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Prototypes for Trump's Wall, Including Israeli Model, Take Shape on Border

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

realDonaldTrump writes in with notice of progress on prototypes of his proposed wall:

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: 2) by tonyPick on Saturday October 21 2017, @01:21PM

    by tonyPick (1237) on Saturday October 21 2017, @01:21PM (#585652) Homepage Journal

    I mean, they don't _look_ transparent [mashable.com].

    Don't forget Transparent, made of steel and tunnel proof [twitter.com].

  • (Score: 5, Touché) by purple_cobra on Saturday October 21 2017, @08:33PM

    by purple_cobra (1435) on Saturday October 21 2017, @08:33PM (#585771)

    So that means it'll be a couple of hundred miles over the border and into Mexico, which will then become part of the US by default?

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @11:00PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @11:00PM (#585809)

    This is Komrade Orange's narcissist bid to have his "legacy" live on beyond his life. This whore of Putin should pay for it out of his own pocket, and the U.S. can "pay him back".

    • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday October 22 2017, @01:26AM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Sunday October 22 2017, @01:26AM (#585838) Journal

      That's totally wrong, and a very mean thing to say. The Wall is not for me. Trust me, it's not a monument to my greatness. There are beautiful statues and monuments to me all around the world. Many with gold leaf, they call it gilt. Some nudes, very classy nudes. Which is tremendous and very appropriate, but it's not what the Wall is about. It's about having a country. The alt-left don't want us to have a country. The Dems, many of the Dems, don't want us to have a country. We're going to have a country again, folks. We're getting control of our border, believe me. #MAGA 🇺🇸

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