Wall Prototypes for testing are ready.......$10K/running foot

[Cryptoad]

figure the cost of that........ geeez Be cheap to pay Mexicans not to come.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5007127/Border-wall-prototypes-competition-fulfill-Trump.html

[Mediumsizedhand]

1. I thought it was suppose to have windows or something.

[exboyfil]

5. Where are the solar panels?

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/22/donald-trump-considers-solar-panels-on-border-wall/

[Mediumsizedhand]

6. Ya, missing that, too. I had considered that.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Like Reagon's Star Wars boondoggle. Somebody gets rich

making something ridiculous.

[riversedge]

3. ugly.

[Cryptoad]

12. Im a 70 year old fat man,,,,,,

and with a hundred $ worth of rope and rigging even I can breach that wall

[tblue37]

4. What is that--STEALTH transparency? nt

[MineralMan]

7. Our Very Own Berlin Wall?

How lovely!

[spanone]

8. this is just a reality teevee star's concept of being the 'president'

he's got 8 standing sections of wall and he will determine who get's the contract.

what a crock of bullshit.

[Cryptoad]

11. Remember back when,,,

we had a blueprint of what we wanted and took the lowest bid,,,,,,,,,,
GOP crooked cronies no-bid contracts ,,,,,,

[snooper2]

9. $103,171,200,000

hundred billion, cheap

When is Mexico cutting the check?

[Girard442]

10. Wait, just crop the photo a bit.

Declare the wall done. When somebody complains it's not -- #fakenews!

[unblock]

13. there are some jealous old east germans out there somewhere....

[struggle4progress]

14. Hey! That's only $52 million a mile or a mere $71 billion for the unfenced 1350 miles!

Before any add-ons (like land acquisition and lawsuits) or cost overruns, that is!

And who would not be proud to have this stylish wall stretching across their landscape?

[Takket]

16. Damn. Mexico is going to have to raise taxes to cover those costs!

[haele]

15. Is it stable?

It's tall enough to require some sort of bracing to be able to last more than 10 years (think Gothic Cathedrals and Flying Buttresses...). We aren't talking about a 10 - 15 ft. wall here. Wall Depth requirements for stabilization add up logarithmically the taller a structure get if there's no bracing to divert the weight of the structure. And if they used lighter materials or building processes like honeycombing the concrete structure to offset the weight for the height, they still need to add to the structural wall depth to ensure someone can't drive an 18-wheeler doing 75 through it - perhaps up to 4/5 feet for a 30ft high wall.

How much of a footing does it require? 10 ft or so on either side? May be okay in flatlands, but along the mountain terrain, that would be problematic to say the least.
Try putting something like that up in the large arroyos and passes that litter the border, especially at the higher altitudes - could it stand up to a strong Santana wind ripping through at 70 - 90 mph?

I can't see this wall being built except around urban areas or in the farming/delta regions that are already well patrolled, which makes it little more than a symbolic package for a yet another useless political boondoggle.

It certainly doesn't seem to be sustainable in the areas where the current smuggling routes are along the border.

Haele

[IcyPeas]

20. not to mention it's earthquake country too.

I still don't believe a wall will ever be built.

[yallerdawg]

17. Network reporters are saying their closest access is from the Mexican side!

The proto-types were deliberately cordoned off so no US protests would be possible in sight of 'the walls.'

[Tommy_Carcetti]

18. Part of it has already built along the Boston-Mexico border.

[scarytomcat]

19. Who will build this wall?

We all know who. Will they stay on the Mexican side while they do it? Or get deported after?