Border wall climbing comp.

[Tom Dunlap]

What 37 MPH wind meant to

Sir Francis Beaufort, U.K. Royal Navy in 1805

 

[Chaplain242]

Well, the invincible wall that's holding back the droves of banditos and invasion forces of dangerous children turns out to be a bit less sturdy than Tweedle Dumpster expected. Apparently, you only need about 37 MPH of wind to knock it over...

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Yeah the whole section pulled out of the wet concrete foundation with the wind... bit ambitious installing a wall in those conditions...

 

[JeffGu]

What 37 MPH wind meant to...

Clearly, you shouldn't build walls on top of an ocean, then. My house has already sustained winds of over 50 MPH so far this winter... and so have the fences I built on all 3 properties. Not a splinter out of place. And, I don't brag that the fence is indestructable and can't be knocked down.

 

[Chaplain242]

Clearly, you shouldn't build walls on top of an ocean, then. My house has already sustained winds of over 50 MPH so far this winter... and so have the fences I built on all 3 properties. Not a splinter out of place. And, I don't brag that the fence is indestructable and can't be knocked down.

But did you install those fences during those winds? Be cool if you did...

 

[JeffGu]

bit ambitious installing a wall in those conditions...

Also a bit pretentious to brag that something can't be knocked down, I think, no? I mean, many a king has made that claim about their castle, only to have the thing knocked into a pile of rubble.

 

[JeffGu]

...during those winds?

No. I actually have the sense to not do that. Especially if I've been contracted to build a fence that won't fall over in the winds we get here in the prairie states. Doesn't instill confidence, if your project blows over before it's even done.

 

[Bart_]

The comment about the wall being wired - trump announced in a news conference/photo op by the wall that it was wired, and his military advisor quickly stepped up and told him " you shouldn't be talking about that sir". It made the comedy rounds.

 

[JayDeCoster]

Border-Wall Climbing Competition to Take Place at Red River Gorge, October 11-12

This is amazing.

rockandice.com

Has anyone read this article or heard about this competition to climb an exact replica of Trump's wall.
I guess Trump claims he had 20 skilled climbers attempt his wall and nobody could do it.
Nobody knows any of the climbers who Trump is talking about and after looking at pictures and reading about the dimensions, that wall looks crazy easy to climb to me.
But then again I heard the wall would be "wired" with new tech to help keep people off it, though it's not mentioned in the article.
To me it's also hard to imagine there wouldn't be barbed wire running the length of the top of the wall which would then make it much harder but still possible depending on the barbed wire configuration.

Looks like easy compression to a fun little dyno. Maybe they plan on coating it with KY?

 

[JayDeCoster]

Also a bit pretentious to brag that something can't be knocked down, I think, no? I mean, many a king has made that claim about their castle, only to have the thing knocked into a pile of rubble.

"All the kings thought I was draft to build a castle in the swamp..."

 

[Short Timer]

It's nearly impossible to keep a raccoon out of your garden with a fence... after a few shocks, they even ignore electric fencing. How are you going to keep people out, unless you're willing to pay for guards posted every 20 feet or so?

The whole border wall idea is a joke.

What do you suggest as a preventative measure for them to come pouring in and are you willing to support them through tax dollars?