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10-19-2008, 06:37 AM #1
It's jaggy....
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If it's not one thing it's another
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10-19-2008, 06:45 AM #2
I LIKE BIKES
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wow, What IS it?
Originally Posted by Bruno28
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10-19-2008, 06:55 AM #3
It's jaggy....
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Its a boat lift. It lifts boats between two canals (the Forth and Clyde Canal ) running Glasgow to Falkirk and the Union Canal (running Edinburgh to Falkirk.
The wheel was built as a milenium project. It works on hydraulics -and hardly uses any electricity. It's also almsot silent in motion. And it's a huge thing when it turns.
For more info see here -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel
Falkirk's most recent claim to fame - that doesn't involve a battle with the English
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10-19-2008, 08:03 AM #4
zippadee-doo-dah
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10-19-2008, 12:26 PM #5
never tell me the odds.
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crazy helmets!
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10-19-2008, 01:13 PM #6
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Taking off
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10-19-2008, 02:00 PM #7
Ooo, talk tri to me!
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landing
I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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