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Scotland Canals
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At the beginning there were two canals:
& r( ^1 i; L8 s5 i: x( }# K& y+ Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCanal Forth and Clyde was built in 1777, between harbors Grangemouth and Falkirk connecting Glasgow with west cost of Scotland.
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In 1963,after 150 yrs of existence of this water way with 11 locks the construction of a huge water carousel started.
$ S/ w, L" L" p% ~ E1 cThis 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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lower canal
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) d9 H+ \$ ~: y# GEntrance to lower canalTVBNOW 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。/ x0 h. m0 t* D! n5 ^+ q
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A Boat is approaching the “tub”公仔箱論壇 B7 o L/ v8 ] M9 L- n
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There are boats in both “tubs” upper and lower
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Rotation
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Just before “landing”tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; P1 `; W. H3 u- W! B# r
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One“tub” 78 ft. long with water and boat weights about 300 tons.
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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
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