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Fred Reed's mathematical analysis of Trump's Wall proves that Trump is insincere, proves that Trump is mathematically incompetent, and earns Fred Reed an honorary nerd card:
https://fredoneverything.org/the-wall-the-sound-and-the-fury-and-not-much-else/
More math!
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday January 09 2018, @03:20AM
I had to come back to this one. You say that it's feasible to build roads to remote locations, so that you can truck in those sections - and at the same time deny that it is feasible to mix and pour concrete on site. How, exactly, do you justify that claim? The very same roads that you are willing to build for sectional building will serve to set up the mixing equipment, and allow the cement trucks access to the same areas that your sections need to go. And, of the 2000 miles of border, MOST of it is accessible without building any kind of roads at all. Farmers and ranchers drive along those borders on a daily basis, in their 4x4 pickups. In fact, more than half of the border is accessible to vehicles without four wheel drive. Any pickup can drive along it, or cars, or motorcycles, or even tractors. Once away from the mountains in California, you can walk the border, if you like, without any special gear or equipment.
I insist, unless you are resorting to helicopters to place your sections, then anywhere that you can erect prefab sections, I can pour on site. Note that I haven't claimed that it will be "easy" to do. I am saying that it can be done. Some places, roads will have to be built, but you've already noted that you'll have to build roads to get your sections in.
I leave it up to you to demonstrate how and why it would be possible to erect prefab sections, where it is impossible to our on site. Helicopters are out, as you have already stated that you're going to build roads.
Hail to the Nibbler in Chief.