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Haha... No the thing that turns the Falkirk wheel uses the same power that a kettle uses..2kwatt ..amazing..Sorry Chalky I'm telling lies it's eight kettles..lolOriginally Posted by cocopops61
What your campervan?
"Despite such tonnage, The Falkirk Wheel can take a gondola with boats the 25 m vertical distance between the Union and Forth and Clyde canals using the power used to boil eight kettles. The half turn between the two canal heights takes five minutes."
Last edited by alfinyalcabo; 05-02-2019 at 10:07 PM.
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