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by jodrellblank 134 days ago
> Given mass, perhaps it is finely balanced

Not only is it balanced, because the boats displace water when they enter, if one side has a boat and the other doesn't, it still balances.

Practical Engineering YouTube did a video "the hidden engineering behind the Falkirk wheel" two months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq6ZOVbKQhY