Falkirk wheel timelapse

A timelapse movie of the Falkirk wheel in Scotland, the world's first and only rotating boat lift. At one time these two canals were joined by a series of 11 locks which took half a day to traverse. Now it can be done in 7 minutes!

[@alanaw27]

It’s much bigger and more awesome when you’re standing beside it. I have taken many American friends for a ride on it and it never disappoints. The Kelpies are in the same town. They look great in photos but are huge and very impressive up close. Well worth a visit.

[@margaretmorris977]

Lifts one boat up high to put it on the next piece of track .. very clever and lovely experience

[@territhurston9653]

To quote an old exclamation...AWESOME!

[@TheFannta]

exactly the video I was looking for!

[@Leormas-utsu]

1- It is a timelapse, it means is accelerated this video 2- 0:24 It's called "water in the lens" 3- It works both ways 4- Yes, it's a boat.... 5- It's done in 7 minutes

[@spuddougherty7860]

Just watched a documentary on this. Absolutely amazing!

[@latonyamarie]

I did too. Thought I would come on KZbin to see it again.😂

[@spuddougherty7860]

@@latonyamarie I came here to show my girl without trying to over explain it. 😆

[@latonyamarie]

@@spuddougherty7860 IKR. There is no way to explain it other than a revolving boat lift for gondolas.😂

[@debe5975]

@Spud Dougherty do you recall the name of the documentary or where you saw it? I would love to see it also!

[@latonyamarie]

@@debe5975 it was on the discovery channel. The show was either impossible engineering or extreme engineering.

[@irelandbloke]

Very impressive

[@setthefire92]

It rotates both ways, in order to avoid unnecessary wear and tear :)

[@peterlovatt4156]

setthefire92 I didn't know that, and I have been on it!

[@yaknski]

Amazing engineering feat. Humans rock when we're not being complete assholes..........

[@Tom-pg3cn]

Road both ways on the wheel a few years ago. Amazing.

[@GetawaysandGuitars]

I did a drone video a couple of weeks ago here and at the Kelpies, I wish I would have used the timelapse feature too ;0/

[@dronepilotkf4231]

Wow awesome video you have a New subscriber 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Lazy_Sundae]

Cameron Miekelson from Scot Squad brought me here :)

[@66impala71]

Thanks to CNN for bringing me to this delightful feat of engineering.

[@0112858286]

amazing

[@lalthuthlungliana3225]

Ropui khawp mai!!!

[@g4yvm]

Water is heavier than people think?????? I think it weighs a kilo a litre, a tonne per cubic metre. Your go. David

[@BobEager]

Look up Archimedes' Principle.

[@rkansas1]

WOW...

[@ConradLarsonGaming]

Pure water weighs exactly a kilogram per litre... That's how the metric system was devised

[@ruairiwatson9758]

but say theirs oil from an old boat or rubbish doesn't that mean it would weigh more? I've been there. there is no water filters on the wheel or gondolas

[@chemicalBR0]

@@ruairiwatson9758 no because anything you put into water displaces the exact weight of water equal to the thing you put in it. (Archimedes and all that jazz) if a 50 ton boat goes in one side and a 100 ton boat goes in the other, both tanks still weigh 500 tons (when a boat goes in the tank overflows with the weight of the boat) the tanks ALWAYS weigh 500 tons regardless of what you put in them.

[@spotlitetrans7841]

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[@Mr_Yeah]

@JohnyMorte A raindrop?

[@igallagher4]

Then where does it go?

[@chemicalBR0]

it connects 2 canals

[@mukhtarteuku6783]

Ruarrrrr biasa....

[@tmnet123ify]

How of these under Operation ? ^___^

[@kevinlane7555]

That's one million pounds on each arm....whew

[@oOMrPazzyOo]

Is this video going backwards? As I do believe it rotates the other way.

[@iamsiddious6405]

Paris Meakin Why?

[@drewmortenson]

I believe it goes both ways

[@firesurfer]

@@drewmortenson That's what she said.

[@kuckudk]

Is it a boat or some fast moving vehicle?

[@francesstone7082]

It is a boat, and it is lifted up into a canal.

[@afsha618]

This road is in which country please tell me

[@tbucknor]

@S R 1819 WORLD Scotland.

[@afsha618]

@@tbucknor thank you so much

[@kevanparker908]

Not a road its water, a canal.

[@zonkozonko]

Derbyshire Engineering at its best made by the Butterley Company founded 1790.

[@JohnyMorte]

wtf is the white blured dot in front the ship about 0:24?

[@anthonydoyle3613]

Fake. Look at the trees. Totally animated.

[@hjyuihyuihyuihnjyuih]

+Anthony Doyle it is because it is accelerated. it is much slower in reality but not fake

[@timstone5168]

That's how amazing the wheel is. You cannot believe your eyes. You are desperately looking for something to reinforce your prejudices that this cannot possibly exist, so you point to the trees, not realising they are in timelapse.

[@iamsiddious6405]

If u really think that the Falkirk Wheel is a Fake then u r fucking stupid.

[@magicaltravel23]

Anthony Doyle your fucking stupid it's on Scotland

[@spuddougherty7860]

The documentary I just watched seemed pretty real. 🙄

[@ziggystardust895]

amazing