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Comment by kevin_thibedeau | Hacker News Reader

I like this log used to protect the border:

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.0108844,-73.3349375,3a,75y,1...

That's not a log, it's a military-grade, arboreal-derived perimeter defense system to stop all unapproved international vehicular traffic.

And Lockheed charges $2500 a foot.

Since it's organic, it's $25000/- per foot.

While the border looks extremely porous, the reality is that it is heavily monitored. You will be met by the police or border patrol if you cross in the wrong place or even if you simply loiter near the border.

EDIT: In response to the skepticism, here is a source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/us-canada-border-photos

This Photographer Spent Three Years Documenting The Canada-U.S. Border

Along the way, Rutkauskas found that the "longest undefended border in the world" is a lot more heavily policed than its reputation suggests.

I've spent time in a few of these wacky rural Canadian border places and for the places I went to, it didn't seem that likely one'd be caught in many spots, it's just the consequences if one does are potentially quite severe, and there's a pretty good degree of self policing of the honor system as word gets around a small town real fast. (Unless enough people wish to keep certain crossings secret... interesting idea.)

Although a somewhat common story I've heard is youths goofing around on ATVs or snowmobiles being intercepted and let off with a strict warning. Perhaps somewhat mythologically passed down generation to generation.

Sounds about right. The CA-US border is extremely long and sparsely populated in most areas. Reckless snowmobile use is a common thing in the northern lower 50. The worst is drunk snowmobilers going 90 mph.

northern lower 50?

That's what Canuckistan calls America. ;)

And they don't have many snowmobile issues in Florida.

Well they can run on water so they're basically all-terrain jetskis. Florida should be scared of the secret backdoor invasion where it's least expected.

Lower 48

Porous and unmonitored enough that a family can walk across and die of exposure: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60290955

I wonder whether that photography project was in any way related to this one (https://clui.org/projects/united-divide), or whether through a coincidence two different people came up with the same idea in roughly the same timeframe…

I wouldn’t say “will”, but yeah, there is a risk.

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