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President Donald Trump has repeatedly advocated for a steel slat design for his border wall, which he described as "absolutely critical to border security" in his Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday. But Department of Homeland Security testing of a steel slat prototype proved it could be cut through with a saw, according to a report by DHS.
A photo exclusively obtained by NBC News shows the results of the test after military and Border Patrol personnel were instructed to attempt to destroy the barriers with common tools.
Too bad the report redacted the actual tool used and how long it took to cut.
https://www.documentcloud.org/docum...rototype-Test-Final.html#document/p26/a454445
an emory board?
??? -- Simply telling folks what tools the need to overcome a multibillion dollar barrier is "too bad" for whom?
lol...
Because I'm curious what they used. Duh.
It looks to me to be an acetylene torch, and possibly an angle grinder. And for a job that size, would be truck mounted - tanks for the torch, and a generator for the grinder.
Steel is faster, reinforced concrete is better, but I would expect rebar could be added inside the tubes before they are filled with concrete. There is a military installation that I know of that specified aggregate from southern Texas that is harder than hell to the point of being almost tool proof.
However this is a compromise for the wrong reasons. Trump wants a wall, he democrats want something that is easily defeated that they won't maintain and repair when they take power.
Your tax dollars at work, Ladies and Gents.
Yes, however, much building and testing the steel prototypes cost, which may be in addition to the $20M budgeted for RFP-ing, designing, building and testing concrete prototypes.
It's a goddamned waste of my money.
:lamo:lamo:lamoMore like a Mini Cooper.It looks to me to be an acetylene torch, and possibly an angle grinder. And for a job that size, would be truck mounted - tanks for the torch, and a generator for the grinder.
It looks to me to be an acetylene torch, and possibly an angle grinder. And for a job that size, would be truck mounted - tanks for the torch, and a generator for the grinder.
Steel is faster, reinforced concrete is better, but I would expect rebar could be added inside the tubes before they are filled with concrete. There is a military installation that I know of that specified aggregate from southern Texas that is harder than hell to the point of being almost tool proof.
However this is a compromise for the wrong reasons. Trump wants a wall, he democrats want something that is easily defeated that they won't maintain and repair when they take power.
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