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Trump pitched Republican leaders on a solar-paneled border wall
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Johnny9Alive
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I like how there really isn't an argument against this outside of the fact that Trump proposed, so it has to be bad.
Apparently solar is bad when Trump wants it.
Apparently solar is bad when Trump wants it.
Imperfected
Member
Why would you root around for a two-week-dead thread where the Simp in Chief managed to get off with a mild guffaw or two successfully, and then not even bother to read it before you post in it? I sure hope whoever wrote your Stump4TrumpAlgo wasn't paid very well.
Johnny9Alive
Banned
Well, because it's actually relevant again as he mentioned it publically.
But what if the wall was angled toward the southern sky to soak up the most sun?
#buildtheramp
How long did you have to wait to get your account activated and you're already wasting it on this?
I bet your alt sucks just as much.
balladofwindfishes
Member
It's a poorly designed solar farm that wouldn't really be efficient
It very well might cost more energy just to maintain them, then is generated
Imperfected
Member
We could revolutionize immigration policy by basing it on who does the sickest bike tricks and car stunts.
Johnny9Alive
Banned
Apart from the panels having to be on the Mexican side, the angle making them highly inefficient, and the cost being insane?
Prophaniti
Banned
Glad you edited that in. Was gonna say...
How about building a wall from the bodies of 'Murica's enemies?
Johnny9Alive
Banned
No it wouldn't? The Sun is good enough that you can get a good amount of energy facing it north.
Second, you obviously wouldn't have on the face of the wall. What you do is you add a slope atop the wall and place the panels on that.
The issue, the cost obviously. But, you can build the wall and attach the panels at a later date as well as look into researching a more cost effective solar panel
Sure there is. The solar aspect does not require the wall.
Ok well, there is ONE argument against it, but just because something is a fucking dumb idea doesn't mean it's a a bad idea. /s
Sincerely,
johnnyalive
Or, you know, build a solar farm without the ridiculous fucking wall that will never exist.
Aaron Strife
Banned
God what a fucking idiot.
Skinny Pete
Banned
Trump trying to appeal to the public but this shit isn't gonna fly. This so called wall will never be built.
In other news this has been the quietest week for this god awful administration. Maybe a megaton incoming?
In other news this has been the quietest week for this god awful administration. Maybe a megaton incoming?
Wouldn't that be hell to maintain and protect?
There is so much wrong here that I don't even know where to start.
Johnny9Alive
Banned
And if you're building a wall, you can make even more use out of it by adding the panels in addition to curbing illegal immigration, you can provide power with the solar panels
What are you even doing here.
The wall in general is a stupid idea because it has to go over all manner of inhospitable terrain that is not at all made for building large structures. You have to go over mountain ranges, through swamp lands and desserts and all this in places where there is barely anyone there, let alone the infrastructure to support building a wall. Then there is staffing said 2000 mile wall. Then there is upkeep and where all these people are going to live. Are they going to build entire new towns in the middle of nowhere to support this thing? Let's also not forget those people like certain Native American tribes that have land that stretches from Mexico to the US who abhor the fucking thing. Throwing solar panels onto the fucking thing just adds another layer of complexity to a rubix's cube with a thousand faces.
There are so many gigantic logistical issues alone that make the idea totally bone headed and that's not even getting into the horribly racist and xenophobic idea behind it.
Then what use is it putting the panels on a wall? Could just as well build an ordinary array where the panels are angled optimally.
So what if I think the wall is a stupid waste of money?
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Why not just don't build the wall? It's not going to stop illegal immigrations anyway.
Johnny9Alive
Banned
Because if it's being build, you can make even more use out of it.
It's not being built. How upset does this make you feel?
But you could get more use out of a purpose-solar farm than a shitty solar farm built around a pointless wall.
BronsonLee
Member
You guys like solar, right?!
Well how about...solar racism!
Well how about...solar racism!
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Unless you actually know something about solar energy or architecture, why the hell should I listen to you? I've seen actual people who work in the industry call this idea stupid and inefficient and explain why online, why should I not believe them?
I studied economics, you know how many stupid ideas about economics I hear every day from people who have no idea what they're talking about?
Because like most things, what do the experts really fucking know anyways?
PersonAndStuff
Member
I'd imagine those panels would pretty much instantly be broken.
Caddywompus
Member
So how many panels does Trump thinks he needs to add to this wall to get it built, 2 maybe 3?
BronsonLee
Member
My immediate thought process would be WOO free solar panels
On the plus side a lot of houses in Mexico would get free solar panels
As people have pointed out it's cheaper to just build a wall and solar farms separately and you don't gain anything by putting them together and it would cost quite a bit more to build them together.
Even if for some magical reason you're able to build the solar wall the main problem is trying to maintenance and distribution of energy over such long distances. Maintenance men might drive hundreds of miles a day to perform repairs.
The Albatross
Member
In case anybody hasn't pointed this out, this wouldn't work. Solar works best when it is local, which is why we don't just put solar farms all over the dessert and power the rest of the civilized world. Electricity is expensive and wasteful to transmit long distances without very powerful, sophisticated infrastructure.... Which we don't have in the desolate, remote American southwest.
The reason that rooftop solar is a good idea is because all of the land in inner cities is being used for something. If you're out in the desert it's a lot more efficient to build a solar power plant behind the wall and some transmission lines. That is of course assuming that the solar panels are being used to power the wall.
He's a typical aloof boss, somebody with big ideas that has no understanding of the mechanics of implementation of such lofty concepts