Glass never rusts and it’s cheap so many places where you have to use walls to separate homes use glass to avoid anyone from climbing over. It’s a 3rd world country thing. Used in the americas too, except the US and Canada.
deandotcom on
Pretty common in South America btw.
LosHtown on
Reminds me of Mexico.
Ru-Ling on
I saw that often when I was stationed in the UK.
Alohagrown on
Looks like SE Asia
nestcto on
A lot easier to remove these with the swift swing of a metal object Razor wire would have been more challenging.
Mustang46L on
Nah, they’re installing a window piece by piece.
KickSidebottom on
When I was a kid, we went to Mexico and were walking around a small village. Their walls were probably 6 feet high around the buildings. They would cement glass bottles on top when they built them and after it hardened would go by with a stick or bat and break the bottles to make it all slicey on top. We also went into even poorer areas where the huts “don’t have doors, they have dogs!”
It was a neat trip and eye-opener even as a little kid how others live (and they were really nice even though we clearly weren’t from around those parts).
TopazandNumbyHSR on
Imagine somebody chasing you and your only option is to hop this fence…
TheFrontierzman on
Not that uncommon
SubieGal9 on
Interesting. Our local ordinance prohibits barbed wire and razor wire, specifically, from residential fences. Loophole?
It could be to keep birds away too.
ClevetUserName on
See this all over Mexico.
Aggravating_Use_5391 on
Are you in South Africa?
Worcestercestershire on
In Mexico they call this Mexican Barbed Wire.
You put a layer of cement on top of the wall and insert glass bottles. When it hardens you take a piece of rebar and break the tops off the bottles.
Someone climbed the back wall of my friend’s Mom’s house in Nogales. She had a pitbull. The guy got hung up on the wall trying to get away from the dog. They found his body the next morning.
RawbuttGirlyman on
Good ol’ DuPont family strategy against the poors, and it looks fancy
condra on
This is to be common in Dublin, Ireland. Not anymore though. Maybe it’s illegal now. I dunno.
Sletzer on
This is common deterrence in Mexico.
Migamix on
Typical new Orleans french quarter security system. You should be able to use Google maps streetview to see them. Very common here.
MikeHock_is_GONE on
Would be illegal in most US jurisdiction
GonePhishn401 on
if I were a burglar, this would probably be a better deterrent than actual barbed wire.
Addrum01 on
We have those in Chile too, but it is not for wild animals, just the cheap solution to actual spikes.
curtishavak on
It’s cheaper, lower maintenance and more effective than barbwire.
valkrycp on
Seems kinda stupid because anything can really break it, like something blowing in the wind, and then there’s just glass on the ground of either side of the fence.
Bob_the_brewer on
My roommate in college was from South Africa and said they had the same thing
edwardsantes on
first time traveler huh?
acevibe13 on
This is common in Mexico
Dirtsurgeon1 on
Mexico motars it on top of concrete fences .
erakis1 on
When I was in Iraq, we used to toss a Kevlar blast blanket over the wall when we needed to go over walls for raids.
MEDICARE_FOR_ALL on
Definitely illegal in the USA
Mecca_Lecca_Hi on
Just looking at that makes me squirm and I’m not even a burglar.
karlywarly73 on
Everywhere in Ireland when I was a kid. And yes, I did cut my hands. Ivy would grow on the walls and you’d never see it.
RealSkyDiver on
Super common in Thailand and the surrounding countries.
TheSquirrelWithin on
The Berlin Wall that separated East and West Germany had such deterrents on top. But eventually in at least some places they removed the deterrents and left bare, smooth, rounded concrete on top of the walls. Desperate people trying to get over the wall could grab on to things embedded on top, but smooth concrete gave them nothing to grab hold of.
Slim-Shai-D on
Couldn’t a highly motivated thief get some heavy padding to cover it up and jump over? Or knock most off it with a hammer?
Jusfiq on
In my country of origin in Asia, it is very common. In my current country of Canada, it is illegal.
statix85 on
Nothing a good wool blanket can’t fix
DavidinCT on
Well, it would work and do it’s job…
boytekka on
We have this in the Philippines as well, seems all over the world they have this
inthewoods54 on
“instead of barbwire”…
Why would there even be barbwire around your condo?
mtrbiknut on
We saw it in Mexico & Guatemala. I always called it “poor man’s razor wire.”
verticon1234 on
Broken glass has been used on top of walls for security for hundreds of years
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Well, That’s the first
What in the third world
Where do you live that makes this necessary?
Glass never rusts and it’s cheap so many places where you have to use walls to separate homes use glass to avoid anyone from climbing over. It’s a 3rd world country thing. Used in the americas too, except the US and Canada.
Pretty common in South America btw.
Reminds me of Mexico.
I saw that often when I was stationed in the UK.
Looks like SE Asia
A lot easier to remove these with the swift swing of a metal object Razor wire would have been more challenging.
Nah, they’re installing a window piece by piece.
When I was a kid, we went to Mexico and were walking around a small village. Their walls were probably 6 feet high around the buildings. They would cement glass bottles on top when they built them and after it hardened would go by with a stick or bat and break the bottles to make it all slicey on top. We also went into even poorer areas where the huts “don’t have doors, they have dogs!”
It was a neat trip and eye-opener even as a little kid how others live (and they were really nice even though we clearly weren’t from around those parts).
Imagine somebody chasing you and your only option is to hop this fence…
Not that uncommon
Interesting. Our local ordinance prohibits barbed wire and razor wire, specifically, from residential fences. Loophole?
It could be to keep birds away too.
See this all over Mexico.
Are you in South Africa?
In Mexico they call this Mexican Barbed Wire.
You put a layer of cement on top of the wall and insert glass bottles. When it hardens you take a piece of rebar and break the tops off the bottles.
Someone climbed the back wall of my friend’s Mom’s house in Nogales. She had a pitbull. The guy got hung up on the wall trying to get away from the dog. They found his body the next morning.
Good ol’ DuPont family strategy against the poors, and it looks fancy
This is to be common in Dublin, Ireland. Not anymore though. Maybe it’s illegal now. I dunno.
This is common deterrence in Mexico.
Typical new Orleans french quarter security system. You should be able to use Google maps streetview to see them. Very common here.
Would be illegal in most US jurisdiction
if I were a burglar, this would probably be a better deterrent than actual barbed wire.
We have those in Chile too, but it is not for wild animals, just the cheap solution to actual spikes.
It’s cheaper, lower maintenance and more effective than barbwire.
Seems kinda stupid because anything can really break it, like something blowing in the wind, and then there’s just glass on the ground of either side of the fence.
My roommate in college was from South Africa and said they had the same thing
first time traveler huh?
This is common in Mexico
Mexico motars it on top of concrete fences .
When I was in Iraq, we used to toss a Kevlar blast blanket over the wall when we needed to go over walls for raids.
Definitely illegal in the USA
Just looking at that makes me squirm and I’m not even a burglar.
Everywhere in Ireland when I was a kid. And yes, I did cut my hands. Ivy would grow on the walls and you’d never see it.
Super common in Thailand and the surrounding countries.
The Berlin Wall that separated East and West Germany had such deterrents on top. But eventually in at least some places they removed the deterrents and left bare, smooth, rounded concrete on top of the walls. Desperate people trying to get over the wall could grab on to things embedded on top, but smooth concrete gave them nothing to grab hold of.
Couldn’t a highly motivated thief get some heavy padding to cover it up and jump over? Or knock most off it with a hammer?
In my country of origin in Asia, it is very common. In my current country of Canada, it is illegal.
Nothing a good wool blanket can’t fix
Well, it would work and do it’s job…
We have this in the Philippines as well, seems all over the world they have this
“instead of barbwire”…
Why would there even be barbwire around your condo?
We saw it in Mexico & Guatemala. I always called it “poor man’s razor wire.”
Broken glass has been used on top of walls for security for hundreds of years
Is that a taxi I see there?