8/13/2006: The Falkirk Wheel - Page 2

glatt · 08-15-2006, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

OK Ned, you should go down and toss your sabots at it to hasten its demise.

You joke, but it's already been done. This is a fairly vulnerable target.

I don't hate it. I actually like it. I just don't think it's very practical.

Edit: After reading my own linked article, I see that the problems have already begun:

Quote:

software glitches have caused several other closures .

barefoot serpent · 08-15-2006, 01:17 PM

The Scots know better than to blame 'the computer'.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-15-2006, 07:35 PM

Considering it's purpose, it doesn't sound all that complicated, to me.
Hell, cars can have 600 sensors these days.

Happy Monkey · 08-15-2006, 10:23 PM

My guess is that lots of 'em are redundant, too.

MsSparkie · 08-15-2006, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

The Scots know better than to blame 'the computer'.

Happy Monkey · 06-02-2007, 08:20 AM

glatt · 06-02-2007, 08:32 AM

I couldn't get the video to play, but when I went to youtube I found this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n61KUGDWz2A

I think it's the same.

Pretty cool!

xoxoxoBruce · 06-02-2007, 04:33 PM

I'm having trouble visualizing how the chamber between the doors, that they pump the water out of, is formed and sealed.

Clodfobble · 06-02-2007, 10:22 PM

Is there an engineering reason for the pointy bits sticking off each chamber, other than looking cool?

zippyt · 06-02-2007, 10:44 PM

Clod I would think they are counter balances ?? Besides they look COOL !!!

lumberjim · 06-02-2007, 11:23 PM

double clik the vid, glatt

xoxoxoBruce · 06-02-2007, 11:46 PM

Have to double click it twice, first brings up the message, second goes to youtube.

limey · 06-03-2007, 12:47 PM

FYI - many Scots pronounce Falkirk by missing out the the third, fourth, fifth and sixth letters ...
Nevertheless, I must get to Falkirk someday ...

SPUCK · 06-04-2007, 03:33 AM

The pointy bits also cause the water to run off close to the river instead of dribbling off all over from height which would look... inelegant?

monster · 06-04-2007, 07:53 AM

Wouldn't the pointy bits reduce the "schlup" effect as the bucket left the water?

(It's a technical term, you know)

08-15-2006, 01:17 PM	#17
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	The Scots know better than to blame 'the computer'. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

08-15-2006, 07:35 PM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Considering it's purpose, it doesn't sound all that complicated, to me. Hell, cars can have 600 sensors these days. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-15-2006, 10:23 PM	#19
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	My guess is that lots of 'em are redundant, too. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-02-2007, 08:20 AM	#21
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	__________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-02-2007, 04:33 PM	#23
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm having trouble visualizing how the chamber between the doors, that they pump the water out of, is formed and sealed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-02-2007, 08:32 AM	#22
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I couldn't get the video to play, but when I went to youtube I found this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n61KUGDWz2A I think it's the same. Pretty cool!

06-02-2007, 10:22 PM	#24
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Is there an engineering reason for the pointy bits sticking off each chamber, other than looking cool?

06-02-2007, 10:44 PM	#25
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Clod I would think they are counter balances ?? Besides they look COOL !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

06-02-2007, 11:23 PM	#26
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	double clik the vid, glatt

06-02-2007, 11:46 PM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Have to double click it twice, first brings up the message, second goes to youtube. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-03-2007, 12:47 PM	#28
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	FYI - many Scots pronounce Falkirk by missing out the the third, fourth, fifth and sixth letters ... Nevertheless, I must get to Falkirk someday ... __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

06-04-2007, 03:33 AM	#29
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	The pointy bits also cause the water to run off close to the river instead of dribbling off all over from height which would look... inelegant?

06-04-2007, 07:53 AM	#30
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Wouldn't the pointy bits reduce the "schlup" effect as the bucket left the water? (It's a technical term, you know) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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