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New York Oddity #2 - liquid nitrogen tanks

If you go for a walk in Manhattan in the spring/summer, you'll periodically come across a large metal tank that has 'Nitrogen' written on the side (although it's usually worn and barely visible). New Yorkers just walk by these large metal tanks as if it's completely normal to have them on street corners here and there, but my friends who have visited have all asked the same question - 'Why are there liquid nitrogen tanks on the street?'

The reasons given on various newsgroups range from the electric and telephone companies using liquid nitrogen to 'pressurize cables' to 'cooling transformer vaults'.

Any other ideas?

Labels: liquid nitrogen, New York Oddity

posted by Aron @ 9:28 AM