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At the beginning there were two canals:
( Q% Y, `- s+ h, _5 s! ECanal Forth and Clyde was built in 1777, between harbors Grangemouth and Falkirk connecting Glasgow with west cost of Scotland.
* M8 }+ z; Y3 I4 j) T, L4 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCanal Union between Falkirk and Edinburgh was finished in 1822. Because of geographical difficulties, which created a difference of 79 ft. in elevation, the two canals were connected by 11 locks.
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This extraordinary idea was finished in 2002 and became a symbol of Scotland.This invention saves not only time but also energy.
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4 g, I5 ~) y+ b% l' a1 a; tTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。This is the only rotational boat transporter in the world. It has two arms and each arm forms a kind of huge tub filled with water.5.39.217.77:8898/ h4 e( Z1 y/ Y7 r
Boats enter the tub, then the tub locks up and the huge arm starts rotating .
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Entrance to lower canal1 {. G" g X5 j# u& h( A6 C
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A Boat is approaching the “tub”
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|7 s7 I5 h9 ~: b% C. H6 uThere are boats in both “tubs” upper and lowertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 X( I) X0 r) a7 _3 [
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Rotation is starting
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Boats in both rotating arms: G; N+ c F; n$ N
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Rotation
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Just before “landing”
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Closing the gate, regulation of level of water and“tubs” rotation Takes 15 min. only.
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One“tub” 78 ft. long with water and boat weights about 300 tons. 公仔箱論壇; e* K" r1 i+ [% n/ Y% O2 f8 _
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The“tubs” are filled according the Archimedes’ Law. So the weight of “tubs” are balanced. To open the upper and lower lock and turn the whole system by 180◦they need an engine of 22.5 kW which only use 1.5 kWh$ z5 `$ S0 M4 D6 G! b. n
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