R/P FLIP: A walking tour
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- A walking tour of the R/P FLoating Instrument Platform (that is the R/P FLIP). More info on FLIP can be found here: en.wikipedia.o...
We were on the platform during July of 2016 for a pilot program, studying the dynamics of the upper ocean.
A floating tree house complete with Olympic diving piers!
Yeah, kind of!
I remember reading about this ship when I was a kid back in the 60's and 70's. Was always very curious what it was like to be on the ship. Thank you soooo very much for the walk around tour! I appreciated this more than you could ever know. :)
Hi Jim, you're quite welcome. Thanks for the kind words. Other videos we took on this trip that might interest you may be found here: czcams.com/video/TsJvDHsqEfE/video.html
and here:
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As far as inane background music goes this one is bangin.
Look up "A kingdom for Keiflings theme music" 👍
I dig it as well.
It's essentially "we have Silversun Pickups at home".
Got a tour of the "Flip" back in the 60's. A family friend was a crew member on her. Got to spend most of the day exploring the ship.
Vertical or horizontal?
@@tabbyclawproductions7943 yo mom
Me clicking this video: Alright let's see where this guy is going.
*guy walks onto the crane thingie without handling bars*
Me: OUT OF HIS GODDAMN MIND THAT'S WHERE!
Flip brings back Great memories for Me! My Dad was Marine Superintendent for Scripps Institute of Oceanography for Many years. Was aboard Flip several times along with many trips etc on Dad's research vessels. Also experienced the Sea trials and first dives of the bathascaphe Trieste as Well!
as it's said that the main purpose of FLIP is to have a movable platform which is rock stable even under heavy water conditions, only moving up & down a few centimeters when there are waves of 10 meters and above, i'd really love to see some video footage of those conditions it was made for. Wishing that since years, but, funny thing is till now i was not able to find any of that. Maybe, one day, finally that wish comes true.
I watched another vid saying it stood stable and didn’t move an inch in 80ft waves
Well, she's scraped now
it's sad we did not get a visual and audio tour, we got what appears to be a nice walk though, but zero talking about anything.
It's probably super loud with all their machines running. You wouldn't be able to hear talking unless they were yelling. Even with yelling it'd be hard to make out what they were saying.
6:32 would be one hell of a diving location
If you have the guts
At a certain height hitting water is like hitting concrete.
Diving from that height would quite literally kill you, as it would break your spine.
@@bluekewne That spot is only approximately 12m above water...
@@marv2507 it's not high enough to die
Aw hell nah
It’s crazy how you were brave enough to walk on that like catwalk thing at the begging! Great vid!
Everyone: Are they bulkheads? Are they decks?
RP FLIP: Yes.
I wonder how the crew prepares for the flipping action?
legofanguyvid they prob flip to😁
They all strap into seats on the front upper decks shown.
I saw another video where there was a guy that definitely wasn't strapped into anything and was just moving with it. But I'd imagine there's seats like a rollercoaster.
Just put your back against a wall that will be the ground after the flip. Then when the boat flip you automatically switch from standing to laying.
@@PaulDucasse think you meant the other way round? laying to standing
Pretty good nick for a boat that’s been operating for 60 yrs. Obviously gets decked out with what ever gear and equipment they need for each trip
I remember seeing an article in Popular Mechanics about this but don’t remember what it was used for. Can’t believe it’s still in existence.
It’s a research ship that does research on underwater sound
She got hauled off for scrap a few months ago, without even a whisper :(
Wow! I read an oceanography book from the 60's, with FLIP being fairly new. It's still working. Cool! ( Book by Daniel Behrman)
It is quite the interesting vessel. It appears extremely safe.
What a cool ship and a great tour of it!
Cause why have safety lines if you’re not gonna wear a harness, amirite?
A clear nights must be outstanding. An absolute interresting Vessel.
Been looking for a demo of the rig for ever!
Thanks for posting this!
Para que sirve "esto" ???😎🤠
Flip is flipping amazing!
Looks like life on the International Space Station, you ain't goin anywhere!
This ship reminds me of the Divine Beasts in Breath of the Wild, where you have to continually rotate the ship in order to access the control panels hidden at different parts of the ship.
the fisheye lens is doing no favors for the interior shots
Coolest thing I learnt about today!
It's a little bit like space station design: it works in different orientations
We need the video in the storm! )
It probably wouldn't be much different. It rocks way less when it's vertical like that
I know I'm having coffee and a joint in the morning.
Stokes Seegers hell yeah
@@Phatman420 not on this job you dont, you do that after.
This would be so nice to chill on
Thanks to IELTs English to introduce this to me!Truely amazing!
Lol
This video shows only the static operationmode, meaning i need to find another video of the bridge while the ship is in normal horizontal shipmode used as vehicle . So I persume the bridge is orientated purely "traditional deck"-parallel (while unflipped) ? In thet context, we need pictures of the bridge in flipped mode, what timespan into the video do i have to look for the captains workplace?
Niklas Bennewitz If you really, really curious, you would do a little search to know that FLIP doesn't have propulsion system. Meaning it has to be towed by other ship to designated location, thus it doesn't have/need a helm if that's what you were asking. Better yet, I'm gonna tell you that FLIP was built in the 60s. Amazing what little research, or rather watching related video on the right can do eh?
Ah , oh , thanks, that was quite helpful and clears things up a bit, apologies for i am not that resourceful with google anymore .
@@gregh9762 wow you are an absolute loser.
@@icantthinkofaname4265 Reflecting back I was being a jerk 3 years ago, I don't think loser is the proper term though, asshole maybe. The two are different.
@@gregh9762 well, I thought you were the kind of person that would be insulted by the word lmao. I've said plenty of dumb shit myself. Being an internet tough-guy is fun as hell, especially when it catches people off-guard.
Good to see Operation Hennessey is still going strong.
Would love to go on one of these amazing ships there just a marvelous peice on engineering
How many times do you think someone has called this ship into the coast guard in fear that it’s actively sinking. 😂😂
When the 1MC announces there are divers working aloft
Awesome video thanks for posting. All the science kids grew up hearing about Flip when we were in gradeschool science classes in SoCal in the late 60s and early 70s. We never got to board or even see a movie about what was inside, now I hear she was scrapped. I think most of us assumed the interior was all chrome and blinkenlights. Looks like she lived a long hard life and you gotta love the lack of handholds on some pretty steep companionways probably because the vessel rotates through 90 degrees.. Were the grey doors at the vertical water line, or is that last compartment beyond the grey doors the final one above the water?
awesome zombie apocalypse vehicle
INCREDIBLE!! Thank you for sharing
This research vessel is typically towed out to sea where it then "flips" and starts it's work. So, it does this because it would be difficult to move a (however many) foot deep object continuously through the water whenever they need to move it.
They must need to move it fairly often to justify the cost for the design.
The "towing" part confuses me a little though, isn't the boat capable of manuvering like a regular ship when in the horizontal position?
Definitely unique.
No. It doesn't have any sort of propulsion or steering system, so that's why it's towed to whatever location they plan on doing their research.
I think I would definitely baton all the hatches and screw the doors shut even when stable.
HOOO buddy this made me feel claustrophobic.
How does the inside look when it’s horizontal
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My guess based on this video is that is looks surprisingly normal: all the furniture is on pivots according to this video, and just stays upright as the ship flips using gravity.
If you turn you head to the left it might help.
idek why but the idea of a ship standing is painful to think about like it just is so confusing
People trying to shower while the ship is not flipped over be like
this would be the end of me
Does the cabin flip aswell (so the crew won't flip 90 degree?) Or there are separate chambers that are at 90 degrees to the other ones?
The last guy said watch that last hatch it’s the one that lets the water in don’t open any more. Man made sardine can
This is pretty cool.
How deep is that water where this is set up?
So amazing! :D I guess I expected more usability in both orientations and more ingeinous fixed steps/stairs and more swiveling things, but I get that the primary position was vertical, the horizontal one was just for transport, so only the beds, sink and toilet(?) were adapted for use while in the horizontal position. But I really don't understand how you were supposed to get to the horizontal sink/toilet when the ship was horizontal. A mobile ladder? But you'd have to go through the galley, essentially stepping on the counters.
Anyway, it's a shame this marvelous piece of engineering was scrapped. :(
“Flipping off FLIP, while flipping off FLIP.”
The act of doing a backflip or front flip off of one of FLIP’s planks while using your middle fingers to flip off FLIP 😂
Otherwise known as the “Flipidy Flip Flipping off FLIP”
Best done while wearing flip flops 😂
Which makes for a “Flip Flop Flipidy Flip Flipping off FLIP”
Can we get the same tour but when it’s laying down?
Well, forget about getting up in the middle of the night to pee.
‘The sea house’
or
‘fishers paradise’
or
‘my dream yaut’
or
‘a fucking awesome evil lair’
The songs in this video are all made by ex pro skateboarders. Pretty wild to see their names on the music rights instead of the bottom of a deck lol
Woah! That rocks. I totally remember those guys too. (I am a 51 year old ex skater myself) Cheers and thanks for pointing them out to us. Cool!
Oddly, the music starts to work after a few minutes.
"What will happen when you are at the bottom room and someone accidentally put some heavy thing on the door" 💀 ~ my stupid mind
Give me decent WiFi, a stocked fridge and I'll bring my rig and just stay out there.
The sign above the “His & Her’s” sinks in the toilet/shower room, that says “conserve water”:- 1:32,
🤣
I guess the boat spends more time in vertical mode? 🤷♂️
The default orientation looks vertical.
With 360 angel....it made me sick....so cool..😊😊😊
Wait so are the rooms set up in preparation of the flip so that would mean the bed is originally on the left wall?
I really enjoyed the music
Damn these piers give me the vertigo
I'm terrified of heights so I would never be able to climb down that ladder
cool float )
Budget didnt have room for safety rails I see. Lol
Look scary
なるほどFLIPという船なのか😮
what came out from an idea when taking a bath
that's so cool
Looks like it would be echo chamber in most of the rooms below.
Thought its funny the just have some old stanly aluminum ladder for being the next best thing to nasa back in the day
Annnndd its gone... as of this month they decomissioned it
cool video! what is the name of the first part of the music?
stmbaah tommy Guerrero create and destroy I believe
I thought this was a military research vessel...then I saw people sitting and stuff laying around the ship...what happened to it,.?
It's Boba Fett's Slave One.
how can I be part of these :( I am marine biology there is any possibility?
Please tell me there was a photo of Flip Wilson somewhere on the ship.
awesome
Hope you boys replaced that flag (8:21). If not and Scripts and USN needs the funds, I'll gladly furnish a few (made in the USA, of course!).
Short (too short) but fun vid. Nice work.
If FLIP served in the ww1/2 maybe he could help to find enemy submarines
how do you walk around when its in its upright position cuz from what i see you can only walk on it when its in its sinking position
My uncle works on that ship
Does he lie down on the job a lot ?
this gives me crazy anxiety
Wanna see it when it’s in transport
This is triggering my megalophobia
Defs something you dont see every day thats for sure!
What the flipping flip does this flip thing actually do? I am really curious!
Researches deep ocean. The long part that's submerged that is.
(only an educated guess, still have to do some. More research.)
P. 'S. You from Daily dose of Internet?
@@banaanzxcvbnm thanks dude:) i had no flipping idea! And yeah i was watching and then i thought it looked really cool
Yeah my guess that tube fills with water or let's it out to do what it's doing like a ballast. Its uses water and air to do the sink/float motion. Water gets the bottom to sink and the air moves to the top to help it float then air takes the place of the water to get it back to horizontal.
In the beginning - how high is that platform? Would it be okay to fall?
Depends on how you entered the water. 😂🤣 belly flop? Na, not ok. Dive in, sure. You’d be ok.
No lifeline between the stanchions?
Are there some rooms for horizontal and some for vertical?
I want to see that place sideways lmao
How do they (do they?) prevent stuff from falling everywhere when flipping? That must be a massive mess otherwise. And how do the toilets work?
Maybe they sticked the things on thé ground
Did you also notice the “his & hers” sinks in the toilet/shower room at 1:32,
😉
The answer is at the end of this clip:-
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L😁L
So when they flip back ,everything on the other side would be wet?
Yeah but not much of importance. Every part of what they work on would still be dry just rotated 90 degrees.
So these folks have to secure for sea and secure for flip.
awesome sir, what kind of main engine for this flip ship?
RP Flip does not have an engine
I thought a boat was sinking titanic style
Did you notice the sink
It is planned to be decommissioned in 2023.