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posted by mrpg on Saturday October 21 2017, @09:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the and-the-fauna? dept.

The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego.

The prototypes, including one built by Israeli defense firm Elta, form a tightly packed row of imposing concrete and metal panels, including one with sharp metal edges on top.

[...] The models, which cost the government up to $500,000 each, were spaced 30 feet (9.1 meters) apart. Slopes, thickness and curves vary. One has two shades of blue with white trim. The others are gray, tan or brown — in sync with the desert.

Bidding guidelines call for the prototypes to stand between 18 and 30 feet (5.5 and 9.1 meters) high and be able to withstand at least an hour of punishment from a sledgehammer, pickaxe, torch, chisel or battery-operated tools.

Features also should prevent the use of climbing aids such as grappling hooks, and the segments must be "aesthetically pleasing" when viewed from the US side.


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @11:07AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @11:07AM (#585623)

    and there will still be patrols on the right side of the border

    Your usage of the word "right" concerns me...

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by looorg on Saturday October 21 2017, @11:12AM (1 child)

    by looorg (578) on Saturday October 21 2017, @11:12AM (#585626)

    It could be the left side of the border to depending on where you look at it from.

    • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @03:15PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @03:15PM (#585676)

      I'll give you a point for pedantry but you still sound like a sleazebag to me...

  • (Score: 2) by driverless on Tuesday October 24 2017, @08:27AM

    by driverless (4770) on Tuesday October 24 2017, @08:27AM (#586772)

    The administration hasn’t said how many winners it will pick or whether Trump will weigh in himself.

    Of course Trump will weigh in. He'll choose the winner, the winner, the winningest wall of winners, it'll be winning, winning, winning all the way.