I love this thing.

Anybody know what the music is? Me likey.

That was pretty badass. Music sounded a little like some of the LotR stuff, but I don't think it was it.

It's hobbit music, I believe. From Lord of the Rings.

cool, thanks.

All I can think while watching this is "Will it blend?"

Faster!

Yes it's Howard Shore music, from LOTR

It's a very elegant design.  But I have to wonder what the cost justification could be for building it, in an era when canal shipping is a practically dead mode of transportation.  Was this built for some kind of millennium celebration?

Yes, the music is "Concerning Hobbits" by Howard Shore, from LOTR.

uhm, Arvana... Canal transport is cheaper than railroads, roads, air and sea shipping. What kind if transport is more economical?

why the timelapse tag and animation channel? the turn was in real time.

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I don't know, that lady at :45 seemed to be walking pretty fast.

Animation for the drawings describing the wheel's action. Timelapse for those humans running around at superhuman speed in the background.

It actually takes about 5 minutes for the wheel to do its job.

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anyone know what the huge semi-circular thing on the left is? just a gift-shop or does it serve some purpose?

Wikipedia says it's a visitor's center.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel

Excellent clip; thanks for digging this up.

Do you know when this was build?

It was opened in 2002.

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