July 01, 2009

The Surreal Appeal of the Falkirk Wheel. [Via]
posted by homunculus 14 years ago
  • Awesome technology!
  • That was pretty damn awesome although too me a bit to understand the purpose of it (not being familiar with canals and locks). I was pretty impressed by how little energy it takes to move a boat. Plus it looks all kinds of awesome!
  • Whoa! Now that's some kind of ride. Awesome.
  • Scottish engineers - more than whisky-fueled red-haired savages.
  • I personally think whiskey was likely a large factor in both the design and approval of this thing.