just by using pumps to ensure that each caisson is filled to the same height. Because the system is so well balanced, and takes a good seven minutes to rotate,the power requirements are surprisingly low. In the six-to-twelve kilowatts range, which is only about one hundred bright...
Falkirk High railway station, The Wheelhouse Restaurant is within viewing distance of The Falkirk Wheel which, a bit like Niagara Falls and the Empire State Building, is right up there as one of the world's top tourist attractions.Seriously, though, I'm glad the first page in the menu ...
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What Is a Port City? The port city provides a fascinating and rich understanding of the movement of people and qoods around the world. We understand a port as a centre of land-sea exchange, and as a major source of livelihood and a major force for cultural mixing. But do ports all pr...
Falkirk High railway station, The Wheelhouse Restaurant is within viewing distance of The Falkirk Wheel which, a bit like Niagara Falls and the Empire State Building, is right up there as one of the world's top tourist attractions.Seriously, though, I'm glad the first page in the menu ...
Falkirk Council, in 2017, tried to ban present-giving altogether, as have some schools elsewhere. The fascist in me is attracted to this idea. Or give the money to charity. But, really, it’s a bit grim. So there’s no choice, if you’re an under-presented teacher this Christmas,...
We spent an entire afternoon at the Falkirk Wheel a few years back. It's amazing to watch the canal boats enter the caissons, rotate to the top, and continue on their journey. The whole process is quiet, efficient, and truly leaves you impressed by the power of good engineering minds....
For example, apparently the motor that powers the rotating restaurant in the Space Needle is a one-horsepower motor with a huge gear ratio.)We then got into a lively discussion of what the horns on the sides of the Wheel rotor are for. One of my engineer friends thought that one of ...
We spent an entire afternoon at the Falkirk Wheel a few years back. It's amazing to watch the canal boats enter the caissons, rotate to the top, and continue on their journey. The whole process is quiet, efficient, and truly leaves you impressed by the power of good engineering minds....