Gregory's Server@rora_borealis @hannah And a brilliant one. Stick two 10 ton narrowboats on either lift, two 0.1 ton kayaks, or 10 tons on one side and 0.1 tons on the others, and it remains balanced (cos displacement)...and still only uses the power consumption of the average toaster.
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 @rora_borealis @hannah Yup! Nothing that revolutionises physics or engineering, but it's definitely a "we've always done it THIS way...can we change that?" moment. @_thegeoff @metnix @rora_borealis @hannah Bonus points: what aerodynamic advantage does the spiky-cam design offer, given how fast it rotates? (A: Basically none, but spin it up real fast.....?!)  @_thegeoff @metnix @rora_borealis @hannah (vaguely serious) my understanding from the visitor centre info was that the asymmetric design was to prevent wind eddy's and oscillations destroying the beauty. @phlash @metnix @rora_borealis @hannah (Appreciation of vaguely serious) Could tie in with prevailing winds and local geography I suppose? |
@_thegeoff @hannah The more I read, the more impressed I am with this engineering. Definitely some out-of-the-box thinking!