@Ken J "Or just coat and/or design the housing so that snow doesn't build up. No need to actively MELT the snow. Water has high heat capacity. Melting it to remove it is inefficient."
You don't need to melt all the snow, just a very thin layer to reduce the friction between the snow/ice and glass. Then, gravity takes over.
@Brokinarrow "You're having that hard of a time figuring this out?? Ok, lemme break this down barney style for you: A car is aerodynamic... That means that wind flows over it easily. A stop light is NOT aerodynamic. When wind blows on a car, the snow goes over it. When wind blows on a STOPLIGHT, the snow gets stuck. Get it?"
By your comment, I should be able to drive during a snow storm at 60MPH and not have to run my windshield wipers at all. Sadly, that would likely result in a wreck as the snow does not all flow easily over the car. Enough of it will stick to the windshield that without the wipers, the window would become just as obscured as these traffic lights.
"Oh, and as for temp differences in wind: Which is colder? A 20 MPH wind hitting a stoplight? Or a 20 mph wind hitting a car that is moving at 60 mph? Common sense man, get some!"
Technically, neither is colder. Given that the wind is at the same temperature, unless there is liquid evaporating from the surfaces, those surfaces will be subjected to the same temperature. Wind chill only exists due to our body's natural evaporative cooling. Please do at least a little research before you claim to have 'common sense;' or perhaps you are trying to emulate Nerdtalker's avatar.
Anyone else notice that the first guy is married and the other two are single? That, to me, explains why the last two aren't really picking their respective noses. The married guy doesn't care if people think he's disgusting, he already has someone on the hook. The other two will have to go on dates constantly wondering if the other person has seen the ads.
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You've obviously never dabbled in any music/video recording/editing as such tasks routinely exceed memory limits for personal desktops. Why else would companies like Pixar require massive server farms to make even a 10 minute short? Just because your applications are designed to work on lower-end PCs, does not mean there are no applications that utilize larger memory reserves.
It doesn't look like a soft landing at all. Also, the foam looks like it is already breaking down and staying in the shape of *gasp* a chair. It looks to me like sitting for any length of time would be woefully uncomfortable. Besides, could you imagine sitting naked in the chair; when you get up, instead of cottage cheese, your flab has become Swiss cheese.
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"Or just coat and/or design the housing so that snow doesn't build up. No need to actively MELT the snow. Water has high heat capacity. Melting it to remove it is inefficient."
You don't need to melt all the snow, just a very thin layer to reduce the friction between the snow/ice and glass. Then, gravity takes over.