thing about earth I never knew about, thank you for sharing. That’s pretty cool, I like lightning, incredible to watch
Oh right, and a random Lemmy just suddenly knows an answer to a decades old problem, just by reading Wikipedia.
hashtag Accidental Non Irony ✌️ or is it that only folks with institutional credentials can draw conclusions
Not sure who pissed in your cereal, but I linked a source when I posted, which included interviews with two people involved with the problem in the 90s.
Your source says “I speculate”, you say “very likely”. Between those two definitions are worlds.
Please don’t fool others.
Ignoring the fact that you’ve moved the goalposts:
Cherry-picking the words “I speculate” out of the entire article to suggest they’re unfamiliar with the phenomenon and just pontificating is deliberately misleading and I suggest you take your own advice.
No one likes a pedant.
Technically untrue 👀
I like one pedant.