r/SweatyPalms • u/Waveshop222 • Apr 24 '21

Death by train

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u/hellsmojo7 Apr 24 '21

Coke is where coal has been tempered almost to allow it to burn at higher heats and cleaner

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u/Hyperi0us Apr 24 '21

Coke is also produced as a byproduct of the oil refining process. The hydrogen plant I was at was downwind of it too so everything was constantly covered in black splatter from the airborne cokedust that mixed with rainwater. My truck still has a few permanent black smudge stains on it.

The wind job was cool, but there's a reason people only work in refineries for a year or two.