So the Isle Of Man is the proud possessor of the biggest working water wheel in the world ever. It was built in 1854 to pump water out of a nearby mine. I can hear the conversation now:
The Boss: "Bob, we need to get water out of the mine"
Bob: "Yeah, right. Lets build a water wheel. The biggest the world has ever seen!"
The Boss: "A water wheel? Are you sure?"
Bob: "Yeah, it'll be great!"
The Boss: "Ok - go build a wheel"
(many years pass. Eventually the water wheel is complete)
Bob: "There - it runs. It is MAGNIFICENT"
The Boss: "Yes, Bob. It certainly is. 200 horsepower you say?"
Bob: "200 MIGHTY horsepower!"
The Boss: "Thing is, Bob, I've just been reading in the London Times about this new fangled steam power thing..."
(silence, save for the weeping of the accountants)
Here endeth today's history lesson.
