Triston Charge Yeah, all it would take is 1 person like him, and you get instant traffic jam at the worst possible time. This escape chute design seems problematic for the reason we see here. There are other chutes that bring people down at consistent speeds, without any need for a person to stop like this guy did. This one seems effective: ua-cam.com/video/I8g7AXTzD_I/v-deo.html
I know exactly what happened. He was wearing a high-end pair of boots that have "speed laces", and the open hook caught the netting. This is WHY you do testing and training: so you find these sorts of problems *before* a real emergency.
Someone actually got paid for designing this? Seriously? Look at the problems they had getting down on a perfectly calm day. Add high winds, 20-30 foot seas and 30 crew. Count me out, I'll stay on board or use a life boat or pray a lot. Anything except using this contraption!!!
HOW are you going to use a lifeboat? This solves the problem of platforms; to get down them first. I think the general idea is not bad, but it obviously needs some improvement. Also, how will this work when the floating platform at the bottom is being pushed to a side from waves?
what part of "TESTING" you don't understand in the title? it could be a new design and they test its effectiveness and ease of use. obviously it has some issues with feet get caught in the nets. that first worker could be using different shoes that get tangled... no matter what it is a TEST, they probably improved the design
Except that it's already installed on the rig? Not to mention everyone evacuating would be wearing a gumbi suit (entirely rubber) so it's quite easy to see how you would slide down this thing like a fucking pinball.
MrMikemcmike Or.... Did you ever consider that they installed it on the rig *specifically* so that they could *test* it? How would you choose to test a potential new product in development? Folded up on the floor of a warehouse? >_>
UnknownSquid Makes sense to me to test it in a controlled environment. I would rather have ANY exit than no exit. Hopefully it will get better, and if it doesn't hopefully it will never see practical use. Might as well find out now.
jaaaaakeb Well they probably already did test it in a controlled environment too I imagine. But field testing is always a crucial thing. For example, I'm sure the iPhone5 passed all it's controlled tests with flying colours, but as a few weeks in peoples pockets have proven, it bends easily under stress.
And isn't that the object of testing new equipment- to find the potential flaws in it? I think the idea is fantastic. I used to do high work, and believe me, if you had to get down 200 feet of ladder in a hurry, I'd take this thing any day. But, I've also ridden down oil field "Zip" lines. Scary at first, but not so bad once you've done it.
Am I the only one watching these escape system videos wondering how much of a pain it would be to deflate and put everything back the way it started? I would like to see a video showing how long it takes to get the air out and everything folded up and put back in canisters and whatnot.
Awesome concept! Possibly some finer elements to adjust and operator training needed. If this is for a rig it begs the question of how many people will be evacuating in an emergency and how any injured persons may be dealt with.
This "ESCAPE" looks like a fiery death. I'm sure when the whole rig is on fire, at night and somebody gets caught in this 80 foot bad idea causing a backup and everybody dies. They should just tell the rig workers to either take their chances with the jump or burn to death, some things (especially gas rigs) you can't just batman your way off...
The problem is, several engineers (who have all devoted a good chunk of their lives to learning about how to design shit) who all have a far larger education and understanding of how oil rigs fail designed this.
MrMikemcmike Well they wasted their time & designed an overly complex and pretty slow escape shoot. The people who commissioned this to be designed and built wasted their money & were probably the reason the engineers ended up creating this over-engineered escape method. A good old rope with knots in it is all they need & the occasional rope climbing practice...or maybe a rope ladder. Genius. Here is an example: Explosion on the oil rig, you've got a badly broken leg but a colleague helps you to an awkward slide shoot and a rope...You've still got use of both your arms and 1 leg...you gonna choose the slide thing that you may end up getting caught in? or the rope.
copperkipper1 You have to start somewhere. Your mentality is how we end up WITHOUT some sort of rescue. Say what you want, least they're trying something. Ver 1.0 mebeh
There is a knack to this. Just go with it and one can go down like a greased weasel but can stop at any time. I have done it from 30m in Norway and it is fun. If there is a blockage, there is an option to go to the outside of the net and climb down or dive off as necessary.
Ive used one of these. It is a quick system , they just werent trained to use it. You lie down on your side and keep your feet together at all times , and your elbows tucked in and your hands covering your ears .
@@GypsyEncounters They were first time volunteers. You keep practising it until you are comfortable. If you had used one you would know. If it came to an emergency you certainly dont want to be fucking about taking your time when there could be hundreds behind you at risk
Ik no expert but if the ship is sinking what happens when the chute builds up at the bottom that would make it nearly impossible to get out from under the thing but idk just guessing
you see the guy getting his shoe caught in the mesh, now imagine 100 people piling on top of him . If there is no time to take of the boots your doomed anyway, and did you try to swim with steel toed boots ?
That guy that was getting stuck was the vendor. He had metal parts sticking out of his boots and so was getting caught upo in the kevalar netting!! As for immersion suits, we do not wear them in Brazil.
The lower horizontal bars cutting across the lower part of the angled/inclined net/chute working in conjunction with the flexibility of the net forming a basket seems to be slowing things down, but on the other hand if one goes any faster the friction with the net would burn the back of the sliding person. Needs more research in the angles in questions and it seems that heavy shoes are a disadvantage and a pile up of people in one position would cause panic stations.
This type of system would mainly be used on offshore rigs, as a 3rd priority for escape. 1st and 2nd choices being helicopter and lifeboat respectively. The chute (as far as i know) is made out of fire-retardant Kevlar, and the whole system is in its own container offset from the edge of the platform. If that's all already on fire, you're already screwed before you attempt escape. For you cliff-divers who suggest a swan dive off the top would be more practical, keep in mind all the clothing and equipment these guys have on (which is not great for a 40m drop), and without it (depending where in the world you are) they wouldn't last long in the water. Sure it looks clumsy, but that's why they have to do these tests to learn how to use the systems.
Why is there music? I cannot fathom why there is music, I would prefer the ambient noise, but because some "Genius" slapped music on this, I had to mute it and there is nothing. I hate you random, force me to listen to your favorite song person.
Headfirst would have worked better. Brilliant design. Congratulations on thinking outside the square. No it didn't work but you have to work out what doesn't work so that you can refine something until it does work.
Stigstigster True, although it probably wouldn't be so compact... also not very good if someone gets stuck in a panic and a large number of people keep piling in on top in a panic.
The 100 or 200 workers trying to get down that shaft all at once during an explosion would be insane. The asshole in the front who kept getting his shoelaces untied would have been trampled to death in real life. NO DOUBT!! I would trample him myself.... Also- how can we rely on a big green tugboat to always be in place to deliver the rescue craft?? You cannot.
You will not get on a rig in Norway without training for using this as all rigs over there are fitted with these and prove very safe and successful the hoops are made from stainless steel and the rest is made using Kevlar which is used to make bullet proof vests. they have improved a body position to be in that allows you to slide down easier and safer and also sorted out a blockage problem my thoughts are its a very good piece of equipment.
Maybe an emergency slide similar to the ones in an airplane would be better in this situation, especially because the landing would be softened by the water, it's not like they're jumping from 300m high skyscraper
That raft becomes a kite flying up and bouncing in the surf. The pipe alone will be airborne by the wind. Last person wouldn't be able to descend that way. Second: take a look at some childrens play houses. There are some high toys with webbing every meter, which are Perpendicular every other "floor". At least you don't have to turn 180 degrees every meter. The way it's worked out here is just a waste of money.
In my opinion the only truly safe life boats are the free fall ones... They've already saved countless lives on oil rigs, and even in the north sea with big storms they've preformed in exactly the way they are supposed to. Having free fall takes away that whole needing to be level to deploy, which is usually not possible in a sinking ship lol..
Instructions for most efficient product use: 1) In the event of an emergency, carefully detach system and throw it over the side. 2) Be grateful that you are still alive, perhaps id only for a short while longer. 3) Find any other way off the ship
Well you -could- survive a jump from that rig. But you could also very easily break a leg, knock yourself out, or die instantly. Currently it looks like jumping may give you slightly better chances than this thing, but well, I guess that's why it's only in testing and not a product on the market. ^_^;
I can understand the naysayers in the comments, but this was a small test. I think once you start jamming 3000 very freaked out and various fitness level people through one of these then things would smooth right out at there would be no issues like we saw today.
The harness could be incorporated into the life jacket you have to wear anyway. My consultation fees start at $1,000.00/ day. I’m not greedy and I’m available anytime.
Opps back to the drawing board on the one - what a poor design there. Hopefully these guys are still getting paid well. This is how the deep horizon oil spill happened. Same engineers designed that debacle too...
no the deep water horizon exploded because the dryer caught on fire and it went to shit from there. i was out fishing for shrimp the night it happened. all i seen was a mushroom cloud of fire and i knew something went bad with one of the rigs.
Was this contraption designed before free-fall life boats were developed? I don't see any point of this type of slow escape shoot when free fall life boats work much better and offer more protection from elements.
in the case of the video and implementation shown, you have a valid point.. but for hi-rises on dry land, an escape chute is pretty useful.. However, I just finished watching a video for a better constructed one than this one.. so again, this one is rather pointless and ridiculous..
A lot of people seem to be ragging on this thing but its actually a very good and CHEAP means of escape. Meaning, there's no reason to not have them. And I know a fair few commenters seem to be of the mind of just 'jumping in' but no, jumping in is a very very very bad, 100% last resort, you're 3 seconds away from being engulfed in flames, idea. I'd choose this net over jumping. I mean, the net isn't a bad idea at all. It'd need regular training of individuals in its use and it'd need to be used alongside standard means of escape as this wouldn't be good for a primary or even secondary but still... To have a few of these cheap netting devices installed, say one on each far corner or any point that is the farthest away from a better means though? Yeah... They'd be a good cheap edition thus no reason not to have them. Anything over jumping in. As it goes, one guy did survive the jump from the helipad during the Piper Alpha disaster but at the same time, a couple of others who jumped from the same spot died. And I know a fair few point to videos of people jumping from cliffs and stuff but coastal waters are different to open waters where rigs are located. Just stepping off the side of a boat and getting into the water in the middle of the ocean on a fine day can prove lethal in minutes. Jumping in from a rig adds, along with the massive risk of death, an almost guarantee that you will sustain injuries making survival in an already inhospitable environment next to impossible. Under no circumstances do you carry out an action that will result in you being submersed in the water. Hell, in high seas and gale forces winds, you're already going to be wet from spray alone... The water WILL kill you. If the route to the drop-boat etc was cut off, I'd be thankful of having one of these net chutes to go down. I mean hell, I used to be a master of the jungle gym as a kid and even at 35, I've kept in shape. I'd be down that net in a flash. Add to that training in its use 3 times a year and yeah, I'd take the net over jumping every single time. Worse comes to worse and I get caught half way down, I cut myself free, with the knife I would definitely 100% always carry at sea, and then at least I'm only falling half the distance. Is there still a risk of death? Sure, but I'd say this limits the chances of simply 'jumping in' ten fold. Just ask any deep sea fisherman. You DO NOT get in the water. Add a rig burning and oil spilling everywhere, gales force winds, middle of the night... Closest ship 35 minutes away... Fuck that boys. Stay out of the water!
Eggy I know, but if you look, your chin sticks out a bit. At this height, your chin hitting the water would snap your neck back, killing you. Actually, because of the height, the water would most likely be like a brick wall. Would probably break your legs.
Not well, anything over 100 feet with bad technique will ether kill or hurt you bad enough that you will drown. You need to be the world record is like 150, and any slight error will kill. If your jumping from a burning rig, you probably wouldn't have perfect form.
Could have made a platform a little bit away that had some rafts and they made a zip-line, that would be designed to withstand storms and the platform moving.
I remember this idea being trialed in the late 80's on skyscrapers in the states. I'm surprised the design hasn't improved much, only the nature of its deployment......which was quicker in the 80's!!
There are videos that show the sane sort of thing being tested on high rise buildings as fire escapes. For memory the one I saw was an internal spiral rather than a series of inclines.
as it was descending, I was thinking: "What a horrible design.. make a spiral around the center axis cause they're just going to have to keep twisting." Sure enough, the rescue guys were already one scene and waiting by the time they made it out of the chute.. smh.. that's great for the rescuers, but terrible for the escape chute.. I'm glad this wasn't a real evac, cause half a dozen people would be lucky to get away safely..
Looks like a bit more testing is needed. I can only imagine the traffic jam which would happen in a real emergency. Its a good idea but it allows the people using it to much freedom to stop the process of the people behind them. A spiral slide or some other design which didnt allow people to stop in the middle would seem to be more in line with whats needed here. Get in the top, unstoppable but slowed free fall to the bottom and get out. No panicky people jams in the middle.
I think a better way would be to have a single rope or cable that goes down. Then each person would have a device that would look similar to a rollerblade with opposing wheels. Unlike traditional rollerblade wheels that are rounded where they touch the ground the wheels would be rounded inwards where they ride on the cable, The rollerblade looking devices would clamp onto the cable sort of like a ski binding with plenty of tension. Then one or two of the wheels would have some sort of clutch to give them a descent speed that would be appropriate, perhaps some sort of oil clutch or viscus liquid clutch. Ie: the turning wheel would turn an impeller that would move the liquid through a circulating tube of a certain diameter and/or length. The rollerblade looking device would have a strap on it that the person would be suspended from (a few feet below the carriage device - this would prevent the person from getting their hands, hair, clothing, etc. caught in the wheels of the carriage. The carriages could be kept in a dry and safe place near the escape area. When escape is needed you simply go to the escape area, pull out one of the devices pre packaged and maintained and ready to go. You would step into the safety harness and then take the carriage over to the escape cable, and put the carriage onto the cable and then snap it into position on the cable like a ski binding it would snap itself onto the cable. Then you simply jump, and the carriage will follow you all the way down to the bottom while slowing you descent. My way is a lot faster that this bizarre device shown here, so make sure the raft at the bottom is inflated and ready before you jump. By the way, should anyone like my idea and wish to help me develop it please take notice that this here is the equivalent to my notice to you that this is my idea and I intend to patent it. You can perhaps join me in this effort. Contact me. By the way, this idea of mine is so simple that anyone could be trained to put on the harness and snap the car onto the line. These things could be put into all high rises without a great deal of costs. At the bottom of each descent cable could be a thickend release bulb that would cause the carriage to pop open and release from the cable (again like a ski binding). This would prevent carriages from stacking up at the bottom of the cable and allow people to clear the landing area quickly to allow room for those behind them. The viscus clutches should cause a constant rate of descent regardless of the weight of the person. Also for buildings that don't have this system, a ready made system and a supply of carriages with harnesses could quickly be flown by helicopter and placed (or draped) over any existing building, allowing for escape off two sides of any building. In any big city, all you would need is one of these systems to be waiting at the ready near the place where a big enough helicopter would be able to pick it up and bring it to the scene. It could be lowered to the roof by cable and then released, or it could even be dropped onto the roof. Depending on the shape of the roof the helicopter may have to continue to hang onto a securing rope(s) and then fly around the building in a circle once or twice to sort of tie down the system so that it does not slide off the roof. If buildings were fitted with a bar that went around the roof near the edge that was above head level then people would not have to contend with getting over the edge of the roof. Also it might be a good idea to have anchoring points on the ground away from buildings so that people on the ground could secure the bottom of the cable or rope so that people are carried away from the building during the descent. Another good idea would be for all workers who work in high rises to go to a place once every couple of years where they would be made familiar with the system and how to put on the harness and how to snap carriage onto the cable, etc, and they could even do a practice jump of a few stories just to get an idea of what to expect. These systems could easily be put into existing building and hidden under fassod pieces that would pop off. The cables could have counter weights that could be released from the exiting area that would cause the cable to tension up into place and release all the panels designed to keep it clean and dry. The unit cost for each carriage and harness would be about $50 I feel... a small price to pay that will save lives whenever needed. Building owners would likely save the money and more by reduced insurance premiums. I really feel that something like this is the answer for escaping high rises by a lot of people in a hurry. If you also feel this is a good idea then contact me. Don't rip me off and I will let you in on some of my even bigger and better ideas.
0 out of 3 survived this tragedy.
Lmfao. U gotta love the comment section.
One died of old age
I would’ve quit the day we tested this. 😂
But this system is CHEAP ! Compared to others that really work. That is most important thing.
There's always that one guy.
Well that first guy really fucked up.
Too many radios and other ge-ga's on his belt.
Yes, his foot got stuck because he had stuff in his belt. /s
Triston Charge
Yeah, all it would take is 1 person like him, and you get instant traffic jam at the worst possible time. This escape chute design seems problematic for the reason we see here. There are other chutes that bring people down at consistent speeds, without any need for a person to stop like this guy did. This one seems effective: ua-cam.com/video/I8g7AXTzD_I/v-deo.html
Don't wear stilettos when going down the emergency chute.
I know exactly what happened. He was wearing a high-end pair of boots that have "speed laces", and the open hook caught the netting. This is WHY you do testing and training: so you find these sorts of problems *before* a real emergency.
Great design! Works well if you have all day to escape.
Haha! Exactly what I was thinking.
...and your crew is fit and well trained. They have these on cruise ships for heaven's sake!
LMFAO!!!!!
Someone actually got paid for designing this? Seriously? Look at the problems they had getting down on a perfectly calm day. Add high winds, 20-30 foot seas and 30 crew. Count me out, I'll stay on board or use a life boat or pray a lot. Anything except using this contraption!!!
Rob M repelling down seems safer this.
HOW are you going to use a lifeboat? This solves the problem of platforms; to get down them first.
I think the general idea is not bad, but it obviously needs some improvement. Also, how will this work when the floating platform at the bottom is being pushed to a side from waves?
Life Boats can be dropped from over 30 meters above the surface.
that's a death trap bad haha
I think it might be marginally safer to jump.
Not bad. i managed to make a cup of tea while he was still climbing down
Jay's Vlogs 😂👍lol
LMAO 😂😂😂
They are not the good actor
I had a buttie as well..!!
A Spot Of Tea U Say ???
LOL'S
The guy in the jeans killed the rest of the crew while fucking with his hat and shoes. Don't let him on your rig.
Constipation is a terrible thing.
LMFAO you're a horrible person
Don't worry, there is excellent laxatives...
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numberstation
Is this particular situation, constipation is a lifesaver. 'Diarrhea' would mean injury or death from a fall that high!
what part of "TESTING" you don't understand in the title?
it could be a new design and they test its effectiveness and ease of use.
obviously it has some issues with feet get caught in the nets.
that first worker could be using different shoes that get tangled...
no matter what it is a TEST, they probably improved the design
cleats ftl =(
Except that it's already installed on the rig? Not to mention everyone evacuating would be wearing a gumbi suit (entirely rubber) so it's quite easy to see how you would slide down this thing like a fucking pinball.
MrMikemcmike
Or.... Did you ever consider that they installed it on the rig *specifically* so that they could *test* it? How would you choose to test a potential new product in development? Folded up on the floor of a warehouse? >_>
UnknownSquid
Makes sense to me to test it in a controlled environment. I would rather have ANY exit than no exit. Hopefully it will get better, and if it doesn't hopefully it will never see practical use. Might as well find out now.
jaaaaakeb
Well they probably already did test it in a controlled environment too I imagine. But field testing is always a crucial thing. For example, I'm sure the iPhone5 passed all it's controlled tests with flying colours, but as a few weeks in peoples pockets have proven, it bends easily under stress.
And isn't that the object of testing new equipment- to find the potential flaws in it? I think the idea is fantastic. I used to do high work, and believe me, if you had to get down 200 feet of ladder in a hurry, I'd take this thing any day. But, I've also ridden down oil field "Zip" lines. Scary at first, but not so bad once you've done it.
Nah, this has too many bad design issues. There are lots of great escape chutes, this isn't one of them.
Seems slow, likely to give twisted limbs and feet, and I would bet the net wall would degrade and weaken after 10 years.
Am I the only one watching these escape system videos wondering how much of a pain it would be to deflate and put everything back the way it started? I would like to see a video showing how long it takes to get the air out and everything folded up and put back in canisters and whatnot.
They are not reused LOL They are sent back to the company and a new one installed.
Awesome concept! Possibly some finer elements to adjust and operator training needed. If this is for a rig it begs the question of how many people will be evacuating in an emergency and how any injured persons may be dealt with.
Good. The rig is on fire, I will get in this huge fish net. I just hope the net doesn't fall down and drown me.
This "ESCAPE" looks like a fiery death. I'm sure when the whole rig is on fire, at night and somebody gets caught in this 80 foot bad idea causing a backup and everybody dies.
They should just tell the rig workers to either take their chances with the jump or burn to death, some things (especially gas rigs) you can't just batman your way off...
The problem is, several engineers (who have all devoted a good chunk of their lives to learning about how to design shit) who all have a far larger education and understanding of how oil rigs fail designed this.
MrMikemcmike Well they wasted their time & designed an overly complex and pretty slow escape shoot. The people who commissioned this to be designed and built wasted their money & were probably the reason the engineers ended up creating this over-engineered escape method. A good old rope with knots in it is all they need & the occasional rope climbing practice...or maybe a rope ladder. Genius.
Here is an example: Explosion on the oil rig, you've got a badly broken leg but a colleague helps you to an awkward slide shoot and a rope...You've still got use of both your arms and 1 leg...you gonna choose the slide thing that you may end up getting caught in? or the rope.
copperkipper1 You have to start somewhere. Your mentality is how we end up WITHOUT some sort of rescue. Say what you want, least they're trying something. Ver 1.0 mebeh
Andrew Tolmasoff better doing rappel... this seems not to be a fast evacue.. and probably too expensive..
+T-roll 1557 I think if you sent enough people down the jam would clear itself.
They should have sent more people to clear the jam!
It worked on the simpsons
So possibly more can get trapped,(never mind they r already trapped!!!😳😳😳😳
very bad design, did not work in perfect conditions, will see it again tested in windforce BF 8-9 and high sea's, poor guy's working these rigs.
+Johan G Noordijk - Yeah 100 foot swells and that is a death trap in itself!!!
There is a knack to this. Just go with it and one can go down like a greased weasel but can stop at any time. I have done it from 30m in Norway and it is fun.
If there is a blockage, there is an option to go to the outside of the net and climb down or dive off as necessary.
Ive used one of these. It is a quick system , they just werent trained to use it. You lie down on your side and keep your feet together at all times , and your elbows tucked in and your hands covering your ears .
Nope.
Id say you dont video tape "untrained" folks....and then say it works with trained folks.
@@GypsyEncounters They were first time volunteers. You keep practising it until you are comfortable. If you had used one you would know. If it came to an emergency you certainly dont want to be fucking about taking your time when there could be hundreds behind you at risk
Trained, disciplined and calm. That's really your target audience if you design a rescue system for catastrophic disasters :)
Now repeat this test at night, in heavy weather and 20 meter high rogue waves...
so, simplest solution: tyvek overall suits donned prior to jumping into the chute. Also no tool belts etc.
I can just see the inventors life savings, dreams and hopes all going down the toilet with this demo in perfect conditions😂
I think it would be faster just to climb down the outside
This guy almost hanged himself in his helmet. So. Much. Cringe. Should pay this to /r/crappydesign (on reddit)
Ik no expert but if the ship is sinking what happens when the chute builds up at the bottom that would make it nearly impossible to get out from under the thing but idk just guessing
ARE YOU KIDDING ME ???
I can't believe that this death trap made it far enough for field testing. I hope that it's not actually in use.
I hope i don't have to use this one here, try to emagine if 3-400 peopel have to get out like this..
might take some days ...
This is meant for an Oil Rig, not a Ship.
This is the funniest thing I've seen in a while 3 guys survive and the rest are all fried
Take of shoes and the helmet b4 entering maybe .....
well, why don't we take the time to weld a steel staircase down the platform while we're at it?!
you see the guy getting his shoe caught in the mesh, now imagine 100 people piling on top of him . If there is no time to take of the boots your doomed anyway, and did you try to swim with steel toed boots ?
Stryke the thing took almost a minute and a half to deploy it doesn't take that long to take off a helmet and shoes.
JoshuaPlays exactly! Runs knife over your laces and throw off the hat...done! Lol
Editing: Richard ... with two exclamation marks. I'm giving this a thumbs up for that.
Epic song choice :-D
the worst way to runaway,, I prefer to try flying
If they made it bigger this looks like it would be super fun but I don't think it could save a life
That guy that was getting stuck was the vendor. He had metal parts sticking out of his boots and so was getting caught upo in the kevalar netting!! As for immersion suits, we do not wear them in Brazil.
The lower horizontal bars cutting across the lower part of the angled/inclined net/chute working in conjunction with the flexibility of the net forming a basket seems to be slowing things down, but on the other hand if one goes any faster the friction with the net would burn the back of the sliding person. Needs more research in the angles in questions and it seems that heavy shoes are a disadvantage and a pile up of people in one position would cause panic stations.
This type of system would mainly be used on offshore rigs, as a 3rd priority for escape. 1st and 2nd choices being helicopter and lifeboat respectively. The chute (as far as i know) is made out of fire-retardant Kevlar, and the whole system is in its own container offset from the edge of the platform. If that's all already on fire, you're already screwed before you attempt escape. For you cliff-divers who suggest a swan dive off the top would be more practical, keep in mind all the clothing and equipment these guys have on (which is not great for a 40m drop), and without it (depending where in the world you are) they wouldn't last long in the water. Sure it looks clumsy, but that's why they have to do these tests to learn how to use the systems.
Why is there music? I cannot fathom why there is music, I would prefer the ambient noise, but because some "Genius" slapped music on this, I had to mute it and there is nothing. I hate you random, force me to listen to your favorite song person.
Headfirst would have worked better. Brilliant design. Congratulations on thinking outside the square. No it didn't work but you have to work out what doesn't work so that you can refine something until it does work.
well the general idea isn't bad, but the execution obviously needs a lot of improvement.
Stryke yes that would have been embarrassing - it looked like they didn't even test a small version first!
It needs smooth panels inside the chute. The outer tube can be netting but not the inside slopes.
Stigstigster True, although it probably wouldn't be so compact... also not very good if someone gets stuck in a panic and a large number of people keep piling in on top in a panic.
The 100 or 200 workers trying to get down that shaft all at once during an explosion would be insane. The asshole in the front who kept getting his shoelaces untied would have been trampled to death in real life. NO DOUBT!!
I would trample him myself....
Also- how can we rely on a big green tugboat to always be in place to deliver the rescue craft?? You cannot.
chris holder I would of trampled him in this test for pissing me off, fuck the job I couldn't work with this pathetic idiot
The first guy gets stuck and they all die.
Well, it looks like that dude's cell phone was the only survivor.
You will not get on a rig in Norway without training for using this as all rigs over there are fitted with these and prove very safe and successful the hoops are made from stainless steel and the rest is made using Kevlar which is used to make bullet proof vests. they have improved a body position to be in that allows you to slide down easier and safer and also sorted out a blockage problem my thoughts are its a very good piece of equipment.
Deathtrap
RIP the whole crew 🥲
Maybe an emergency slide similar to the ones in an airplane would be better in this situation, especially because the landing would be softened by the water, it's not like they're jumping from 300m high skyscraper
Yeah or just a long fire pole.
have fun sliding down 50 meter on a wet fire pole in a storm.
That raft becomes a kite flying up and bouncing in the surf. The pipe alone will be airborne by the wind. Last person wouldn't be able to descend that way. Second: take a look at some childrens play houses. There are some high toys with webbing every meter, which are Perpendicular every other "floor". At least you don't have to turn 180 degrees every meter. The way it's worked out here is just a waste of money.
I saw someone tumble do one of these. Funniest thing I ever saw!
I’d be scared if I knew that was the fastest way out
In my opinion the only truly safe life boats are the free fall ones... They've already saved countless lives on oil rigs, and even in the north sea with big storms they've preformed in exactly the way they are supposed to. Having free fall takes away that whole needing to be level to deploy, which is usually not possible in a sinking ship lol..
right, nothing to worry about then, as that kind of problem would only happens during a control test and never in real emergency
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1) In the event of an emergency, carefully detach system and throw it over the side.
2) Be grateful that you are still alive, perhaps id only for a short while longer.
3) Find any other way off the ship
Thats crazy it plays powder finger too amazing!
Foo Fighters *
What is the reason for having this? Would the jump from the rig itself kill you? It seems like it would slow down an escape.
Well you -could- survive a jump from that rig. But you could also very easily break a leg, knock yourself out, or die instantly. Currently it looks like jumping may give you slightly better chances than this thing, but well, I guess that's why it's only in testing and not a product on the market. ^_^;
Imagine 300 fat, middle-aged, panicked tourists trying to escape a cruise liner through that thing.
That escape shute is a god damn deathtrap.
The designers should be jailed for attemped murder.
I can understand the naysayers in the comments, but this was a small test. I think once you start jamming 3000 very freaked out and various fitness level people through one of these then things would smooth right out at there would be no issues like we saw today.
this guys foot hang up just killed 75% of the crew
Death by stuck foot in an escape chute. That’s a new one.
The harness could be incorporated into the life jacket you have to wear anyway. My consultation fees start at $1,000.00/ day. I’m not greedy and I’m available anytime.
That is dangerous. What if everyone caught up with a fat guy inside and the cable is cut off?
y'all knows jumping out 30m is not an easy work. I know that sucks. but that is better than free jump.
Do people understand that “thumbs down” is based on entertainment value not stupidity of content?
i duno how i got here....but im glad i did 🤣
Opps back to the drawing board on the one - what a poor design there. Hopefully these guys are still getting paid well. This is how the deep horizon oil spill happened. Same engineers designed that debacle too...
no the deep water horizon exploded because the dryer caught on fire and it went to shit from there. i was out fishing for shrimp the night it happened. all i seen was a mushroom cloud of fire and i knew something went bad with one of the rigs.
Was this contraption designed before free-fall life boats were developed? I don't see any point of this type of slow escape shoot when free fall life boats work much better and offer more protection from elements.
in the case of the video and implementation shown, you have a valid point.. but for hi-rises on dry land, an escape chute is pretty useful.. However, I just finished watching a video for a better constructed one than this one.. so again, this one is rather pointless and ridiculous..
I'm pretty sure that's known as a death trap they should have design a spiraling design I'd rather jump from that
yes!!
A lot of people seem to be ragging on this thing but its actually a very good and CHEAP means of escape. Meaning, there's no reason to not have them. And I know a fair few commenters seem to be of the mind of just 'jumping in' but no, jumping in is a very very very bad, 100% last resort, you're 3 seconds away from being engulfed in flames, idea. I'd choose this net over jumping. I mean, the net isn't a bad idea at all. It'd need regular training of individuals in its use and it'd need to be used alongside standard means of escape as this wouldn't be good for a primary or even secondary but still... To have a few of these cheap netting devices installed, say one on each far corner or any point that is the farthest away from a better means though? Yeah... They'd be a good cheap edition thus no reason not to have them. Anything over jumping in.
As it goes, one guy did survive the jump from the helipad during the Piper Alpha disaster but at the same time, a couple of others who jumped from the same spot died. And I know a fair few point to videos of people jumping from cliffs and stuff but coastal waters are different to open waters where rigs are located. Just stepping off the side of a boat and getting into the water in the middle of the ocean on a fine day can prove lethal in minutes. Jumping in from a rig adds, along with the massive risk of death, an almost guarantee that you will sustain injuries making survival in an already inhospitable environment next to impossible.
Under no circumstances do you carry out an action that will result in you being submersed in the water. Hell, in high seas and gale forces winds, you're already going to be wet from spray alone... The water WILL kill you.
If the route to the drop-boat etc was cut off, I'd be thankful of having one of these net chutes to go down. I mean hell, I used to be a master of the jungle gym as a kid and even at 35, I've kept in shape. I'd be down that net in a flash. Add to that training in its use 3 times a year and yeah, I'd take the net over jumping every single time. Worse comes to worse and I get caught half way down, I cut myself free, with the knife I would definitely 100% always carry at sea, and then at least I'm only falling half the distance. Is there still a risk of death? Sure, but I'd say this limits the chances of simply 'jumping in' ten fold.
Just ask any deep sea fisherman. You DO NOT get in the water.
Add a rig burning and oil spilling everywhere, gales force winds, middle of the night... Closest ship 35 minutes away...
Fuck that boys. Stay out of the water!
Max diameter capacity = Just shy of the average American diameter unfortunately....
Good thing these giant rigs are only crewed by three people. Anymore than that and they ain't getting off.
Pencil dive into the ocean seems a little more practical.
+Eggy That would kill you. The force of your head entering would snap your neck.
Owen Major This comments from last year but a pencil dive is feet first not head.
Eggy I know, but if you look, your chin sticks out a bit. At this height, your chin hitting the water would snap your neck back, killing you. Actually, because of the height, the water would most likely be like a brick wall. Would probably break your legs.
Owen Major
i'm sure people have jumped from burning oil rigs before. How did they fair?
Not well, anything over 100 feet with bad technique will ether kill or hurt you bad enough that you will drown. You need to be the world record is like 150, and any slight error will kill. If your jumping from a burning rig, you probably wouldn't have perfect form.
Could have made a platform a little bit away that had some rafts and they made a zip-line, that would be designed to withstand storms and the platform moving.
I remember this idea being trialed in the late 80's on skyscrapers in the states. I'm surprised the design hasn't improved much, only the nature of its deployment......which was quicker in the 80's!!
The design is clearly the same for many years.
Nothing is perfect, but there are superior options in the market.
There should be a sign above the entrance that says "No Shoes, No Service."
good first attempt though nae cigar,but like the concept...inflated angular shoot seems the better idea with current technology :-)
There are videos that show the sane sort of thing being tested on high rise buildings as fire escapes. For memory the one I saw was an internal spiral rather than a series of inclines.
Such chute, many stuck, wow!
Meanwhile, everyone still on the rig fries while the guy in blue untangles his shoelaces.
well, that's a big nope
1:37 guy dropped his walkie talkie
My little brothers could design a better escape.
what Kind of escape is your idea?
@@drkbrummer i think a net without those wobbly things inside so the People fall to their death
I have used it before and its working fine
Man in a panic situation people are gonna die from this thing
It is also a problem in real life that the least capable people force forward and thus screw up others.
My kids could go up that faster then they came down. You should see them escape me at the park and Chuck E Cheese.
Kind of what I was thinking. Send a 4-year-old down it to show how its done.
everyone dies because the one guy wanted to chill
as it was descending, I was thinking: "What a horrible design.. make a spiral around the center axis cause they're just going to have to keep twisting."
Sure enough, the rescue guys were already one scene and waiting by the time they made it out of the chute.. smh.. that's great for the rescuers, but terrible for the escape chute.. I'm glad this wasn't a real evac, cause half a dozen people would be lucky to get away safely..
Who sent that guy down first? 35 people burned to death waiting to go down the slide.
Looks like a bit more testing is needed. I can only imagine the traffic jam which would happen in a real emergency. Its a good idea but it allows the people using it to much freedom to stop the process of the people behind them. A spiral slide or some other design which didnt allow people to stop in the middle would seem to be more in line with whats needed here. Get in the top, unstoppable but slowed free fall to the bottom and get out. No panicky people jams in the middle.
I think a better way would be to have a single rope or cable that goes down. Then each person would have a device that would look similar to a rollerblade with opposing wheels. Unlike traditional rollerblade wheels that are rounded where they touch the ground the wheels would be rounded inwards where they ride on the cable, The rollerblade looking devices would clamp onto the cable sort of like a ski binding with plenty of tension. Then one or two of the wheels would have some sort of clutch to give them a descent speed that would be appropriate, perhaps some sort of oil clutch or viscus liquid clutch. Ie: the turning wheel would turn an impeller that would move the liquid through a circulating tube of a certain diameter and/or length. The rollerblade looking device would have a strap on it that the person would be suspended from (a few feet below the carriage device - this would prevent the person from getting their hands, hair, clothing, etc. caught in the wheels of the carriage. The carriages could be kept in a dry and safe place near the escape area. When escape is needed you simply go to the escape area, pull out one of the devices pre packaged and maintained and ready to go. You would step into the safety harness and then take the carriage over to the escape cable, and put the carriage onto the cable and then snap it into position on the cable like a ski binding it would snap itself onto the cable. Then you simply jump, and the carriage will follow you all the way down to the bottom while slowing you descent. My way is a lot faster that this bizarre device shown here, so make sure the raft at the bottom is inflated and ready before you jump. By the way, should anyone like my idea and wish to help me develop it please take notice that this here is the equivalent to my notice to you that this is my idea and I intend to patent it. You can perhaps join me in this effort. Contact me. By the way, this idea of mine is so simple that anyone could be trained to put on the harness and snap the car onto the line. These things could be put into all high rises without a great deal of costs. At the bottom of each descent cable could be a thickend release bulb that would cause the carriage to pop open and release from the cable (again like a ski binding). This would prevent carriages from stacking up at the bottom of the cable and allow people to clear the landing area quickly to allow room for those behind them. The viscus clutches should cause a constant rate of descent regardless of the weight of the person. Also for buildings that don't have this system, a ready made system and a supply of carriages with harnesses could quickly be flown by helicopter and placed (or draped) over any existing building, allowing for escape off two sides of any building. In any big city, all you would need is one of these systems to be waiting at the ready near the place where a big enough helicopter would be able to pick it up and bring it to the scene. It could be lowered to the roof by cable and then released, or it could even be dropped onto the roof. Depending on the shape of the roof the helicopter may have to continue to hang onto a securing rope(s) and then fly around the building in a circle once or twice to sort of tie down the system so that it does not slide off the roof. If buildings were fitted with a bar that went around the roof near the edge that was above head level then people would not have to contend with getting over the edge of the roof. Also it might be a good idea to have anchoring points on the ground away from buildings so that people on the ground could secure the bottom of the cable or rope so that people are carried away from the building during the descent. Another good idea would be for all workers who work in high rises to go to a place once every couple of years where they would be made familiar with the system and how to put on the harness and how to snap carriage onto the cable, etc, and they could even do a practice jump of a few stories just to get an idea of what to expect. These systems could easily be put into existing building and hidden under fassod pieces that would pop off. The cables could have counter weights that could be released from the exiting area that would cause the cable to tension up into place and release all the panels designed to keep it clean and dry. The unit cost for each carriage and harness would be about $50 I feel... a small price to pay that will save lives whenever needed. Building owners would likely save the money and more by reduced insurance premiums. I really feel that something like this is the answer for escaping high rises by a lot of people in a hurry. If you also feel this is a good idea then contact me. Don't rip me off and I will let you in on some of my even bigger and better ideas.
You've just took a very very long way around creating a vertical zip line🤣
This is literally the longest post ever created on you tube. Congratulations
i sense a lot of broken ankles with this contraption
"Imma just head out"
Wow how impressive, they got only 5 times stuck...very innovative
New title "Testing A Trap-chute"
that first guy must have never slid down a slide
200509 that date would work 10 days ago!
It's usually the guy in the red shirt that dies first.
This is why you test designs before implementation.
And then the thing explodes....dead.. well done!
Fuck that, I'd rather take my chances and jump!