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HI David

On Thu, 04 May 2006 14:39:18 +0100, David Hansen
wrote:

I would like to ask him why he went for a water wheel though. A
turbine is more efficient, though it doesn't look as pretty.

I think you may have hit the nail on the head there. ISTR that, in the
program where they finally connected the water wheel to their genny,
one of them said 'well, we could have used a turbine but they all
you'd see would be a little black box' - or words to that effect.

I wondered why make a waterwheel out of plywood, unless they don't
intend it to last any longer than it takes to make a TV programme about
making a plywood waterwheel.

Janet