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07-05-2007
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| Amo Amas Amant Admin  Join Date: 18-11-2004 Location: NW England (Siberia)
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Having lived all my life around canals I thought I had seen most things connected with canals locks, risers and more recently the new Millenium Ribble link that connects the River Ribble to the Lancaster canal but this Falkirk wheel is facinating yet simple in its concept
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| Believe it when I see it Admin.  Join Date: 01-05-1999 Location: Southern England
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Blog Entries: 3 My System: Sky+, DB 7000s, Gemini 4.3 in flash, Var on USB stick. Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Unaohm EP313, Swires Annie 204 Spectrum, Rover ST-4 Spectrum. | Wow, that's amazing Topper, I'd never heard of it, but surprised it isn't more well known. PDF Brochure http://www.lucs.org.uk/images/D51_-_...heel017sma.JPG
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07-05-2007
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| Super Minty Mod  Join Date: 31-12-1999 Location: Fife, Scotland
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My System: 1200cc with 100,000,000,000 neurons and 100,000,000,000,000 connections | I saw it a couple years ago, it really is impressive, especially if you like canals and things. I think they also have a penny pressing machine where Falkirk wheel is pressed over a penny - which is always fun if canals and big machinery aren't your thing.
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08-05-2007
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| A bit enthusiastic Join Date: 11-02-2004 Location: Sweden
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My System: Giberini 100,Cut Interstar GI-201,CD-80 feedhorn,Humax 8100 PVR,Coship 2300a,18 meters of Antec Superflex 1.6/7.3  | I've been there too.It's impressive,even for a Swedish lad!: Scotland is fantastic in many ways,I would recommend it to anyone! | ||
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| Site administrator  Join Date: 26-07-2003 Location: Scottish Borders
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My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 5 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/13E/16E /19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | I crewed on a boat up and over and back down again on the wheel a couple of summers back - what was supposed to take an hour took all day after the propshaft sheared whilst turning round at the top 
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