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Re:The Falkirk Wheel [the only rotating boat lift] by ErroneousBosh on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:40PM (#46978107)
I can safely do it in good conditions in six hours and I'd consider myself a very experienced driver for that route, having driven from Skye to Glasgow or Edinburgh and back a couple of times a week for years.
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Re:The Falkirk Wheel [the only rotating boat lift] by tolien on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @03:42PM (#46980618)
Absolutely, doing it in half that time would be madness though!
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Re:The Falkirk Wheel [the only rotating boat lift] by ErroneousBosh on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @06:54PM (#46982939)
Doing it in half the time would be impossible. To travel 250 miles in three hours you'd need to keep up an average of 83mph-ish for the whole journey.

I shouldn't think there are many places you can reach a peak speed of 83mph for long on the whole road.

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Re:The Falkirk Wheel [the only rotating boat lift] by tolien on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @07:17PM (#46983162)
Some lunatic will take it as a challenge :-) (and become a statistic)
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