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Trump wants the border wall to be tall, strong and hot. Smoking hot.

"Look good from US side."

Christine Wang

on March 20, 2017

The Trump administration has made progress on the border wall that was at the center of Trump's presidential campaign. By 'progress' we mean that they've compiled a wish list.

On Sunday, preliminary border wall requirements were announced. They want it to be 30-feet high, hard to climb or cut and attractive looking.

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All of these points fit what Trump has been proclaiming in his rallies (except maybe the bit about how tasteful it will look), but that won't stop the internet from mercilessly making fun of it from all angles.

First, people were quick to point out how naive these requirements are for a national project of this size.

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Others focused immediately on the "look good" part of the requirements.

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Since the list of requirements is Sad!, people started to embellish them by adding more.

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And finally, someone did some fact checking to see whether 30 feet would truly be enough to make this "wall" as impenetrable as Trump claims it will be.

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At least there's still time to stop this farcical project before it starts.

Topics Donald Trump

Christine Wang

Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).