The Surprising Efficiency of Canal Locks
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Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via HackerTube (Karpathy's dataset of videos Hacker News recommends · 88% confidencePractical Engineering's clear explanation of hydraulic design with working models.
What you'll learn
How canal locks move ships up and down hills with remarkable efficiency.
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Part of Introduction to Practical Engineering, Hydraulics, Civil Engineering
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