Hello! 👋🏻 Falkirk Wheel here - the world’s first and only rotating boat lift - a marvel of modern engineering & one of Scotland’s leading tourist attractions! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It’s the wheel’s 21st birthday today 🎂🎉 and to celebrate we’ve joined #instagram! 🥳 #follow us to watch our birthday celebrations! Timelapse credit @scotdrone #falkirkwheel #engineering #vacation #scotland | The Falkirk Wheel

⚙️ The Falkirk Wheel – Engineering Brilliance in Motion 🌍 Opened in 2002, the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland is the world’s only rotating boat lift, connecting the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal across a 24-metre height difference. 🚢 Why It’s Remarkable: Revived Scotland’s historic canals through the Millennium Link Project. Works on the Archimedean principle, so perfectly balanced that a 22 kW motor (same as a kettle!) can rotate the wheel in just 5 minutes. A model of efficiency, sustai

434K views · 4.1K reactions | Approaching the famous Falkirk Wheel yesterday as it completed a rotation. The Wheel links together the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals allowing quick transit for canal boat traffic. The world’s only rotating boat lift does the job in just 4 minutes that would take many hours via a traditional lock system to navigate the 35+ meter elevation difference. #falkirk #visitfalkirk #scotland #visitscotland #canal | Scotdrone | Facebook

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