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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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[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 7 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

maybe I'm thick... but how does black paint prevent someone from climbing a fence?

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 19 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Only thing I can think of is the black paint would absorb more solar radiation and make it hotter. But the sun isn't out at night which is when many people make that crossing, so I'm not sure they've really thought it through.

[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Thoughts are long gone by the time their ideas reach their mouths

[–] TeddE@lemmy.world 14 points 20 hours ago

The same way a fence prevents someone from flying in on a currently not-yet-expired visa. The whole announcement is an exercise of putting lipstick on a pig.