How many minutes would it take for a blow torch to cut through one picket so illegals could flood in?
I’ve wondered about that. And you can cut holes in concrete. Seems electrified barriers could add a valuable dimension. But I can hear the left screaming about the fried “migrants”.
“How many minutes would it take for a blow torch to cut through one picket so illegals could flood in?”
Not sure how thick the pickets will be...I prefer a concrete wall. Harder to defeat(climb or cut). The Border patrol can watch what’s going on on the other side with drones.
But i’ll take a pile of concertina wire at this point in the game. It’s getting ridiculous.
How many minutes would it take for a blow torch to cut through one picket so illegals could flood in?
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The wall will still be monitored with people and electronically.
1. Oxygen cutting is a chemical reaction; the speed at which you can cut is not directly proportional to metalthickness. If you can cut steel 10-20 mm thick at a speed of 375 mm per minute, you can probably cut 50 mm steelat a rate of about 125 mm per minute.
https://www.esabna.com/euweb/oxy_handbook/589oxy21_18.htm
Guessing the lighter sections to be in the 10mm thickness area. 375mm ~15 inches... Aproxmaitatly a two-foot diameter hole for one at a time. that would be 75 inches circumference...FIVE MINUTES???
That said, the vertical elements could be tubes filled with concrete, that would slow the cutting to a near stop for a torch, but not an abrasive saw...
Also, I would expect gaps to minimize wind loading.
You have never tried to cut steel with a blowtorch, have you?
It takes a very long time, when the steel is that thick and that deep. Long enough to attract attention. Nevertheless, you are just looking for a problem, aren’t you?
Double steel wall. When they try to cut the 2nd hole they are tased and pushed back through the hole they came in from.