Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The Trump Wall

An engineer has written an article about the (un)feasibility of building the proposed border wall. Excerpts:
[Such a wall would require t]welve million, six hundred thousand cubic yards of concrete.

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That quantity of concrete could pave a one-lane road from New York to Los Angeles, going the long way around the Earth, which would probably be just as useful.

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The men and women doing the work of actually installing the wall would have to be provided with food, water, shelter, lavatory facilities, safety equipment, transportation, and medical care, and would sometimes be miles away from a population center of any size. Sure, some people would be willing to to do the work, but at what price? Would Trump hire Mexicans?

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Trump’s border wall is not impossible, but it would certainly be a more challenging endeavor than he would ever lead you to believe.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE 9/24:


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