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Originally posted by loggerbomb: thats pretty sweet, and huge!
i saw something like that one discovery, cept it was in ireland or scotland, its like a ferris wheel setup and costs hardly anything to move the boats, wish i could remeber what it was called and get a link....
You're thinking of the Falkirk Lock.
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Originally posted by XKontour98: I still think a lock system would be more efficient.
It is Russia...
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Originally posted by IRingTwyce: Originally posted by loggerbomb: thats pretty sweet, and huge!
i saw something like that one discovery, cept it was in ireland or scotland, its like a ferris wheel setup and costs hardly anything to move the boats, wish i could remeber what it was called and get a link....
You're thinking of the Falkirk Lock.
thats the one!
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Originally posted by Wien_Sean: Originally posted by XKontour98: I still think a lock system would be more efficient.
It is Russia...
I'm sure there is a reason for the way they do it. That looks like a pretty steep incline right away, and also it's probably faster than locks. But the tram is obviously more practical for the application.
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Originally posted by loggerbomb: Originally posted by IRingTwyce: Originally posted by loggerbomb: thats pretty sweet, and huge!
i saw something like that one discovery, cept it was in ireland or scotland, its like a ferris wheel setup and costs hardly anything to move the boats, wish i could remeber what it was called and get a link....
You're thinking of the Falkirk Lock.
thats the one!
I'vee seen that on TV as well. Pretty cool!
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