The pair of water-filled caissons of the Falkirk Wheel have equal weights whenever

A) they carry equal-weight floating boats.
B) one carries a heavy floating boat and the other only water.
C) they carry unequal weights of floating boats.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above


Answer: D

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