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(June 16–21, 2005)

David Gerhard

Fairy Lake Spillway

James Gentles

The Falkirk Wheel

Falkirk, Scotland, UK

20th June 2005, 11:58:55 UTC

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The Falkirk Wheel: Boat Lift

Built as the centerpiece of a canal restoration project in Central Scotland, the Falkirk Wheel uses the power of water to lift canal barges 100ft from the Forth and Clyde to the Union Canal.

As the 1800 tonne boat lift rotates it only takes the power of 2 electric kettles (more water?) to lift the barges - it achieves this by being in perfect balance - one caisson (or gondolla) of water rises as the other falls. Even with boats in the lift it is still in balance because as Archimedes discovered when bathing in water, an object (in this case the barges) displaces its own weight.

The canals date back to the 18th century, built as part of the Industrial Revolution, however their renaissance makes the waterways a haven for wildlife, tourism, and recreation.

You can find out more about this unique piece of architecture / artwork / engineering at
The Millennium Link Resource.
The Falkirk Wheel Resource

Kite Aerial Photography
Location

Europe / UK-Scotland

Lat: 56° 0' 2" N
Long: 4° 51' 25" W

Elevation: ground: 50m, camera: 90m

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Precision is: Unknown / Undeclared.

Equipment
Nikon 4300 with Fisheye Lens,
Homemade suspension cradle with automatic shutter release,
Delta Conyne Kite with 10' wingspan.

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