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Discover the incredible engineering feat of the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland, a unique rotating boat lift that connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. This one-of-a-kind structure saves vessels hours of travel time by seamlessly transferring them from one canal to another. Witness the brilliance of modern engineering in action!

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MisterVakel

It's located in Falkirk Scotland.
It's called the Falkirk wheel

brucebhastings

As someone who is from Falkirk and lives near by it, I can say that it is indeed a marvel of Scottish engineering

Warplanesenthusiast

I love Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 my wife and I did a 2 week outlander tour in August. I hung out with Shai Laboeuf randomly at a bar in Edinburgh. And we caught a glimpse of this ferry terminal on our tour. Such an amazing country.

deltametaYT

I have no idea why more people are not talking about this thing.. it’s my favorite thing. the coolest thing that has ever thinged.

nathanponder

Been there several times, theres a different in height between the 2 canals of 115 feet. From memory the actual lift from one canal to another takes about 5 minutes. Due to water displacement its in perfect balance and only requires the equivalent of boiling one kettle (their description while on the lift, not mine) to complete the lift.

johnduncan

I feel so privileged, I can literally walk through the remains of an old Roman fort from hundreds of years ago to get to this place, i can experience some of the best history lessons in a 15 minute walk it really is amazing

alexmacpherson

Went to Scotland a few years ago with my family in law, and my father in law suggested going there. As he told us there was this structure, I could not believe him that this thing existed. Great memories. It was a bit gloomy that day, but this did not take away the awesomeness of this lift. Since then, he has passed away from cancer, but I will always remember his curiosity about stuff like this and how he infects me with his curiosity and thirst to knowledge. He was someone who had an answer to anything and everything. He's such a smart guy, I really miss him.

BotanicCloud

That's real engineering that saves your time and make things easier for you. Serves the purpose of engineering.

saurabhrai

The marvel is in the design of how it reduces the energy requirements by using the physics of counterbalance. This design can also claim in built safety over the elevator design as there are no lifting cables that could break.

shoestringsev

This Is why I love engineering and architecture

HappyCardinal-mepw

Human technology is amazing and it keeps getting better. THANKS FOR SHARING 😊

tedsamuels

WOW, that really is a creative practical engineering marvel.

ceilconstante

I'm one of the Engineers who built it.
Although I've worked in projects costing 10 times more than this one, this one is the most prestigious
It's the only rotating lift boat in the world. The original design was a victorian wheel but later a meeting between the contractor, structural designer and architect decided to come up with a more millennium looks, also rotate it use energy as much as to boil an electric kettle.

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