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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: 3, Touché) by Thexalon on Sunday October 22 2017, @09:12PM (1 child)

    by Thexalon (636) on Sunday October 22 2017, @09:12PM (#586056)

    when will we learn that Jamie Dimon has the solution?

    Well, we tried to #AskJPM, but they decided to not answer our questions. Of course, that might have had something to do with the questions, like:
    - "I have Mortgage Fraud, Market Manipulation, Credit Card Abuse, Libor Rigging and Predatory Lending AM I DIVERSIFIED?"
    - "Can I have my house back?"
    - "Did you always want to be part of a vast, corrupt criminal enterprise or did you 'break bad'?"
    - "What's it like working with Mexican drug cartels? Do they tip?"

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday October 23 2017, @02:29AM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Monday October 23 2017, @02:29AM (#586139) Journal

    Those are all excellent questions. Why does no one ask them?

    That no one does proves how broken the first American Republic is.

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