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Mexico Thanks Trump For All The Free Solar Panels ... (Original Post) Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 OP
What? TlalocW Jun 2017 #1
Trump Said He Would Put Solar Panels On The Mexico Wall... Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 #3
Because Trump supposedly recommended a wall that would be paid for with solar panels Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #5
A solar panel can face south, but still supply electrical power to a house north pnwmom Jun 2017 #6
Doh! The south side of the wall would be IN Mexico. n/t Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #7
Not if the wall was built slightly inside the US border. But I'm not sure of pnwmom Jun 2017 #8
Is the US going to post guards on the Meixcan side of the wall Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #9
A curtain 40 feet tall over all those miles? Why would Mexico do that? pnwmom Jun 2017 #10
Pnwmom: it's a joke. Really. Hekate Jun 2017 #11
Well, let's hope so! pnwmom Jun 2017 #12
Solar panels will make great target practice HAB911 Jun 2017 #21
It's a Christo art installation! jberryhill Jun 2017 #14
LOL. Yes, that's it! pnwmom Jun 2017 #15
You're right. I would be so much easier for them to simply spray paint the panels black. n/t Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #22
My understanding is the panels must face south... Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #17
Well, that makes sense. Yes, it will be ugly no matter what. pnwmom Jun 2017 #18
Glad to hear...you've been in my thoughts! Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #19
Thank you so much! pnwmom Jun 2017 #20
Need some serious context here. Control-Z Jun 2017 #2
see post 3 Grassy Knoll Jun 2017 #4
Joke or not, is this a dystopian nightmare? gordianot Jun 2017 #13
I hear Russian made solar panels are great for target practice. nocalflea Jun 2017 #16

Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)
3. Trump Said He Would Put Solar Panels On The Mexico Wall...
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 12:42 AM
Jun 2017

To Power America, And Relieve The Cost Mexico Would Have
To Pay For The Wall, Utter Garbage Juice Speak At His Dopey
Insecurity Rally. And His Ignorant Cult Members Clapped
Like He Was One Of Them There Smart Fellas!!

Docreed2003

(16,850 posts)
5. Because Trump supposedly recommended a wall that would be paid for with solar panels
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 01:00 AM
Jun 2017

Attached to the wall. Never mind those beautiful solar panels would need to face south to provide adequate energy. Proving Trump is a moron that has no concept of what he speaks.

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
6. A solar panel can face south, but still supply electrical power to a house north
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 01:59 AM
Jun 2017

of the panel. So I'm not sure what you're saying.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
9. Is the US going to post guards on the Meixcan side of the wall
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 02:21 AM
Jun 2017

to prevent people from removing the solar panels and walking away with them?

If the US put the wall slightly inside the border, what would prevent Mexico from putting up a curtain just inside their own border to shade the panels from the sun?

The point is, put panels on the Mexican side of the wall and they WILL be stolen and sold back to off-grid Americans on the black market.

Docreed2003

(16,850 posts)
17. My understanding is the panels must face south...
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 06:51 AM
Jun 2017

When trump proposed the solar wall, he was implying that because of the solar panels the wall would be beautiful. Since conventional wisdom states that, in the northern hemisphere, solar panels should face south for the most optimal sun exposure, Mexico would be the beneficiary of the "beautiful" solar panels, the US would get the back side. Yes, we would benefit from the energy generated from them but the wall would not be some glorious thing to behold if we're seeing the panels from behind...hope that clarifies. (Hey pnwmom...hope you are well!!!)

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
18. Well, that makes sense. Yes, it will be ugly no matter what.
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 06:55 AM
Jun 2017

Thanks for asking, Docreed2003. No scary complications during or after the surgery, I'm recovering fine, and the biopsy was negative.

Phew!

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
20. Thank you so much!
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 07:01 AM
Jun 2017

It really lifted me to get that support here when I was feeling so anxious.

I really appreciated all the thoughts and prayers and it definitely helped me get through everything.

THANK YOU.

gordianot

(15,234 posts)
13. Joke or not, is this a dystopian nightmare?
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 03:12 AM
Jun 2017

Everyday I wake up and end the day in disbelief then sometimes dream about it. Like living a satirical farce in one of Dante's circles of hell.

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