Very interesting. I've never seen anything quite like it. Of course,
until last week I'd never seen anything like the Falkirk Wheel either.
An amazing demonstration of the Archimedean principle
<http://www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk/about-the-wheel->
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/8/2011 4:57 PM, Ian Nichols wrote:
> A wacky bit of Victorian engineering, designed by a French bloke with
> a big twirly moustache and a hint of madness in the eyes. Me and a
> couple of friends had a look around it yesterday, and one of them
> talked a man from the council (the engineer responsible for all of
> Newport's bridges, in fact) into taking us up to the top and over the
> walkway. Seemed a good opportunity to put the 7-14 on my E-3 again.
> It's illuminated after dark, so we went for a curry& came back later.
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/ian.a.nichols/NewportTransporterBridge
>
> Comments& critiques welcome as usual.
>
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