8 year old girl climbs replica Trump's 'Virtually Impenetrable' wall

sun rise said:

Trump Boasted That His Border Wall Was 'Virtually Impenetrable.' Then an 8-Year-Old Girl Climbed a Replica

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Sunstone said:

"Belays" don't have that much tension on them."

Oh? And how much rock climbing and technical climbing have you done? I only ask because I know from experience that belay lines can at times appear to have a bit of tension on them even they really don't have much. Plus, I watched the video and the belay line at no point seemed to come under enough tension to lift her. Plus, in the photo in the OP her belay partner is not standing in a position to boost her up the fence. Plus I would not want a belay partner who left too much slack in the line, nor would anyone. So I haven't a clue where you are getting this idea the belay line has too much tension on it. Ever climbed at all? Just curious.

As for her going around the edge of the fence exhibit....

"Weber also says that he decided to allow the climbers to grab the edge of the top panel because he learned that this would be possible when climbing the actual border wall. According to Weber, he’s seen that there are gaps between each panel in photos of the proposed border wall.

"Weber says that grabbing the panel’s edge makes climbing the wall a “piece of cake” for a climber. If there were no gaps, Weber estimates that climbers would need to be significantly taller than Lucy — at least about five feet 10 inches tall — to climb up and over the wall."​

I'm no expert at climbing, but I know enough to assure you Weber is all but certainly correct. That top wall is too short to stop taller climbers. And that assumes there are no gaps for finger holds between sections.

Trump's fence sure as anything does not look even close in difficulty to more than and easy climb for some of the kids here in Colorado. I don't know how many illegal immigrants are climbers, but all it would take is one per group to defeat billions of dollars in wall. First guy over throws down a rope ladder and you have just wasted your tax dollars.

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Nowhere Man said:

Only one way to find out. Let's see who climbs the real one.

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sun rise said:

But in the meantime drugs will continue to pour into the US from South America because the idiot in the White House does not care about stopping drugs. And people will come in the same way - by boat, plane, tunnel and border bribery.

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Shad said:

Just electrify it via solar panels.

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Valjean said:

Pretty easily shorted out.
Wouldn't the panels be of more use providing electricity to impoverished border communities?

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Shad said:

I was joking.

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fantome profane said:

Definition of joke
(Entry 1 of 2)

1a: something said or done to provoke laughter especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist.

Are you sure?

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