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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

What's up with the Ladders?

It is common to see big ladders permanently affixed to buildings in Jyväskylä. But, why?

Many of the campus buildings (seen here) have ladders. But, why?

Answer: They receive so much snow that sometimes they need to climb the ladders to clear the snow from the roof.


1 comments:

Mama Weimer said...

When I first read it, I thought maybe they were fire escapes. Oh, dumb me.