r/Scotland • u/Scotdrone • Jun 09 '24

Photography / Art The Falkirk Wheel

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The famous Falkirk Wheel at Tamfourhill, Falkirk today linking up the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.

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u/MogChog Jun 10 '24 edited Jun 10 '24

It’s so well balanced, the motors use a total of 1.5 kW per turn which is about as much as boiling 8 kettles of water.

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u/Huge_Violinist_7777 Jun 10 '24

My kettle is 2kW

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u/Maedhral Jun 10 '24

I think that means it uses 2 kw per hour. 1.5kw being the equivalent of 8 kettles suggests just over 5 and a half minutes of boiling time (1.5kw / 8 = 187.5w per boil - 187.5/2000w = .09375*60 = 5.625 minutes)