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DHS Secretary Noem says entire southern border wall will be painted black to stop people from climbing it (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] Qwazpoi@lemmy.world 25 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

As someone who lives somewhere that just got up to 120° f hot metal is no joke. We had a ton of people hospitalized a few years back because they went to open gates to their homes and weren't expecting scolding hot metal when it was already like 11pm.

I'm not going to hate this because it's a idea that doesn't work, I'm going to hate it because it's just another method to harm people who want to come to the land of the free. On top of it border states like to charge people for leaving out water so just anything they can possibly do to be vindictive and hateful I guess.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I'm going to hate it because it's just another method to harm people who want to come to "the land of the free"

What country do you mean? Canada? Mexico?

As someone who lives somewhere that just got up to 120° f hot metal is no joke. We had a ton of people hospitalized a few years back because they went to open gates to their homes and weren't expecting scolding hot metal when it was already like 11pm.

Ever heard of night time?

[–] Qwazpoi@lemmy.world 0 points 48 minutes ago (1 children)

So you think that Canada is in the south? This is a discussion about the southern border wall.

Yes I've heard of night just like I said in the quoted text people were getting severe burns and needing to be hospitalized because they were not expecting the gate to their house to be that hot at nearly midnight.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 47 minutes ago

Than what country of the free are you talking about? Have you seen the US? Nothing free about that country.

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 14 points 8 hours ago

Because if there's anything people have learned about Mexico, it's that they don't have any blankets. Or anything like rope or fabric covers that can easily just be tossed on it.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 21 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

scolding hot metal

I like the mental imagery

it's not scalding hot, no, the metal is actively chastising you.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 13 points 9 hours ago

"You KNOW better than to touch me when I've been in the sun all day!"