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From the Canals of Mars?

How have I managed never to have heard about the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland? It's an amazing futuristic boat lift linking two canals in Scotland, opened last year. It looks like something that's escaped from a science-fiction novel set on an alien planet, using quite simple technology on a grand scale. (Link from Ken MacLoed)

Posted by TimHall at July 20, 2003 04:17 PM | TrackBack
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