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from the if-you-build-it-they-will-come...and-cut-through-it dept.
Smugglers have found an easy way to get through the vertical steel tube Mexican border wall. From https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html
The breaches have been made using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little as $100. When fitted with specialized blades, the saws can slice through one of the barrier's steel-and-concrete bollards in minutes, according to the agents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the barrier-defeating techniques.
After cutting through the base of a single bollard, smugglers can push the steel out of the way, creating an adult-size gap. Because the bollards are so tall — and are attached only to a panel at the top — their length makes them easier to push aside once they have been cut and are left dangling, according to engineers consulted by The Washington Post.
The taxpayer-funded barrier — so far coming with a $10 billion price tag — was a central theme of Trump's 2016 campaign, and he has made the project a physical symbol of his presidency, touting its construction progress in speeches, ads and tweets. Trump has increasingly boasted to crowds in recent weeks about the superlative properties of the barrier, calling it "virtually impenetrable" and likening the structure to a "Rolls-Royce" that border crossers cannot get over, under or through.
In other words, no one did any serious pen testing on the wall design, or it would have been obvious that with all that leverage, the top tie-in was easy to flex.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday November 04 2019, @08:49PM (4 children)
Shit yes. Diablo makes some badass motherfucking blades for not being specialty work.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 05 2019, @05:30AM (1 child)
> Diablo makes some badass motherfucking blades
Perhaps they should run an add, "Makes short work of border walls." The cast for the advert could include some of the actors from Ocean's Eleven...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday November 05 2019, @02:33PM
They'd probably get a laugh and sell well in Mexico if they did. I'd go with local actors though.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 05 2019, @05:54AM (1 child)
One of my favorite channels is Project Farm. Here is his video testing thick metal sawzall blades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3kBNRcgb0 [youtube.com] Not only a neat comparison, but also shows how fast you can cut through this thick metal. He also tests other types of blades and other things as well on other videos.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday November 05 2019, @02:44PM
Looks like the Lennox does better if you really lean on it and the Diablo is quicker if you don't. Either way, I'm feeling kind of dumb for using bimetal instead of thick metal on all that gas line the other day.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.