Comments for "The Falkirk Wheel - Engineering Marvel" Video at VideoSift.com

By wingnut

wingnut (http://www.videosift.com/member/wingnut) — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:37:24 -0700

I love this thing.

By calvados

calvados (http://www.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Thu, 31 May 2007 18:25:48 -0700

Anybody know what the music is? Me likey.

By CrushBug

CrushBug (http://www.videosift.com/member/CrushBug) — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:17:09 -0700

That was pretty badass. Music sounded a little like some of the LotR stuff, but I don't think it was it.

By silvercord

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:24:02 -0700

It's hobbit music, I believe. From Lord of the Rings.

By calvados

calvados (http://www.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:29:31 -0700

cool, thanks.

By fdisk

fdisk (http://www.videosift.com/member/fdisk) — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:17:18 -0700

All I can think while watching this is "Will it blend?"

Faster!

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:41:32 -0700

Yes it's Howard Shore music, from LOTR

By arvana

arvana (http://arvana.videosift.com) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:44:12 -0700

It's a very elegant design. But I have to wonder what the cost justification could be for building it, in an era when canal shipping is a practically dead mode of transportation. Was this built for some kind of millennium celebration?

By cheesemoo

cheesemoo (http://www.videosift.com/member/cheesemoo) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:52:45 -0700

Yes, the music is "Concerning Hobbits" by Howard Shore, from LOTR.

By megafly

megafly (http://www.videosift.com/member/megafly) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:52:48 -0700

uhm, Arvana... Canal transport is cheaper than railroads, roads, air and sea shipping. What kind if transport is more economical?

By dgandhi

dgandhi (http://www.videosift.com/member/dgandhi) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:22:49 -0700

why the timelapse tag and animation channel? the turn was in real time.

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:27:41 -0700

I don't know, that lady at :45 seemed to be walking pretty fast.

By silvercord

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:29:46 -0700

Animation for the drawings describing the wheel's action. Timelapse for those humans running around at superhuman speed in the background.

It actually takes about 5 minutes for the wheel to do its job.

By silvercord

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:06:45 -0700

By aaronfr

aaronfr (http://www.videosift.com/member/aaronfr) — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:38:29 -0700

anyone know what the huge semi-circular thing on the left is? just a gift-shop or does it serve some purpose?

By atara

atara (http://www.videosift.com/member/atara) — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:16:24 -0700

Wikipedia says it's a visitor's center.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel

Excellent clip; thanks for digging this up.

By chicar

chicar (http://www.videosift.com/member/chicar) — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:35:16 -0700

Do you know when this was build?

By silvercord

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:20:56 -0700

It was opened in 2002.

By Fjnbk

Fjnbk (http://www.videosift.com/member/Fjnbk) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:42:45 -0700

*Engineering, of course.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:42:46 -0700

Adding video to channels (Engineering) - requested by Fjnbk.

By Fjnbk

Fjnbk (http://www.videosift.com/member/Fjnbk) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:46:06 -0700

And maybe some *wheels?

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:46:06 -0700

Adding video to channels (Wheels) - requested by Fjnbk.