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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They are floating balls that are covered in loops of razorwire, which hangs down underneath the bouy. They're clearly designed to snare people who try to swim under them, which could result in drowning, bleeding to death, or even dying of hypothermia if trapped there for too long. The Rio Grande is not warm at night.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Holy fuck that is so much worse than I thought.