• SpaceBar@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hot water as in ‘super heated water’ used in building environmental control.

    It was probably under extreme pressure and such a high temperature that when the pipe burst it instantly created a super heated steam explosion.

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    1 year ago

    I would ask how but I’ve seen a Russian mall detonate like a fuel air bomb. Sanctions or no maintenance?

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      1 year ago

      Most countries except for the US still have them afaik

      Here in Germany they are in every city and very successful

      I think the problem is that the US malls are in the middle of nowhere and you need to take your car there and spend a lot of time there.

      Here they integrated as part of the inner city and flourishing and you can just walk to the old town or other things nearby

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        1 year ago

        Most countries except for the US

        They still exist in the USA as well. They just aren’t popular.

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          Guess that depends on where? Where I live there’s a mall on like every damn town, and there are two within like 10min from my house.

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            1 year ago

            I meant not popular as in they don’t have as much foot traffic as they did a few decades ago. Many exist, but the number of malls that don’t feel “dead” is pretty low in my experience.