Falkirk Wheel

[@stevecombs7749]

Never knew this existed. Now it’s a bucket list entry.

[@sophiemeffen6463]

I live 10 minutes away,it’s not too exciting lol

[@annmcgranaghan2131]

Well worth a visit! Was born near the site.

[@paulschlachter4313]

Nice job of getting God to do the voice over. Who'd have guessed he had a scottish accent?

[@davidbalentine2110]

Of course he has a Scottish accent.

[@tolsti1]

Well, if it’s not Scottish - it’s crap!

[@OG-dp1kx]

Sounds like historian tom devine

[@richardweldon2062]

He sounds like a piss head warbling into a microphone in the middle of a tunnel.

[@skygazer858]

@aboctok He's use to Cubic cubits. ;-)

[@EpsilonRanger]

Seriously one of the most amazing feats of engineering I've ever seen! I would love to see this in person some day.

[@spencerwilton8876]

Check out the anderton boat lift. Similar principle but built in 1875 and still working.

[@zoggey2786]

Yet Castle Douglas isn't

[@Genesizs]

one of the ugliegst things i seen thoo, lol.

[@Luca-yi9ii]

I live in Falkirk ahahaha

[@stormzzz5384]

I live close to it

[@StrangeLoops4]

Both my self and KZbin agree, I needed the Falkirk Wheel in my life today.

[@samsonjaggernauth5935]

Funniest thing I've read for the day...😂😂

[@nogrecords]

Five days behind you, but, samesies!!

[@GrimFaceHunter]

I needed a reminder of how it's called.

[@Putins-mustache]

Russian shiplift to a height of 120 meters :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppu4gX9olK-toMk

[@Justanotherfuckingobserver]

I had this suggested the other day, it's absolutely gorgeous!!

[@Kenyanon]

Props to the narrator That is one godly voice right there

[@dhedetry8571]

He sounds like my country's most popular flat earther

[@nyaasar]

@@dhedetry8571 lmao

[@fishoil2158]

I found it annoying

[@rukeyser]

The speed is set wrong.. For real voice, set speed to 1.25.

[@nadiascroce1189]

@@rukeyser. Thank you for pointing that out. I would not have known.

[@dougsholly9323]

The amazing part isn't that someone designed this nor that it was built and is functional. The most amazing part is that someone looked at the site, and decided that was how the problem would be solved. Makes me want to travel there just to ride in it once.

[@ChasenR]

Most likely built to be a tourist attraction, seemingly works if you want to go just for that.

[@Ramiromasters]

From a north american point of view, the wonder is that nobody laughs at the idea, shouted NERD and then pocketed the money and just build some overpass for cars...

[@sophiemeffen6463]

I live 10 mins away and it’s pretty boring

[@tyrellcobb4665]

It is a little underwhelming when you're there. My impression is that it's mainly used for tourism as not a lot of river traffic. It's like a theme park ride with no thrills

[@alvaroarmando8404]

Instablaster...

[@stereopolice]

I feel your enthusiasm brother.

[@tianruiche3639]

Yeah he for sure lightened my day!

[@sfperalta]

What an elegant (i.e. simple) solution to an elevation problem. Many locations would have built traditional locks to get the boats from one level to the other, which would have torn up large tracts of land and likely cost even more. Kudos to the engineers who created this!

[@madricarlson6233]

One of the aspects I find truly amazing is the really low horsepower required to raise the ship- 30 HP! Great engineering and visually appealing! Well done Scots!

[@louf7178]

I thought he said "13.2hp". Thanks for the clarification.

[@DieFlabbergast]

Yes, Scottish horses are really lazy. They have to take that into account.

[@mena94x3]

. . . and they pay for it using _LEEEGAL TENDA!_

[@musamor75]

Balance, and the Archimedes principle which he mentioned. Ingenious, but only part of pre-existing Nature.

[@jmr-marc]

The two flails are always in equilibrium, the 30 HP "only" serve to give the speed of rotation of the whole (and to fight as the friction). if I am not mistaken, an empty or loaded boat, it is a volume of water that varies according to the law of Archimedes.

[@robertbone3064]

WOW!!! The engineers in Scotland are brilliant! This is truly a marvel and artwork in motion. Hats of to you guys.

[@jimboll6982]

They are Scotty , Enterprise Engineer Star Trek. Tony Kettle,North of England, so English. The wheel constructed in that well known Scottish County, Derbyshire. In case you dont know where that is, its England.

[@gingerzarske6089]

Lovely video! Soothing and educational at the same time. Thank you!

[@ExcalibursEdge]

This is another great example of man's ingenuity. It's truly an engineering marvel! Thank you for posting it.

[@scooby3133]

This is amazing! I never heard of it before. I was thinking different boats would cause differences in weight until he talked about displacement. Nice presentation.

[@JK-ku2mj]

Its everytime the same weigth on both sides - phisikal principal. It dosent matter if there are 3 heavy botes on one side and non on the other. The amought of water is fixing it if the level is the same.

[@kevanparker908]

@@JK-ku2mj Every boat displaces its one weight in water Archimedes principle!

[@rakamamend666]

The narator really makes me sleep, great work

[@Aviera18]

Absolutely lovely! Creative, efficient - very impressive! I love the Scottish speech but I do appreciate the narrator speaking slowly, too.

[@SFFrog]

I turned on Closed Captioning while watching the video. The CC AI had more trouble understanding the Scottish accent than I did! Maybe that's because my ancestry is 50% Scottish!

[@musamor75]

Just discovered this rare beauty on a British documentary only yesterday. I live in France, but hope to see Bonnie Scotland before I die. Also I love whiskey- the proper stuff.

[@bankieland]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ianmcnally7755]

If you enjoy whiskey you should be going to Kentucky or Ireland. The brew produced by the Scots is whisky.

[@jeffreydunn7481]

I had no idea this existed. I found my jaw hanging open through the first few minutes of the video!

[@ritaloy8338]

Thank you for great and informative video.

[@dr.satishpund8095]

Just imagine how would’ve been the world without ENGINEERS!!!! Salute

A beautiful piece of engineering as art

[@beaglesguy]

This is absolutely incredible! Although it irks me that I have never heard of it before. Great video & audio too. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@HolyHeinz]

Realy smart and outstanding engineering work! Greetings from Germany 🧡🧡🧡

[@TarHeelBrit]

Well that has to be the best 8 minutes I've spent on KZbin in ages. Perfect commentary, filled with interesting facts and no fluff. Thanks for uploading, much appreciated. Shame I live down in the south west as I'd love to see it in action for real.

[@waverunner3911]

Tar Heel Brit. I live near Bristol I went up 8n June so light early in morning and dark at 10 30 so long day of light I left at 5 am got to falkert at around 11 o'clock done the wheel had a boat ride on a barg along the canal and back down the wheel went to visitors centre not a lot to do there so left after 2 hours drove along to the kelpies which was amazing left about 5 pm got home 10 45 ish worth a long day out hope you do it and enjoy it as much as I did

[@skywatcher1972]

Yes, 8' of Sanity and Amazement, not to mention the sheer Beauty of the Engineering. So go see it, eh? Don't be like the idiots that haven't anything good to say. . .

[@annbrunfeldtwest6249]

I'm glad I lived in Falkirk and my father is from Falkirk iams first generation American he is from Falkirk

[@musamor75]

@@waverunner3911 Good man. That's the way to do it! Bet it was one hell of an outing.

[@mustardseed308]

WOW, astonished at this engineering masterpiece.

[@kevanparker908]

Built by The Butterley Company Builders of St Pancras Station in London, Founded by Benjamin Outram Of Ripley Derbyshire

[@skyhiker4819]

Engineering! The GREATEST of all art forms. Thank you Scotland! I love you guys!

[@kevanparker908]

Made in England by the Butterley company Ripley Derbyshire.

[@toni4729]

Scotland the Great. Thank you David, from Australia.

[@awuma]

What a brilliant concept, beautifully built. A perfect application of Archimedes' Law.

[@Snagglepuss1952]

I saw a tv documentary on engineering marvels that had an episode on the Falkirk Wheel. As an engineer, this impressed me so much that my wife and I travelled to Falkirk and spent a half day there. We travelled on the Antonine through the wheel and a little of the canal. If you are in Scotland it is a must see, a breathtaking piece of engineering art. We travelled from NZ and spent a week in Scotland had I have known how much I would love Scotland it would have been a month. What a stunning country, and yes home of my forebears

[@Skiergold]

It's one of the many places on my bucket list!

[@timothyneiswander3151]

NERD!!! but yeah it looks pretty cool. I would stop by if I was in the area.

[@Snagglepuss1952]

@@timothyneiswander3151 yip....super nerd...I have a shed full of laser Cutters , 3d printers, lathes and mills....etc, but most surprisingly two daughters!

[@timothyneiswander3151]

@@Snagglepuss1952 You keep you daughters in a shed? :(

[@Snagglepuss1952]

@@timothyneiswander3151 only till they’re married!

[@rikshaw2233]

Fascinating it is good to see geometry, mechanics & Archimedes principles come together as a working sculpture.

[@stilwaters]

Excellent video informative without being boring. What an ingenious way to connect the canals. Also a sculpture in and of it's self. Another place I would love to visit. Thank you for sharing.

[@riparianlife97701]

I stupidly wondered how forces would differ with heavier and lighter boats, then the narrator pointed out that the displacement of water keeps the loads balanced. Simply brilliant.

[@ApolusT]

Yeah, i was thinking of the same thing.

[@rogerlanhe]

good application of Archimedes' principle

[@yaseenali9359]

Docktor Jim

[@chadsimmons6347]

i heard it took 900 "imperial-gallons" of Scotch drank by workers to build the lift...nice job mates ( chow )

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

displacement isnt exact weight for weight ..but close enough ahahhahaha

[@seahawk5532]

Thanks for sharing, love and respect from Canada🇨🇦

[@brianw612]

Truly art in motion, beautiful machinery placed wonderful surroundings. Well done.

[@vickykarn8656]

Brian W

[@colinmcginlay3186]

It's a beautiful surrounding, I grew up there, that area used to be the tar works. ..with the fish works some way back ..the stink could be eye watering.So it's an even more impressive achievement. What happened to the tar pool I fell in?

[@kevanparker908]

Another work of engineering Art built by the Butterley company of Ripley in Derbyshire.

[@tonyruba3175]

What a brilliant piece of engineering - well done lads! :)

[@edwardstaszko]

I had the pleasure of riding on this! Amazing and also beautiful! Much credit goes to the engineers for considering the aesthetics.

[@vishwajitpawar4076]

Excellent output of Engineering. Thanks.

[@Torgo1969]

Outstanding! The Builder's Work is never done, and we salute the Engineers of the world.

[@JoseEncarnacao]

Cheers from Portugal. Thank you for sharing this video :)

[@bankieland]

Thanks for watching!

[@kcook8119]

This guy sure sounds like he would be the life of the party.

[@henryhiggin3389]

LMAO😂

[@henryhiggin3389]

LMAO😂

[@ivocanevo]

He's just hung over. Wait till tonight

[@andrewdevine3920]

The Scottish accent is more suited to threats of violence than educational videos.

[@randydakin8625]

I wanna party with this guy

[@emmerchacon8268]

This is a great sample of engineering at its best: simple and great, great video!!!

[@dohuythiep]

Great engineering but the background music sound like a memorial document video before they destroy the wheel.

[@peterperigoe9231]

Clever but simple engineering, a beautiful piece of architecture, anyone involved must feel rightly proud. Blends the old with the new and complements both. Engineering in the Uk is still alive.

[@Deontjie]

I sometimes watch a movie where the dialogue is vital to the plot. Then they play some unnecessary annoying music just to make it harder to hear the words. Why?

[@limechip]

Before the great fidget spinner attacked

[@Heavenzvoice]

Lol.... I was wondering why I was expecting “ 20 people died that day”! Wrong music for sure.... Doesn’t need music.

[@lucthien601]

@@peterperigoe9231 best engineering must simple and work .

[@haoranli693]

This is amazing. Engineer did a great job

[@stephenhicks826]

Thank you, I enjoyed this gentle and peaceful look at some marvellous engineering.

[@jlgoodner]

Thank you for posting this view and explanation of an engineering marvel. Wonderful to learn more about Scotland and how the world works.

[@kevanparker908]

Engineering work done in Derbyshire England. Transported by road to Scotland

[@claudiamiller7730]

This is one gorgeous, beautifully designed...thingy.........said the undereducated yet always curious Yankee gal.......

[@DieFlabbergast]

As a Brit, I can confirm that it is, indeed, a thingy.

[@grottonisred6541]

Even I'm impressed and I'm a mechanical engineer.... It's very difficult bringing beauty and function together....the designers of this construction have passed this test....with distinction.

[@kdrapertrucker]

It would suck if the whatchamacallit in the thingy went all cattywampus and left the canal traffic discombobulated.

[@jeffro512]

Visited the Kelpies but didn't get a chance to see the wheel - really enjoyed seeing it operate in real time - much appreciated!

[@tomwalsh6655]

Met the falkirk wheel at a charity do once.

[@gordibito]

That was awesome and beautiful as well!

[@w1swh1]

Absolutely amazing! Whoever came up with this simple design is a genius. Archimedes at work! Plus it uses such little power to operate. On my bucket list.

[@titaniumovaries8556]

Listening to the honeyed voice whilst learning about the Falkirk Wheel was a complete pleasure.

[@lindaofsaratoga]

OK!! Another item added to the bucket-list. :D Just lovely!

[@darrellclark9596]

Brillint engineering, artisticly done..great video

[@tellmesomething2go]

True masterpiece of ingenuity! Like it so much.

[@BelloBudo007]

Yet another good reason for me to visit Scotland. To me this is a must see.

[@antiussentiment]

your commentary is wonderful. and thanks for including metric.

[@befrank88]

Simply amazing, beautiful video

[@bkrharold]

This is amazing, I have never seen anything like this before. The design is absolutely beautiful, and the energy efficiency is really impressive, considering the size. I would have thought it would take far more power.

[@aarons7975]

When you get the balance thing worked out, as you can see, it actually takes very little energy to move a lot of mass.

[@kevanparker908]

Its a bit like the cliff railways that work on water just a bit extra water on the going down side and off it goes!

[@claudevieaul1465]

It's an absolutely beautifully executed marvel of first class engineering. I really hope to see it in real life some day!!

[@2011Maynard]

Brilliant in it's simplicity - a piece of functional art

[@pjm329]

Very nicely done video. New addition to my bucket list.

[@user-ellievator]

I can die happy now, I've found the perfect video. Thanks, Scottish God.

[@MyTube4Utoo]

Wow! Incredibly cool. Thank you for the video.

[@bankieland]

Thank you

[@bichtrinhnguyen4801]

Absolutely amazing, it’s the first time i have seen it

[@TBullCajunbreadmaker]

Awesome, yet simplistic engineering. This is just a sampling of what man can do when our mind is open to ideas. This is great. Should last for a very long time.

[@mlight6845]

This is what I call a technological advance! And it is beautiful.

[@johnmoss1498]

Calling this wheel an engineering wonder is an understatement. This is positively brilliant.

[@caryfox8744]

This is amazing - I hope I'm able to see it in person some day.

[@marelledalziel9488]

You will buddy you will

[@ryannrjohnson]

I would love to take a trip to see this spectacular work of art.

[@bankieland]

Please do!

[@vc5183]

Thanks Limmy

[@yehudiadelphos1]

Thankyou very much for this video presentation. It was absolutely beautiful to see. Thank you. I may have to see it.

[@garyjohnson9037]

wonderful achievement, Archimedes would be proud !!!

[@PacoOtis]

Excellent video showing excellent engineering! Well done!

[@ddigwell]

I'm crap at math but marvel at what engineers can do.

[@jimmywalker1568]

+Michael D. Scots where good engineers in the past look up Stirling hot air engine runs on air

[@kevanparker908]

English Engineers can do you mean

[@shannongolden]

Dude...I totally love it!! I want to ride this thing! Great video, thanks!

[@davidquinn4475]

Superb video, very professional in all aspects. I have filmed and edited several videos and I would be proud of this work. Well done.

[@bankieland]

Thanks for your comments

[@TowardsHappiness]

the content is good, the filming great, commentary slow but quirky. However the whole film is painfully slo-o-o-owww. It would be much improved with editing out half the film and being shorter. Easily done and keeping the same information.

[@pjm329]

Patricia Hope I think He intentionally made it this long to give people a better sense of how long it takes to cycle the wheel.

[@WachdByBigBrother]

Patricia Hope No it wouldn't. I hate the MTV two second attention span style flipping views all over the place so you can't see what is really going on. No thanks.

[@WachdByBigBrother]

Patricia Hope No it wouldn't. I hate the MTV two second attention span style flipping views all over the place so you can't see what is really going on. No thanks.

[@cavecookie1]

Now that is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! Wish I had thought of it.

[@specific78]

His voice seems like he only has a few breaths left to pass on all the secrets of the past.

[@billmoore6477]

Well done.. When a college student in England I had the opportunity to navigate the Grand Union canal as a volunteer lock operator moving a pleasure boat from north of London to the Thames. It was a grand and memorable adventure.

[@JAY-lo3sx]

That’s fantastic. Just goes to show you don’t know what’s out there. Amazing. Thank you. For up lodging 27/10/20

[@ThunnusAlbacares]

It's flippin impressive to see it in action , spent 3 hrs there in 2018 , had me stunned.

[@gurgy3]

Brother you should check out these things they call lifts!

[@johnfinlay692]

A grand feat of engineering,in a grand toon of falkirk,left it 50 years ago,!!!!

[@borderreiver90]

The most amazing structure and a brilliant design...kudos to the designer..

[@bankieland]

indeed

[@purplehair7224]

Getting to ride this thing is amazing. I hope I never forget that memory of being able to experience it

[@sylviajp2448]

This was so amazingly..just came up in my feeds..n I was so stunned and in awe..wish I could travel there n ride in it

[@bankieland]

You should!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I shot a vlog in Falkirk and features the wheel. It's an amazing piece of engineering.

[@marelledalziel9488]

Its a calm but fun place to go to

[@UltanCowley]

A modern wonder of British civil engineering beautifully filmed and narrated. Thank you. Ultan Cowley, author of The Men Who Built Britain

[@michaeltextor6574]

Wir waren 2009 in Schottland auf Rundreise und sahen zufällig das Falkirk Wheel. Eine fantastische Ingenieursleistung und bestimmt noch einmal ein Ziel, wenn ich Schottland wieder besuche. Der Film ist ganz hervorragend gemacht. Danke.

[@kevanparker908]

Yu better visit Derbyshire England that's where it was built by British Engineers. Not thick Scots

[@ph11p3540]

I watched a documentary on this and I am even more impressed how little power it takes to use it is so well balanced. I like it when engineering meets art. I can't see this used for commercial shipping but as a tour boat operation it makes perfect sense.

[@spencerwilton8876]

What do you mean tour boat? This is popular with many canal users. And as for not being useful for commercial shipping- look up the Anderson boat lift, which inspired this wheel, and was built for commercial operation (as all canals were) getting on for two centuries ago!

[@breakingtoast2255]

this is an engineering marvel and its energy efficient way to go

[@vincain5273]

I have witnessed the informational video on the engineering masterpiece of the Falkirk wheel which includes a visiting centre - and I am a changed man. Before, I was cynical and blind, and towards the end of my journey I found myself weeping softly to the ethereal melodies as the narrator confided in us that the Kalkirk wheel operates on the same amount of power it takes to boil 8 kettles of water. Pure emotion! Nothing prepares you for this transfiguration

[@bankieland]

Thankyou

[@gracebird6746]

I don't know how many times I have driven past the sign for the Falkirk Wheel when I was visiting my auntie and wondered what it was. Wish I had taken the time to find out. Makes you proud to be Scottish, doesn't it.

[@6Crasher6]

Hmmmm. No. Not really.

[@waverunner3911]

Designed by the English built by the English and a present to Scotland I prevered the kelpies still both nice to see

[@rogeronslow1498]

I live on the other side of the planet and I know what the Falkirk wheel is. Crazy!

[@kevanparker908]

@@6Crasher6 Yes it was built in My town Ripley Derbyshire by the Butterley company of St Pancras station fame. Note to do with Scotland until delivered and assembled.

[@ScootSarb]

This is a brilliant design. I only came across it because I was looking through reviews people had done on google reviews. Brilliant!

[@bankieland]

Indeed

[@ReaganKimberley]

Spent 8 minutes watching a fancy axle rotate, not disappointed.

[@harrystevens3885]

The Butterley Company was an English manufacturing firm founded as Benjamin Outram and Company in 1790 -2009 they where the contractors and where basically wiped out by the British governments attitude to manufacturing and heavy engineering in the UK. Every time I see this wheel it reminds me of Butterley and saddens me greatly.

[@FinkDial666]

R.I.P Benny Harvey. Gone but not forgotten. Miss you pal.

[@Revsusu1]

Beautiful commentary. Thank you.

[@bankieland]

Thank you glad you enjoyed the film.

[@gsh319]

great video, I actually saw the grass growing in the background

[@eric_in_florida]

watch it at 1.5 speed. much more tolerable.

[@Wild_Bill57]

Because the weight of the narrowboats are displacing an equal weight of water, both sides, once initially balanced, will always be balanced. (As stated by the narrator.) Archimedes would be proud of the design and Michelangelo would be proud of its beauty.

[@kevanparker908]

Or only one Narrow boat one side still equal displacement.

[@albertwallace5060]

I’m ready to go now … That’s me letting go now …………….

[@sodorflubbs5000]

I’ve done the Falkirk wheel. It’s amazing experience. Although for someone who’s scared of heights it was intimidating. My mum dad and I did it on a narrowboat, so the view was even more spectacular.

[@marelledalziel9488]

Yea.....it's incredible