Posted: 4/8/2004 7:59:40 AM EDT
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Check out this "ship bridge". It's like a set of locks but a different principle. www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk/index.asp?tm=6 |
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Quoted: I wonder if it matters if one vessel weighs more than the other, or if only one vessel wants to lock. No it doesn't (I take it you didn't read the material). It uses the principal that the vessels will displace the amount of water equivalent to their mass. So the weight of each 'basket' is always the same - that is what makes it so elagant. Each basket weights the same every time - they are perfectly balanced. Very cool application of basic engineering principals. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I wonder if it matters if one vessel weighs more than the other, or if only one vessel wants to lock. No it doesn't (I take it you didn't read the material). It uses the principal that the vessels will displace the amount of water equivalent to their mass. So the weight of each 'basket' is always the same - that is what makes it so elagant. Each basket weights the same every time - they are perfectly balanced. Very cool application of basic engineering principals. Guilty as charged. I looked at the pictures and moved on. |