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Why does steam come out of the pavments in New York, does anyone know?
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Its not steam. Its hot air from the sewers condensing in the cold air above ground, similar to seeing your own breath on a cold day.
It is steam - many of the buildings in NY are on a grid of high pressure steam pipes, used to power the heating systems.
There are over-pressure vents in the sewers, and the lines do occasionally leak
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