Seriously impressive engineering by the Chinese.

[MrDrizz]

Hat's off, that is one awesome boat lift.

 

[andyred]

Wow and that's wasn't (or didn't appear to be) a small boat either

 

[MrDrizz]

I wonder how it works, doesn't look like it works like the Anderton boat lift.

 

[Dave *]

That Chinese lift is massive, it's quite amazing how they've built something on that scale.

 

[Mr Bump]

That Chinese lift is massive, it's quite amazing how they've built something on that scale.

not realy they have like 2 billion disposable people.

 

[crofter]

This has more class though,

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n61KUGDWz2A

 

[Phil V]

I wonder how it works, doesn't look like it works like the Anderton boat lift.

4 screws apparently.
So not as elegant as either of the others on this page. just simple and effective.

 

[Nod]

Not very efficient compared to the other 2 solutions (or even locks!)

 

[ancient_mariner]

not realy they have like 2 billion disposable people.

Much more a case of having more spare cash than most of the rest of the world, and also having a less restricted approach to civil engineering. I doubt many people were 'disposed of' in the building of this structure.

 

[Mr Bump]

Much more a case of having more spare cash than most of the rest of the world, and also having a less restricted approach to civil engineering. I doubt many people were 'disposed of' in the building of this structure.

Chinese state media reports that over a hundred workers died during the lengthy construction project.
Would this have been tolerated in an EU project?

 

[ancient_mariner]

Chinese state media reports that over a hundred workers died during the lengthy construction project.
Would this have been tolerated in an EU project?

The numbers killed have nothing to do with why they would choose to undertake such a project. That in no way justifies those accidents, but neither does it affect why they chose to build it. Europe has completed larger projects with less loss of life because of the way we risk-assess and have a different work ethic.

 

[Mr Bump]

The numbers killed have nothing to do with why they would choose to undertake such a project. That in no way justifies those accidents, but neither does it affect why they chose to build it. Europe has completed larger projects with less loss of life because of the way we risk-assess and have a different work ethic.

And thats what I said in the eyes of the chinese its people are much cheaper and if quite a few die whilst construction then thats just the disposable cost element.