The INSANE Chinese Engineering to Navigate Above the Mountains

[@PhilipTan-i1u]

Wow, China is definitely the greatest builder of infrastructure for the 21st Century.

[@yanlizhang7972]

We are great builder since the construction of the Great Wall 2000 years ago

[@LEGEND-jp7ch]

​@@yanlizhang7972nope there was many great builder countries that time.

[@yanlizhang7972]

@@LEGEND-jp7ch Seven Wonders of the Ancient World？only Pyramid left,If buildings only exist in legends and books, who are the great builders? by the way, the ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids and the current Egyptians are not the same nation. But the Chinese who built the Great Wall and the current Chinese are the same origin.

[@S.1-1-1-1-1]

Google tofu buildings. China's corruption is insane.

[@supergirlfromheaven8421]

​@@yanlizhang7972 yea that weak wall 🧱 which was totally newly build by CCP government....there is no contribution from China without gun powder and India made world 2nd fortified wall 🧱 in just 23 years and it's very strong unlike your weak building 🏢 see kid china doesn't have anything and 7 wonder is add because of 7 important countries most importance in our modern time and Arab only have great piramid from 5000 years ago which is really great in desert 🏜️ which was done by human's slave while it's nothing to our Aryans who control 3 continent totally at that time and our war wiped out 25% world 🌎🌍 population 5,000 years ago 🤔🤣 modern day's 6.8 billions people's have Aryans bloodline for an reason 🛂

[@Darkmatter321]

Great explanation of the advantages of this over locks. Great video. The Chinese never cease to amaze

[@Ysq21aCk_user]

Makes the Hoover Dam look like child's play. Incredible.

[@kickyouinhalf]

lol The Hoover Dam is not even worthy to be mentioned here.

[@nomercyinc6783]

comparing a dam to a bridge is dumb as fuck. nothing chinese is impressive. they throw thousands of workers at every jobsite and think thats impressive. doesnt matter what other nations do for their own nation internally. what other nations spend on things doesnt make anything important. cost doesnt equal actual importance of value.

[@Ysq21aCk_user]

@ You are an amazing individual! I could learn a lot from you... but I'd rather not.🤡

[@ciarankelly4338]

Hats off to the Chinese!

[@radiumdude]

The same technology has been inaugurated in Germany in 1899 (Henrichenburg Schiffshebewerk). Hats off the Chinese, for claiming someone else’s technology for themselves - once again.

[@panli-z4m]

@@radiumdude Similar principles have long been used in ancient China. Many canals were built in ancient China, the best known of which is the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (from Beijing to Hangzhou), built 1,300 years ago and currently 1,794 kilometres long. In ancient times, this canal was much longer than it is today, and it first connected Beijing-Luoyang-Hangzhou (later taking a straight line from Beijing to Hangzhou). This canal involved different elevations and passed through different rivers, so many locks were set up, the principle of which is basically the same as the principle of locks nowadays.

[@radiumdude]

@ Yes, we all know that the (ancient) Chinese deserve recognition for millennia of ingenuity - before Mao destroyed everything in a few decades. However, technological advancements during the industrial revolution in Europe and the US were driven by specific demands and developed independently. It would be reductive to claim a direct transmission of technology. But we are talking about China today, and here we can observe said “technology transfer” from the West everywhere - by means of joint ventures or industrial espionage.

[@panli-z4m]

@@radiumdude The so-called transfer of technology is normal, and no one is forcing anyone to transfer technology. Technology itself is fluid, as it has been from time immemorial, and even your country may have learnt a lot of technology from other countries. When it comes to China, the so-called technology transfer from western companies to China is just a business, there is no compulsion, a lot of technology transfer is paid for by Chinese companies, and basically it is obsolete or near obsolete technology, no company will transfer its most advanced technology that it relies on for its survival to others. As for joint ventures, it's nonsense to say that all foreign companies doing business in China must have a joint venture with a Chinese company, in fact there was such a rule only in the automotive industry (there may have been others but I haven't heard of them), and it's now been abolished. China is a developing country, in order to avoid the impact on the domestic industry, the World Trade Organisation allows developing countries to protect the domestic industry, which is understandable and in line with the WTO regulations, the relevant enterprises can choose not to invest in China if they feel that it is not in their interests. As a matter of fact, due to the backwardness of China's domestic economic development in the early days, the technologies that the western companies got from China were all close to being obsolete, and the establishment of joint ventures was also based on the shares of these technologies. The western companies made a lot of money by relying on the technologies that had already been obsolete, and although these technologies were backward, they were still needed by China at that time, so this was a win-win situation, and there was nothing that could be blamed on it. So it was a win-win situation and there is nothing to blame. In the automotive industry, western companies exchanged backward technology for shares in joint ventures + business facilitation provided by Chinese companies, a very good business deal. These western car companies have sold millions of cars per year in China in just two decades, for example, Volkswagen, GM, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, etc. The biggest market for these car companies is China, where they make unimaginable profits. This is not the most favourable part of the joint venture in the automobile industry for the western automobile companies, the most favourable part is killing the Chinese automobile industry. The Chinese auto companies that have joint ventures with Western auto companies are all state-owned enterprises, and their joint ventures with Western auto companies rule the Chinese auto market. Why spend huge amounts of money on research and development when you can make money by relying on backward technology transferred from the West? So for a long time, the Chinese auto industry was uncompetitive, and the vast majority of cars sold in the Chinese market were foreign brands. The biggest downside of setting up these joint ventures doesn't stop there, as a result of these joint ventures, they lobby the Chinese government to restrict the emergence of private Chinese car companies. Geely, for example, could not get a licence in the early days of the company, and when the government told them that they were bound to lose money building cars, they begged the government to give them a chance to lose money. Chery Automobile, for example, also did not have a licence and initially relied on local government support to survive as a subsidiary of Shanghai Automobile. And BYD, which was allowed to produce cars only by buying a car company. It was only much later that China liberalised its car market, so that a large number of competitive start-ups soon emerged in the country, and China's car exports rose from 1 million to over 5 million units in just a few years. And without the existence of these so-called joint ventures, this process could have been brought forward by more than a decade. Foreign automobile companies have benefited the most from these so-called joint ventures and technology transfers, and China has suffered the most. This is a great mistake in China's development process.

[@radiumdude]

@ Interesting analysis indeed. However, my point is still the same: China is still either procuring technology / IP or blatantly stealing it. Countless patents and other IP have been simply registered by individuals in China, with the intention to extort the owner of the IP later. I have seen many such cases firsthand over the past two decades. Every industry segment has its specifics, though. It was interesting to see your insights from the automotive industry.

[@phuthanhle253]

great, it's hard to find Chinese documentary videos, but with this video I got it all. there are several channels about great construction of the world, now I have one more channel about more new things, thank you.

[@atanacioluna292]

This summer, we went on that elevator onto the 3 Gorges Dam lake; it is fantastic.

[@vipahman]

And this is why the US hegemony on infrastructure technology is over.

[@S.1-1-1-1-1]

US never had a hegemony on infrastructure.

[@tigading2177]

Just imagine how long it would take for US or UK to develop something like this using their advanced infrastructure technologies

[@gumpyoldbugger6944]

......better yet, think about just how ruiniously expensive it would in either nation.......whilst both the UK & US fanny about with a few hideiously expensive infrastructure projects of questionable utility, China is roaring a head getting it done, faster, better and cheaper....plus they have started and completed many more major infrastructure projects in the past ten years then either the UK and US combined have started, let alone finished.

[@wladjarosz345]

how long do you live not in China? and why?

[@gumpyoldbugger6944]

@@wladjarosz345 wanna try that again in correct English?

[@tigading2177]

@@gumpyoldbugger6944 If only they divert money from their war chests and into public infrastructures (but why would they, it is not profitable!)

[@wladjarosz345]

@gumpyoldbugger6944 art thou in communist China too?

[@gumpyoldbugger6944]

The Goupitan shiplift is not only an amazing bit of engineering, but it is also an economic miricle, they got it done for under USD800 Million and not the multi-Billions such a project would cost in the US, Canada, the UK or anywhere else in the industrial west.....

[@schepvogelk5971]

Well, they kinda use a slavery kinda workforce... also, its still a communist autocratic state.

[@applebee9060]

I’m sure there will be comments about sl@ve lay-ber floating around in this comments section.

[@stephenhill8790]

Well in China the money goes to the project, not to hundreds of committees, consultants, politicians, corporation, lawyers, accountants, etc etc etcetera 🧐

[@tallll70]

@@stephenhill8790 which for you else never get anything if something goes wrong which often it does, cheaper and faster is not always better, it can also mean plenty safety and quality skipping ... and just as these videos we also see the bridges and structures failing way to soon few years after they were built while some in other countries getting maintained for 100 years

[@SDFNI3894YR]

many indians like myself absolutely adore chinese infrastructure. god bless chinese people.

[@trueseeker262]

Indian got too much corruption and cast system.

[@michaelshore2300]

Reinvented the anderton lift

[@craigslistseller9354]

May the gods bless the wonderful people of India as well.

[@hooligan_56labelle22]

I seen boat lifts in the UK but I never saw anything like this. Amazing

[@PakistanIcecream000]

Not only are China's infrastructure projects mesmerizing, they're also extremely cheap.

[@RetireearlyNYC]

China has always been an engineering and economic powerhouse. Most people think of China only in the past 50 years or so.m, mostly as a poor country. They don’t think of its thousands of years of mega projects.

[@bonanap7183]

the first locks and canal 灵渠（ling qu）were built by Emporer Qinshihuang， 2300 years ago to conquer Guangdong, Guangxi。

[@adone807]

虽然但是 应该是qinshihuang😂

[@applebee9060]

Good that you mentioned it, otherwise people will say this is a copy from the other side of the globe.

[@seafood_hater]

Thanks for the fun fact!

[@Dogsnark]

I had never been aware of such things as ship lifts. Wow - it blows my mind that such things are possible!

[@presimirmikic9016]

I love Chinese people because they are genuine people and truly want to work together. Strangers are bonded instantly with brotherhood. Petty peer undermining is unthinkable

[@funkmachine9094]

most countries work work together. nothing unique here

[@FerdausAlAmin]

I am amazed but still fail to believe that these marvel engineering exist & function.

[@fortissimoX]

Wow, amazing what are humans able to build. Btw, despite grandiosity of Chinese lift, I was most amazed by Falkirk wheel, what small amount of energy it uses! So clever design! Thanks for this video!

[@sadikbroboniqi6744]

Respect

[@pomodorino1766]

Thanks for including data in proper measurement units. Really informative video!

[@MegaBuilds5280]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching it!

[@bikersoncall]

:facepalm: US is his biggest market, so yeah it's really just an insult to us. You're 'proper measurements' are no better than our own.

[@pomodorino1766]

@@bikersoncall 1. He used customary/imperial when appropriate. 2. I was referring to not using "100th of swimming pools" for volume, "football pitches" for area, school buses for lengt, blue whales for weight etc. 3. If customary/imperial units were better NASA wouldn't use metric, and miles/pounds/gallons wouldn't be defined as fractions of the SI units. (By your own metrology institute)

[@bikersoncall]

@@pomodorino1766 1. We're both on the Decimal system. 2. Everyone on earth used fractions, when needed, and they are needed. 3. Metric is every bit as randomly derived as thousandths of an inch (SAE) and metric still has to us thousands, and or fractions in measurement when determining the size of millions of items. 4. I didn't say Imperial was better. 5. I didn't watch the entire video, so wasn't aware of any US measurements being quoted.

[@pomodorino1766]

@@bikersoncall I don't think you understood what I meant, but I'm not here for the sake of arguments.

[@LaylaLayla-wf9cy]

The Chinese government says: "There are too many poor people in our country, so I plan to build a lot of infrastructure, which can increase employment opportunities and change people's lives." The US government says: "There are too many homeless people in our country, so I give them money so that they can take drugs and marijuana, and they can sleep in tents on the road."

[@pagan-540]

China great big powerful country. Very excellence mountains electricity technologies.

[@emeliealegonero4043]

This is insane, how they able built the massive engineering project damn China

[@steveclapper5424]

It is what you can do when you don't throw all your money into military stuff and a failed health care "system".

[@godsbloodyhammer7090]

THIS nO CHLNA. .. THIS IS INDIA. PAROD TO BE iNDlAN.(G).a)(y hind!!

[@peterderycke5766]

771 million usd... for three lifts... And kamela spent over 1 billion not to be elected... Puts things into perspective...

[@sentuhankecundang7351]

700 million for infrastructure..not complaints from me

[@peterderycke5766]

I stand to correct myself... it's 1.5 billion now... That's about 6 boatlifts...

[@victorfreeman3371]

These Chinese engineers are Aliens.... Not human.

[@S.1-1-1-1-1]

Nothing special about it.

[@Talus-Gort]

Most of the weight that is lifted is water, not ship.

[@markfleser]

Ships displace water so it’s always the same weight.

[@Talus-Gort]

@@markfleser *Most of the weight* that is lifted is water, not ship. Yes, I know about Archimedes Principle, but look how much more water there is than the volume displaced by the hull.

[@johndanger8717]

Nope, any weight that goes up AND down can just be offset by a counterweight. When an elevator lifts you up, it only has to power lifting you as the elevator itself has a counterweight…

[@markfleser]

@@Talus-Gort if you have more volume you have what? Less density! It is ALWAYS the same weight, that is how things… FLOAT. That’s why you can float a vessel into something like the Falkirk Wheel and it always stays balanced even if there’s nothing on the other side.

[@eneko6790]

​@@markfleserread it again and think about what he is saying for a second. Also water stays at a pretty constant density when is liquid so what change of density are u even talking about

[@dperreno]

I love the idea behind the Falkirk Wheel - by having two equally weighted "tubs," they have a balanced lift that needs very little energy to operate. The Strepy Thieu could have also operated this way, I'm a little surprised that they didn't do this. However, all of these lifts can actually be operated with relatively little energy as they can control the weight of the tub/ship by adding or removing water to achieve a balance with the counterweights. It just seems more elegant to use the second tub as the counterweight.

[@shawnyu4862]

yes, but it can only used for small ships.

[@logicalChimp]

@@shawnyu4862 In theory, they could have built the Chinese lifts using the same principle (a second tub instead of counter-weights)... and then reduced the energy required by increasing the water level in the 'down' tub to make it heavier, and thus automatically lifting the other side (and only needing power to slow / regulate the speed, etc). The downside to this approach would be the need for a double-width entrance at the top and bottom, which would be a significant factor in some of these designs (especially the one with the aquaducts and tunnel, etc), plus the double-width lift itself.... and they don't look like they service enough traffic to benefit from being able to lift one boat at the same time as lowering another, so economically the extract construction cost (to double-lift) may not be worth it...

[@shawnyu4862]

@@logicalChimp No, what I meant was not about power or size but the shaft and bearings. Can they have such a large carrying capacity? The elevator can distribute force to more steel wires and bearings... It's just my personal opinion...But this type of machine design is lovely.

[@supersymmetry4852]

This also explains why the Chinese adopted gravity batteries to storage renewable energy, as the fundamental technology has been proven and could be very reliable.

[@WanderingExistence]

How on Earth have I never heard of this before? This is remarkable!

[@doobybrother21]

yeah that's cute. There's a double one in Belgium that went in operation in 2002. It replaces the 4 lifts that were built around 1890.

[@maddox0110]

Forgot another great advantage of a ship elevator. It uses almost no water for the action. Normal locks "dump" water to the lower level, when lowering the level. Also, the elevator of Strepy Thieu was build to replace the way older victorian age set of elevators. (and I feel a bit neglected by not mentioning the elevator at Ronqueres). And yes, the enginering of Strepy Thieu was used as a template for the Chinese infrastructure.

[@ongsengkee2530]

Sorry, they adapted the engineering principles used in china more than 2200 years ago.

[@yanlizhang7972]

We are great builder since the construction of the Great Wall 2000 years ago

[@deepskywest3633]

Amazing

[@pappapappi9177]

I can't imagine how metallurgy engineering could level up to the challenges faced by such constructions.. take just bearings..

[@stephenwilliams1824]

The Chinese build fantastic infrastructure projects. Money no object to its cost. But, we have seen with other mega projects is that quality control is minimised for speed of construction. Longevity is the key to successful major builds and the ability not to change the natural environment too much.

[@zenongruba2607]

The French canal system is incredible. We need a youtube on the French canal system.

[@CaptainKedah]

Peterborough Liftlocks , in Peterborough Ontario Canada is One of the Oldest and holds the record of being the Largest Liftlock ever made for a Long Time, Obviously Not the largest anymore

[@pomodorino1766]

I've just looked it up. Amazing engineering for 1904! Also it runs without power other than the services, using only water taken in due to 30cm hight difference by the top caisson. Thanks for commenting!

[@weatheranddarkness]

Been there, it's so cool!

[@GoodBaleada]

Cheer up Cap'n!! Canada still has the largest people zoo's!

[@afrocentric1674]

Crazy how people are so insecure about China in these comments 😂

[@tigading2177]

sadly that's what happens, when the west could no longer compete on equal footing, all that is left is hate and jealousy. That is a western feature.

[@blackknight4996]

Especially those low-grade United Snakes

[@padiyar]

Awesome engineering marvel!

[@pryder5943]

new find, the locks of the 3 Georges Dam, opened in 2003, well done guys

[@misterbig9025]

We don't have such technology in India

[@ASWEWRETAUGHT]

INDIA SHOULD HAVE WORK WITH CHINA LONG TIME AGO. IMAGINE IF INDIA AND CHINA HAD RELATIONSHIP LIKE THE US AND CANADA THEY WILL DOMINATE THE WORLD

[@huangzb8060]

India has the most advanced cow-urine technology! 😅😅😅

[@leonglh8456]

You will be shocked to dxxxh how many technology you don't have in India

[@elvirredzepovic6898]

You have no TOILETS in India. Stop shitting on the streets and behind sheds !

[@huangzb8060]

@leonglh8456 Yes, india is top in cow-urine and cow-dungs technology.

[@geoswan4984]

The narrator incorrectly tells us that the counterweight ropes are used to raise and lower the basin. The video shows brief clips of the large helical screws that actually raise and lower the basin.

[@aaaprop]

Brilliant engineering as usual, taking human brains to the extreme!

[@KC-io2rg]

Thanks!

[@fAindiGoAS]

Extreme engineering 😮👏🏼🎉😊

[@GW-nh9qc]

Einfach die besten 👍👍👍

[@EverydayRoadster]

That stuff is being built in Europe since the beginning of last century.

[@ulooqulg]

The FORD AirCarrier cost USD13Billion , the UK ones - USD4 Billions... Yup.... The cost of these amazing Infrastructure which will last Decades and benefits Millions of people ...

[@jaor727]

I kept waiting for you to explain how these massive lifts work, with electricity, water power, etc, but never saw it. If you explained it somewhere let me know.

[@sureshkumarn8733]

China... Unbeatable... 💪💪💪💪

[@S.1-1-1-1-1]

Not really.

[@notoriousbigmoai1125]

I'm really surprised this entire project cost less than a billion dollars.

[@michaelelcoat6323]

Very good video sir

[@MegaBuilds5280]

Thanks and welcome

[@nurarif8954]

One of amazing Technology where human Ever made

[@xtrasolido]

That Goupitan lift was incredibly cheap to make. Wow. I thought the cost was going to be in the billions.

[@The_Riddler21]

China is just amazing how much they have moved ahead of the rest of the world

[@S.1-1-1-1-1]

They aren't "ahead". One of the most corrupt nations on earth.

[@louisglen1653]

I am surprised China didn't build two lifts beside each other so that each lift acts as a counterbalance for each other. We have lifts in the province where I live that do just that.

[@SV-Isla]

I suppose no one had heard of Archimedes. The ships weigh nothing, they have displaced as much water as they weigh. If this confuses you, read a book.

[@fahimalamin120]

Wow

[@phole1100]

Why does it take billions for the US to build some railroads but the Chinese can build THIS for 700 million????? Make that make sense

[@Taunus_Sound]

Incredible. It would be interesting how much energy it costs to lift up one ship and how much Euro and how much many the ships have to pay for lifting up or down.

[@logicalChimp]

The energy required is mentioned for the Falkirk wheel, albeit that only lifts 35m. However, given the basin and the counterweights are perfectly balanced, the effort should be comparatively minimal (mostly just overcoming friction)... which is why one of the big Chinese lifts uses 4x electric motors with a combined power of 1.2kW, iirc, and takes 40 mins... meaning it uses 0.8kWh to lift a ship... which, at a (UK) cost of 35p / kWh means that lifting a ship costs... ~28p :D even if I got my numbers wrong, and the motors use 1.2MW (1,200kW), that's still only 280 GBP to lift a ship - which, for the profit involved in a single cargo ship, is less than a rounding error :D

[@binder946]

only chinese ingunity can accomplish thay ❤❤❤❤❤

[@MrNeilandio]

The Panama canal should build this.

[@antoniojunior36]

They always had it!

[@garys6333]

@@antoniojunior36 No, they haven't. The Panama canal uses water to lift boats, and is currently under heavy restrictions because it uses so much fresh water which then ends up in the sea and they don't have enough fresh water to replenish it.

[@justyuyun1557]

not that many people know how heavy an elephant is ....

[@antoncarmoducchi6057]

Wow didn't know tofu could be stacked that high.

[@MEK]

I thought I have seen everything on this earth… but here come China

[@WetPets-gl2ts]

Isn't Three Gorges Dam is moving from the base and in danger of collapsing?

[@Ulfjarl]

It's like The Falkirk Wheel, but on a grander scale. 😁

[@JoeBlow-zr2ru]

The topic is great for those interested in engineering, but the narration feels like it's aimed at pre-school children.

[@superstevejack3454]

Rivers flow down a gradient but sea water sticks to a curve, if you are lucky enough to understand the dynamics of water I commend you. Most only understand the programming.

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

I wonder, if similar system is possible for large, ocean going cargo ships.

[@arshadinamdar4034]

🤔and what better than this I own strongest answer for better this🤔👍🏻👌🏻but this is nice 👍🏻

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Even with all these, China is still stuck in Malacca straight!

[@supralapsarian-cb9ig]

When you cut Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid you suddenly have money for Mega Projects🤠

[@tettazwo9865]

What ship weighs as much as a skyscraper?

[@balajikarthi9040]

Three gorges was built across dangerous river and now this

[@jimspc07]

Surely a dual up down like the Anderton lift would have been more efficient. As the Anderton was built in 1875 (though modernised) I think modern materials would have enabled an enlarged Anderton system to be built and operated far more cheaply and with a lower profile. Or is the very American, "look at the glorious concrete texture" and "bigger is better" applied?

[@logicalChimp]

Not really... dual lift is only required / beneficial if you have ships going both directions at the same time, such that one can come down as the other goes up. In terms of efficiency, there is no difference, because the weight of the basin is the same whether there is a ship in it, or its empty - so a counter-balance weight works just as well as a second basin... and avoids needing a double-width lift tower, and double-width entry/exit pools top and bottom, etc.

[@GeoffBaxter-c7n]

Proof that the work is not round right there.

[@jamesbarry1673]

It's like the ship wheel in Scotland

[@NicolasValentinScotland]

The falkirk wheel is not far from where we live .❤

[@xenostudio9408]

Ah, so this is where Genshin Impact got the idea for their game

[@GoodBaleada]

The falkirk wheel is like when China recreated mini vegas . Cool try guys 👍🤣

[@Arcticwhir]

humans are so fucking cool! china is also such an interesting country. wow

[@yadav-r]

wow

[@nicolasgiant3993]

[@thomaseriksen6885]

Honestly when it comes yo how much 500 elephants weigh, or a small skyscraper, I have no frame of reference.

[@solacar]

At 1:0 not elevation , correct is altitude difference .

[@111danish111]

Those have to be strong electric motors and gearing.

[@overtoke]

panama canal needs to do this

[@anonperson6151]

All I think about, is the amount of dedication and man power this takes, and I just wonder the pay and conditions of the thousands of people that maintain it, and is it worth or not in the end. It seems like we can reshape our world in whatever way our imaginations, curiosities, and engineering skills can take. But why? idk whatever gj china! nvm I get it, my retired father is up till 4am building things in his garage still.

[@haharrr7018]

40 min. Max 3 ships in 2 hours. 12 hours a day 18 ships.

[@logicalChimp]

That cradle looks big enough that potentially multiple ships could fit in it (especially multiple smaller ships) - and thanks to Archimedes principle, the weight of the basin doesn't change - so no change in efficiency / effort required to lift those multiple ships

[@rumpig845]

Can't wait to see a crocodile come up one day on the ship lift in Darwin, Australia. It'll probably be met with comments like only in Australia. Cheers 🍻

[@brightsparkey1965]

Gotta get me some of that rope

[@user-yt-13245]

Are the 3D Printers who created modern living

[@Javygoat]

US state department says is concerned about chinese ship lifts overcapacity😂

[@colinjames4545]

Hardly new technology, take a look at the Anderson Boat Lift , In Cheshire, UK, built in 1875. There are also several in Europe.

[@TsukyomiNoMikoto]

Now i know why china is way ahead of India 😂

[@haadbajwa7565]

How durinh dam construction 🚧 retain two water ways on old natural water way and other new dam water way. Gates can be used to control the flow. When reservoir is full use old water way when reservoir is empty use new water way!

[@markdorman52]

They won't need all this soon, when they run out of people to operate it.

[@tomhermens7698]

Why isn't that system used in the Panama canal?

[@TheRocco96]

The Panama canal handles much larger ships than the 3500 tons these elevators are capable of.

[@logicalChimp]

Nope - Panama is a lock-based system.

[@odbo_One]

Imagine if China wasn't a communist country, they would explode in tech and industry.

[@洛齐-k9w]

不，从1978年开始，我们就不再是苏联式的共产主义国家，而是社会主义+资本主义混合体，允许大量私营企业与国营企业进行市场竞争，而且我们有稳定的政府，能够执行长远计划，中国40年来的快速发展基本来源于此。