Nice job of getting God to do the voice over. Who'd have guessed he had a scottish accent?

@davidbalentine2110

3 жыл бұрын

Of course he has a Scottish accent.

@tolsti1

3 жыл бұрын

Well, if it’s not Scottish - it’s crap!

@OG-dp1kx

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like historian tom devine

@richardweldon2062

3 жыл бұрын

He sounds like a piss head warbling into a microphone in the middle of a tunnel.

@skygazer858

3 жыл бұрын

@aboctok He's use to Cubic cubits. ;-)

Props to the narrator That is one godly voice right there

@dhedetry8571

3 жыл бұрын

He sounds like my country's most popular flat earther

@nyaasar

3 жыл бұрын

@@dhedetry8571 lmao

@fishoil2158

3 жыл бұрын

I found it annoying

@rukeyser

3 жыл бұрын

The speed is set wrong.. For real voice, set speed to 1.25.

@nadiascroce1189

2 жыл бұрын

@@rukeyser. Thank you for pointing that out. I would not have known.

Both my self and KZread agree, I needed the Falkirk Wheel in my life today.

@samsonjaggernauth5935

3 жыл бұрын

Funniest thing I've read for the day...😂😂

@nogrecords

3 жыл бұрын

Five days behind you, but, samesies!!

@GrimFaceHunter

3 жыл бұрын

I needed a reminder of how it's called.

@Putins-mustache

3 жыл бұрын

Russian shiplift to a height of 120 meters :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/op6Jsq5rj63gmso.html

@Justanotherfuckingobserver

3 жыл бұрын

I had this suggested the other day, it's absolutely gorgeous!!

The amazing part isn't that someone designed this nor that it was built and is functional. The most amazing part is that someone looked at the site, and decided that was how the problem would be solved. Makes me want to travel there just to ride in it once.

@ChasenR

3 жыл бұрын

Most likely built to be a tourist attraction, seemingly works if you want to go just for that.

@Ramiromasters

3 жыл бұрын

From a north american point of view, the wonder is that nobody laughs at the idea, shouted NERD and then pocketed the money and just build some overpass for cars...

@sophiemeffen6463

3 жыл бұрын

I live 10 mins away and it’s pretty boring

@tyrellcobb4665

3 жыл бұрын

It is a little underwhelming when you're there. My impression is that it's mainly used for tourism as not a lot of river traffic. It's like a theme park ride with no thrills

@alvaroarmando8404

2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster...

R.I.P Benny Harvey. Gone but not forgotten. Miss you pal.

Never knew this existed. Now it’s a bucket list entry.

@sophiemeffen6463

3 жыл бұрын

I live 10 minutes away,it’s not too exciting lol

@annmcgranaghan2131

3 жыл бұрын

Well worth a visit! Was born near the site.

I feel your enthusiasm brother.

@tianruiche3639

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he for sure lightened my day!

What an elegant (i.e. simple) solution to an elevation problem. Many locations would have built traditional locks to get the boats from one level to the other, which would have torn up large tracts of land and likely cost even more. Kudos to the engineers who created this!

Seriously one of the most amazing feats of engineering I've ever seen! I would love to see this in person some day.

@spencerwilton8876

8 жыл бұрын

Check out the anderton boat lift. Similar principle but built in 1875 and still working.

@zoggey2786

3 жыл бұрын

Yet Castle Douglas isn't

@Genesizs

3 жыл бұрын

one of the ugliegst things i seen thoo, lol.

@Luca-yi9ii

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Falkirk ahahaha

@stormzzz5384

3 жыл бұрын

I live close to it

WOW!!! The engineers in Scotland are brilliant! This is truly a marvel and artwork in motion. Hats of to you guys.

@jimboll6982

2 жыл бұрын

They are Scotty , Enterprise Engineer Star Trek. Tony Kettle,North of England, so English. The wheel constructed in that well known Scottish County, Derbyshire. In case you dont know where that is, its England.

Just imagine how would’ve been the world without ENGINEERS!!!! Salute

One of the aspects I find truly amazing is the really low horsepower required to raise the ship- 30 HP! Great engineering and visually appealing! Well done Scots!

@louf7178

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he said "13.2hp". Thanks for the clarification.

@DieFlabbergast

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Scottish horses are really lazy. They have to take that into account.

@mena94x3

3 жыл бұрын

. . . and they pay for it using _LEEEGAL TENDA!_

@musamor75

2 жыл бұрын

Balance, and the Archimedes principle which he mentioned. Ingenious, but only part of pre-existing Nature.

@jmr-marc

Жыл бұрын

The two flails are always in equilibrium, the 30 HP "only" serve to give the speed of rotation of the whole (and to fight as the friction). if I am not mistaken, an empty or loaded boat, it is a volume of water that varies according to the law of Archimedes.

Great engineering but the background music sound like a memorial document video before they destroy the wheel.

@peterperigoe9231

5 жыл бұрын

Clever but simple engineering, a beautiful piece of architecture, anyone involved must feel rightly proud. Blends the old with the new and complements both. Engineering in the Uk is still alive.

@Deontjie

4 жыл бұрын

I sometimes watch a movie where the dialogue is vital to the plot. Then they play some unnecessary annoying music just to make it harder to hear the words. Why?

@limechip

3 жыл бұрын

Before the great fidget spinner attacked

@Heavenzvoice

3 жыл бұрын

Lol.... I was wondering why I was expecting “ 20 people died that day”! Wrong music for sure.... Doesn’t need music.

@lucthien601

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterperigoe9231 best engineering must simple and work .

I had no idea this existed. I found my jaw hanging open through the first few minutes of the video!

This guy sure sounds like he would be the life of the party.

@henryhiggin3389

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO😂

@henryhiggin3389

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO😂

@ivocanevo

3 жыл бұрын

He's just hung over. Wait till tonight

@andrewdevine3920

3 жыл бұрын

The Scottish accent is more suited to threats of violence than educational videos.

@randydakin8625

3 жыл бұрын

I wanna party with this guy

I have witnessed the informational video on the engineering masterpiece of the Falkirk wheel which includes a visiting centre - and I am a changed man. Before, I was cynical and blind, and towards the end of my journey I found myself weeping softly to the ethereal melodies as the narrator confided in us that the Kalkirk wheel operates on the same amount of power it takes to boil 8 kettles of water. Pure emotion! Nothing prepares you for this transfiguration

Thank you, I enjoyed this gentle and peaceful look at some marvellous engineering.

WOW, astonished at this engineering masterpiece.

@kevanparker908

8 ай бұрын

Built by The Butterley Company Builders of St Pancras Station in London, Founded by Benjamin Outram Of Ripley Derbyshire

Scotland the Great. Thank you David, from Australia.

Getting to ride this thing is amazing. I hope I never forget that memory of being able to experience it

This is amazing! I never heard of it before. I was thinking different boats would cause differences in weight until he talked about displacement. Nice presentation.

@JK-ku2mj

3 жыл бұрын

Its everytime the same weigth on both sides - phisikal principal. It dosent matter if there are 3 heavy botes on one side and non on the other. The amought of water is fixing it if the level is the same.

@kevanparker908

Жыл бұрын

@@JK-ku2mj Every boat displaces its one weight in water Archimedes principle!

Lovely video! Soothing and educational at the same time. Thank you!

Outstanding! The Builder's Work is never done, and we salute the Engineers of the world.

This is absolutely incredible! Although it irks me that I have never heard of it before. Great video & audio too. Thank you so much for posting this.

Engineering! The GREATEST of all art forms. Thank you Scotland! I love you guys!

@kevanparker908

Жыл бұрын

Made in England by the Butterley company Ripley Derbyshire.

Fascinating it is good to see geometry, mechanics & Archimedes principles come together as a working sculpture.

What a brilliant concept, beautifully built. A perfect application of Archimedes' Law.

Fascinating design, architecturally beautiful, and amazingly efficient.

Absolutely lovely! Creative, efficient - very impressive! I love the Scottish speech but I do appreciate the narrator speaking slowly, too.

@SFFrog

Жыл бұрын

I turned on Closed Captioning while watching the video. The CC AI had more trouble understanding the Scottish accent than I did! Maybe that's because my ancestry is 50% Scottish!

Well that has to be the best 8 minutes I've spent on KZread in ages. Perfect commentary, filled with interesting facts and no fluff. Thanks for uploading, much appreciated. Shame I live down in the south west as I'd love to see it in action for real.

@waverunner3911

5 жыл бұрын

Tar Heel Brit. I live near Bristol I went up 8n June so light early in morning and dark at 10 30 so long day of light I left at 5 am got to falkert at around 11 o'clock done the wheel had a boat ride on a barg along the canal and back down the wheel went to visitors centre not a lot to do there so left after 2 hours drove along to the kelpies which was amazing left about 5 pm got home 10 45 ish worth a long day out hope you do it and enjoy it as much as I did

@skywatcher1972

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, 8' of Sanity and Amazement, not to mention the sheer Beauty of the Engineering. So go see it, eh? Don't be like the idiots that haven't anything good to say. . .

@annbrunfeldtwest6249

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I lived in Falkirk and my father is from Falkirk iams first generation American he is from Falkirk

@musamor75

2 жыл бұрын

@@waverunner3911 Good man. That's the way to do it! Bet it was one hell of an outing.

Realy smart and outstanding engineering work! Greetings from Germany 🧡🧡🧡

I had the pleasure of riding on this! Amazing and also beautiful! Much credit goes to the engineers for considering the aesthetics.

This is amazing. Engineer did a great job

I can die happy now, I've found the perfect video. Thanks, Scottish God.

Excellent output of Engineering. Thanks.

Thanks for sharing, love and respect from Canada🇨🇦

I stupidly wondered how forces would differ with heavier and lighter boats, then the narrator pointed out that the displacement of water keeps the loads balanced. Simply brilliant.

@ApolusT

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i was thinking of the same thing.

@rogerlanhe

7 жыл бұрын

good application of Archimedes' principle

@yaseenali9359

7 жыл бұрын

Docktor Jim

@chadsimmons6347

6 жыл бұрын

i heard it took 900 "imperial-gallons" of Scotch drank by workers to build the lift...nice job mates ( chow )

@johnnyllooddte3415

6 жыл бұрын

displacement isnt exact weight for weight ..but close enough ahahhahaha

What a brilliant piece of engineering - well done lads! :)

Calling this wheel an engineering wonder is an understatement. This is positively brilliant.

I love the fact that stuff like this exists. One day, when we’re gone, I hope it lasts long enough for whoever finds it to appreciate it

This is one gorgeous, beautifully designed...thingy.........said the undereducated yet always curious Yankee gal.......

@DieFlabbergast

3 жыл бұрын

As a Brit, I can confirm that it is, indeed, a thingy.

@grottonisred6541

3 жыл бұрын

Even I'm impressed and I'm a mechanical engineer.... It's very difficult bringing beauty and function together....the designers of this construction have passed this test....with distinction.

@kdrapertrucker

3 жыл бұрын

It would suck if the whatchamacallit in the thingy went all cattywampus and left the canal traffic discombobulated.

OK!! Another item added to the bucket-list. :D Just lovely!

This is another great example of man's ingenuity. It's truly an engineering marvel! Thank you for posting it.

The man's voice speaks powerfull and beautiful ❤❤❤

Truly art in motion, beautiful machinery placed wonderful surroundings. Well done.

@vickykarn8656

6 жыл бұрын

Brian W

@colinmcginlay3186

5 жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful surrounding, I grew up there, that area used to be the tar works. ..with the fish works some way back ..the stink could be eye watering.So it's an even more impressive achievement. What happened to the tar pool I fell in?

@kevanparker908

Жыл бұрын

Another work of engineering Art built by the Butterley company of Ripley in Derbyshire.

This is what I call a technological advance! And it is beautiful.

This is a great sample of engineering at its best: simple and great, great video!!!

Yet another good reason for me to visit Scotland. To me this is a must see.

Absolutely amazing, it’s the first time i have seen it

Brilliant in it's simplicity - a piece of functional art

Ingénieux! Merci de cette vidéo! Stéph.

It's an absolutely beautifully executed marvel of first class engineering. I really hope to see it in real life some day!!

His voice seems like he only has a few breaths left to pass on all the secrets of the past.

True masterpiece of ingenuity! Like it so much.

I wonder why I've never seen this before... Thanks for posting it..

Thankyou very much for this video presentation. It was absolutely beautiful to see. Thank you. I may have to see it.

Mind = Blown ! That's amazing! Great feat of engineering.

your commentary is wonderful. and thanks for including metric.

I saw a tv documentary on engineering marvels that had an episode on the Falkirk Wheel. As an engineer, this impressed me so much that my wife and I travelled to Falkirk and spent a half day there. We travelled on the Antonine through the wheel and a little of the canal. If you are in Scotland it is a must see, a breathtaking piece of engineering art. We travelled from NZ and spent a week in Scotland had I have known how much I would love Scotland it would have been a month. What a stunning country, and yes home of my forebears

@Skiergold

3 жыл бұрын

It's one of the many places on my bucket list!

@timothyneiswander3151

3 жыл бұрын

NERD!!! but yeah it looks pretty cool. I would stop by if I was in the area.

@Snagglepuss1952

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothyneiswander3151 yip....super nerd...I have a shed full of laser Cutters , 3d printers, lathes and mills....etc, but most surprisingly two daughters!

@timothyneiswander3151

3 жыл бұрын

@@Snagglepuss1952 You keep you daughters in a shed? :(

@Snagglepuss1952

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothyneiswander3151 only till they’re married!

Excellent video informative without being boring. What an ingenious way to connect the canals. Also a sculpture in and of it's self. Another place I would love to visit. Thank you for sharing.

I'm crap at math but marvel at what engineers can do.

@jimmywalker1568

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael D. Scots where good engineers in the past look up Stirling hot air engine runs on air

@kevanparker908

5 жыл бұрын

English Engineers can do you mean

wonderful achievement, Archimedes would be proud !!!

brilliant, an engineering wonder as you say, thank you.

That was awesome and beautiful as well!

Absolutely amazing! Whoever came up with this simple design is a genius. Archimedes at work! Plus it uses such little power to operate. On my bucket list.

Joke aside, this is amazing. I really want to go to Scotland for a trip and I'll definitely be looking at this place up close.

I am amazed. Thank you!

Listening to the honeyed voice whilst learning about the Falkirk Wheel was a complete pleasure.

This is amazing - I hope I'm able to see it in person some day.

@marelledalziel9488

2 жыл бұрын

You will buddy you will

This is amazing, I have never seen anything like this before. The design is absolutely beautiful, and the energy efficiency is really impressive, considering the size. I would have thought it would take far more power.

@aarons7975

Жыл бұрын

When you get the balance thing worked out, as you can see, it actually takes very little energy to move a lot of mass.

@kevanparker908

Жыл бұрын

Its a bit like the cliff railways that work on water just a bit extra water on the going down side and off it goes!

This is a fascinating piece of engineering! Amazing!

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

Wir waren 2009 in Schottland auf Rundreise und sahen zufällig das Falkirk Wheel. Eine fantastische Ingenieursleistung und bestimmt noch einmal ein Ziel, wenn ich Schottland wieder besuche. Der Film ist ganz hervorragend gemacht. Danke.

@kevanparker908

5 жыл бұрын

Yu better visit Derbyshire England that's where it was built by British Engineers. Not thick Scots

A grand feat of engineering,in a grand toon of falkirk,left it 50 years ago,!!!!

Simply amazing, beautiful video

Brilliant piece of engineering and imagination!

this is an engineering marvel and its energy efficient way to go

its amazing

Thank you for posting this view and explanation of an engineering marvel. Wonderful to learn more about Scotland and how the world works.

@kevanparker908

Жыл бұрын

Engineering work done in Derbyshire England. Transported by road to Scotland

This makes me happy. Thankyou.

great video, I actually saw the grass growing in the background

@eric_in_florida

3 жыл бұрын

watch it at 1.5 speed. much more tolerable.

That’s fantastic. Just goes to show you don’t know what’s out there. Amazing. Thank you. For up lodging 27/10/20

Visited the Kelpies but didn't get a chance to see the wheel - really enjoyed seeing it operate in real time - much appreciated!

Absolutely Amazing!

When art and function marry, it is a good day... :)

Good show! Narrator makes this sound almost like a sermon, though.

Cheers from Portugal. Thank you for sharing this video :)

@bankieland

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for great and informative video.

I don't know how many times I have driven past the sign for the Falkirk Wheel when I was visiting my auntie and wondered what it was. Wish I had taken the time to find out. Makes you proud to be Scottish, doesn't it.

@6Crasher6

6 жыл бұрын

Hmmmm. No. Not really.

@waverunner3911

5 жыл бұрын

Designed by the English built by the English and a present to Scotland I prevered the kelpies still both nice to see

@rogeronslow1498

5 жыл бұрын

I live on the other side of the planet and I know what the Falkirk wheel is. Crazy!

@kevanparker908

5 жыл бұрын

@@6Crasher6 Yes it was built in My town Ripley Derbyshire by the Butterley company of St Pancras station fame. Note to do with Scotland until delivered and assembled.

Superb video, very professional in all aspects. I have filmed and edited several videos and I would be proud of this work. Well done.

@bankieland

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments

@TowardsHappiness

9 жыл бұрын

the content is good, the filming great, commentary slow but quirky. However the whole film is painfully slo-o-o-owww. It would be much improved with editing out half the film and being shorter. Easily done and keeping the same information.

@pjm329

9 жыл бұрын

Patricia Hope I think He intentionally made it this long to give people a better sense of how long it takes to cycle the wheel.

@WachdByBigBrother

9 жыл бұрын

Patricia Hope No it wouldn't. I hate the MTV two second attention span style flipping views all over the place so you can't see what is really going on. No thanks.

@WachdByBigBrother

9 жыл бұрын

Patricia Hope No it wouldn't. I hate the MTV two second attention span style flipping views all over the place so you can't see what is really going on. No thanks.

Wow, incredible!

I would love to take a trip to see this spectacular work of art.

@bankieland

3 жыл бұрын

Please do!

What a lovely wheel, really takes my mind off of the horror of castle Douglas

@zoggey2786

3 жыл бұрын

I can't agree with that

It's a good job you weren't trapped in a huge cave the day you had to record the narration.

@toni4729

3 жыл бұрын

He filmed it too.

Excellent video showing excellent engineering! Well done!

Dude...I totally love it!! I want to ride this thing! Great video, thanks!

I shot a vlog in Falkirk and features the wheel. It's an amazing piece of engineering.

@marelledalziel9488

2 жыл бұрын

Its a calm but fun place to go to

Awesome video, and very nice explanation, especially on the energy usage (and kettle equivalent 😁) and the Archimedean balancing gondolas. If I may add a slight critique: The soundtrack (song) is a tad bit too loud. Good song, but the volume is a bit overpowering. Lower it down a bit, and this video is perfect 👍

Just over 8 horse power...? Wow. That is clever engineering. Well done. Thank you.

Never saw anything like that before! Amazing!