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*SPLITTING*: How does this road break so evenly? (i.imgur.com)

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[–]djnathanv 7 points8 points ago

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Each lane was likely laid as sheets and mated at a seam down the middle.

[–]Final7C 1 point2 points ago

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you are correct sir. All divided roads are paved in a similar fashion. In fact, they usually put in a sheet of metal to mark the centerline and divide the road. It allows for expansion and contraction.

[–]anexanhume 2 points3 points ago

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LOL YOU SAID MATED.

[–]djnathanv 0 points1 point ago

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Each ... was likely laid ... and mated ... down the middle.

Yes I did.

[–]Ivegonecrazy 1 point2 points ago

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That's so hot... the asphalt...when they lay it.

[–]Gabiliscious 1 point2 points ago

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they tend to pave one side of the road at a time.the earth breaks at the weakest point, thus leaving a perfect split? I also might just be talking out of my ass.

[–]McSaucy 1 point2 points ago

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Do you see how thin that pavement is? I'm thinking not.

[–]Gabiliscious 0 points1 point ago

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Paving a road doesn't JUST consist of laying a thin layer of pavement. There are several layers or gravel, dirt, etc. I wouldn't be so fast to discredit it.

[–]vogon_poem_lover 1 point2 points ago

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Not to mention the effect of years of road traffic has in compacting the ground beneath the road surface.

[–]taozero 0 points1 point ago

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That's the slow lane.

[–]TheLoneHoot 0 points1 point ago

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yin-yang

[–]Boris740 0 points1 point ago

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Needs a zipper.

[–]TinynDP 0 points1 point ago

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Its more surprising that the solid rok underneath split along the lines of the road so losely.

[–]cinch 0 points1 point ago

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I think that's dirt.

[–]neanderthalman 0 points1 point ago

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My wife saw me looking at this and commented "Only the Japanese can have an earthquake with precision".

Was better than anything I could come up with.

[–]MrBananaMan 0 points1 point ago

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Constant driving in the middle of those lanes somehow compacted the earth beneath it just enough to matter?

[–]BaconAttack 0 points1 point ago

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It learned in school to cut down the line.

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