Inside the US Navy FLIP Ship That Turns 90° During Rough Seas

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  • Опубліковано 26 лис 2024

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  • @davidbrenha9293
    @davidbrenha9293 4 місяці тому +146

    I worked on Flip for 8 years and was on her last expedition. Truly one of a kind. A tree house one the water.

    • @syrenasketches6902
      @syrenasketches6902 4 місяці тому +8

      What kind of work did you do on the Flip? Was it scary when it started sinking/flipping?

    • @Yosser70
      @Yosser70 4 місяці тому +2

      bit sad Flip was decommissioned. Unless it was very broken, I’m sure it’d have been useful enough to keep in service, you know scientists, they’d have thought of some weird use for it lol

    • @mojoxide
      @mojoxide 4 місяці тому

      Such a bizarre and unlikely shape

    • @toxicgracie3772
      @toxicgracie3772 4 місяці тому +3

      You were a part of history and that's awesome

    • @leandergihr9598
      @leandergihr9598 3 місяці тому

      I'm quite afraid of open waters. My question, how terrifying is the process of turning the vessel? Is it like a sinking ship simulation? How was the feeling of the first time it "flipped"?
      What kind of training did you experience before going on your first operation?
      Kudos to you, bet there are a hell of great stories from your work!

  • @Juju_The_Dude
    @Juju_The_Dude 5 місяців тому +413

    Just saw this on Facebook and thought it was bullshit. It's not bullshit...

    • @TangoSierra888
      @TangoSierra888 5 місяців тому +7

      Lol I think you saw the same thing I just saw on FB! 😂

    • @grzegorzlis617
      @grzegorzlis617 5 місяців тому +7

      Yea me too, and I thought it was bullshit

    • @njehcaleb7668
      @njehcaleb7668 5 місяців тому +7

      😂 yeah me too

    • @Seekingtruth-mx3ur
      @Seekingtruth-mx3ur 5 місяців тому +9

      I just saw it too 😂 and now we're are all here

    • @essneaks
      @essneaks 5 місяців тому +3

      Same!!

  • @kb-elmo
    @kb-elmo 4 місяці тому +50

    FLIP was unfortunately taken out of service in 2023 due to it's age and too high maintenance costs.
    It's currently sitting in a shipyard in mexico waiting to be scrapped.

  • @R.O.A.V
    @R.O.A.V 5 місяців тому +190

    Never knew it existed until 5 minutes ago

  • @workshopblackbird
    @workshopblackbird 9 місяців тому +68

    This thing is weirdly terrifying to me

  • @thisguy-yv5so
    @thisguy-yv5so 5 місяців тому +41

    An insane piece of engineering

  • @anthonykenneth.1780
    @anthonykenneth.1780 Місяць тому +3

    Stockton Rush and his play station pad controlled contraption was a JOKER.

  • @keyboardwarriormalaysia5773
    @keyboardwarriormalaysia5773 5 місяців тому +52

    I came right away from facebook and when see the comment im not disappointed.

  • @chiquitaf16
    @chiquitaf16 5 місяців тому +9

    I saw this posted somewhere and had to hunt down a video because I needed to know what was done with fixed furniture and plumbing. Knowing some furniture could be converted over or that they actually had two sinks was highly satisfying,

  • @Tinatortoise
    @Tinatortoise 5 місяців тому +13

    Older than me and I just heard of it. FLIPing amazing x

  • @Kiu_8
    @Kiu_8 5 місяців тому +4

    Such a great example of human creativity and our capacity to solve problems, I learned that many of these are already decommissioned which is sad, these beauties are awesome!

  • @tomspettel3646
    @tomspettel3646 5 місяців тому +10

    I remember the Jacques Cousteau show in the 1960’s and dedicating a show to flip.

    • @Bettinasisrg
      @Bettinasisrg 3 місяці тому

      I knew I saw this somewhere when I was a kid! Thanks.

  • @rainyriderr1112
    @rainyriderr1112 5 місяців тому +6

    I can't even fathom the type of engineering involved in designing this

  • @barroworrob7618
    @barroworrob7618 5 місяців тому +8

    Thanks for this. As soon as i saw what a flip ship was i needed and answer. The rest of this video was very interesting too.

  • @herfropoppin
    @herfropoppin 5 місяців тому +18

    I'm here for the Facebook after party!! 🥳 lol but cool, bc now i'm a believer 🙌🏽

  • @NPC_YouTube
    @NPC_YouTube 3 місяці тому +1

    whoever designed this ship was a madman to go against the traditional norms of boats and ships

  • @maxstr
    @maxstr 4 місяці тому +1

    I thought they would have chairs on the wall 😂. I'd love to see more interior footage

  • @mojonijowjow
    @mojonijowjow 5 місяців тому +2

    ...I'm amazed on how it flip vertical and not totally go down below the sea...

  • @yvonneburkes427
    @yvonneburkes427 5 місяців тому +1

    This is almost unbelievable, but there we have it, amazing

  • @wwondertwin
    @wwondertwin 3 місяці тому +1

    Please tell me that the crew members are called Flippers.

  • @arcanum3882
    @arcanum3882 4 місяці тому +12

    Why do so many people still use Facebook

    • @CaraVerde
      @CaraVerde 3 місяці тому

      Why not? Many of us still use email addresses older than the Facebook itself, so?

    • @Nubby007
      @Nubby007 3 місяці тому +2

      My email doesn't sell my data and doesn't actively spy on me

    • @CaraVerde
      @CaraVerde 3 місяці тому

      @@Nubby007 Oh yeah... Of course they don't 🤭.

    • @Bettinasisrg
      @Bettinasisrg 3 місяці тому

      Why people use X (eye roll) is the bigger question. But the answer to both is in the questions, people.

    • @darthnihilus511
      @darthnihilus511 3 місяці тому

      The same reason they still vote blue, they are old and out of touch with reality. Forgive them they don’t know better 😢

  • @jclark2752
    @jclark2752 4 місяці тому

    The scale of construction made possible for ships at sea is truly astonishing. We have not even begun to reach the potential sizes we could eventually have.
    It is inspiring to see such unique and clever methods being developed! It is not often we can look toward future developments with such wonder and imagination!

    • @nickthelick
      @nickthelick 2 місяці тому

      The immense scale of huge ships scares the shit out of me. Almost as much as the ocean itself!

  • @networknomad5600
    @networknomad5600 3 місяці тому +2

    This is the ship that Soma got its inspiration for the MS Curie from.

  • @contramendace
    @contramendace 5 місяців тому +7

    8:08 "at 23 feet long, this 12 metre sub features..." - I give up

    • @RobbTheHobb
      @RobbTheHobb 5 місяців тому +1

      Math doesn't math 😂

    • @CraFtoRek
      @CraFtoRek 5 місяців тому

      dude couldn’t decide on which system to use so he used both of them

    • @Zany_Zim
      @Zany_Zim 5 місяців тому

      It's about 30 washing machines

    • @QuartzieK
      @QuartzieK 5 місяців тому +1

      @@CraFtoReklol that’s all fine and good, I love when they give both units of measurement. But in this case, 12 meters= about 39 feet.. 23 feet= about 7 meters, the math isn’t mathing 😂

    • @QuartzieK
      @QuartzieK 5 місяців тому +1

      I just looked it up, the FLIP is actually 355 feet (108 meters) 😂😂

  • @christianpontecorvi4168
    @christianpontecorvi4168 Місяць тому

    How does it anchor or does it just float around with the currents?

  • @kamoflawedhawg535
    @kamoflawedhawg535 5 місяців тому +105

    Who else is here from Facebook 😅🙋‍♂️

    • @dixiedean6398
      @dixiedean6398 5 місяців тому +1

      Me ,Me, Me.

    • @tresorpal4879
      @tresorpal4879 5 місяців тому

      🙋

    • @hrjoy3041
      @hrjoy3041 5 місяців тому

      😂✋🏻

    • @JUNIOR-oi6gm
      @JUNIOR-oi6gm 5 місяців тому

      Me

    • @NedransVikingar
      @NedransVikingar 5 місяців тому +2

      I don't have Facebook and haven't since like 10 years now. What an attention seeking shit website it is.

  • @nickthelick
    @nickthelick 2 місяці тому

    Are there more than just the one FLIP ship? Or was it a sole vessel?

  • @bobjimenez4464
    @bobjimenez4464 3 місяці тому

    An amazing concept and ship....well done. : )
    Need is indeed the Mother of Invention.

  • @danielpaiva3469
    @danielpaiva3469 5 місяців тому +1

    I remember seeing something like Sea Shadow in that James Bond moovie, didn't knew that it was real

  • @demus89
    @demus89 4 місяці тому

    I swear the dutch are the greatest engineers on the planet

  • @fakechow4353
    @fakechow4353 6 місяців тому +10

    I still don’t believe this is real after watching this video 😂

    • @rihhard1072
      @rihhard1072 5 місяців тому +8

      Now you know how flat earthers think lmao

    • @loryndabenson2118
      @loryndabenson2118 5 місяців тому +3

      It's real. I was stationed in San Diego and I saw it. My oceanography teacher also briefly worked on it.

  • @janes-e378
    @janes-e378 4 місяці тому

    12:10 not anymore,it looked a mess when it was seen back along with panels falling off

  • @Mediocre_JT
    @Mediocre_JT 4 місяці тому

    Reminds me of trees in a flooded area floating, standing upright near the top of the water, then dropping to the bottom, oxygen distribution.

  • @Abb0able
    @Abb0able 3 місяці тому +1

    Finally i found my floater for kraken fishing

  • @benzalkionium
    @benzalkionium 6 місяців тому +4

    Did I just watch a boscalis commercial?

  • @moose583
    @moose583 5 днів тому

    is this one of those videos where you just play random videos while reading the wiki page?

  • @indigoseti
    @indigoseti 4 місяці тому

    So its the boat from the anime 7 seeds...is that why we didnt get season 3?

  • @cyberbogart
    @cyberbogart 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice, at both orientations i can see the toilet at eye level.

  • @Jm649
    @Jm649 3 місяці тому

    Human engineering is amazing..

  • @jimjim6709
    @jimjim6709 5 місяців тому +28

    Who else came here from Facebook lol

  • @FusionC6
    @FusionC6 4 місяці тому +1

    videos are great but the logo at the top right is very distracting once you notice it

  • @wilycat5290
    @wilycat5290 5 місяців тому

    These are unique and amazing vessels 😊

  • @SimphiwwSam-wr5ob
    @SimphiwwSam-wr5ob Місяць тому

    I came from Facebook

  • @jsmith8891
    @jsmith8891 5 місяців тому

    I once rode the Flip Ship while taking a Shit.. When the Ship Flipped The Shit Slid from my Hips to my Lips and I never Shat a Shit on the Flip Ship Again

  • @PlanetJigobotTV
    @PlanetJigobotTV 4 місяці тому

    This is insane. How did someone sell this idea?

  • @IAmNumber4000
    @IAmNumber4000 3 місяці тому +1

    It’s the sideways toilet for me 😂

  • @ianmcluckie2336
    @ianmcluckie2336 5 місяців тому +1

    Brilliance

  • @debmunsell1720
    @debmunsell1720 6 місяців тому

    Is it built extra strong on the lower portion in case of hitting the bottom?

  • @SaiyanPoy
    @SaiyanPoy 5 місяців тому

    At first I read the fb post wrong. Thought it was built for when the ship sinks on accident

  • @alidycepaisley3829
    @alidycepaisley3829 4 місяці тому

    The Curie from Soma (game) was the same concept as flip.

  • @santhosh1380
    @santhosh1380 5 місяців тому +1

    So it is not just me who saw this in Facebook and didn't believe it initially and came here to see whether it actually exists or not

  • @ScionStorm1
    @ScionStorm1 4 місяці тому

    When the military argues for a bigger budget in the upcoming year.

  • @tranquilitybase7860
    @tranquilitybase7860 4 місяці тому

    The best ship is friendship. Norm Macdonald.

  • @thtdudeinred
    @thtdudeinred 5 місяців тому

    This thing has just existed and I’m just now finding out about it after scrolling through instagram

  • @tiov3001
    @tiov3001 4 місяці тому

    I came for the MySpace after party.

  • @boblabla4756
    @boblabla4756 4 місяці тому

    Who else is here from the algorithm cause you look up cool stuff?

  • @Avalontranslations
    @Avalontranslations 5 місяців тому +1

    built in 1962...amazing

  • @Bettinasisrg
    @Bettinasisrg 3 місяці тому

    True crime. Too bad no one will care enough when the time comes to say "I told you so".

    • @TheTruthKiwi
      @TheTruthKiwi 3 місяці тому

      Are you a bot or just commenting on the wrong video?

  • @amethyst1826
    @amethyst1826 5 місяців тому

    I wonder how often the coastguard gets calls about a ship in distress? 😂

  • @pahtar7189
    @pahtar7189 27 днів тому

    It's annoying that you keep switching back and forth between US and metric units, sometimes in the same sentence. Just pick one and go with it.
    And brief transitions between segments would help viewing pleasure.

  • @nickc6199
    @nickc6199 3 місяці тому

    Cool video, but that ship cannot drill through the crust

  • @adamsyclone7409
    @adamsyclone7409 4 місяці тому

    This thing is pretty old theses days I can’t believe it’s still in operation

    • @kb-elmo
      @kb-elmo 4 місяці тому

      it's not.
      was decomissioned and scrapped in 2023

  • @ruckboger
    @ruckboger 2 місяці тому

    I imagine every ship can do this once.

  • @hananghozlan4554
    @hananghozlan4554 6 місяців тому

    Thank you !

  • @robertmu
    @robertmu 5 місяців тому

    it is not a ship, it is a research instrument

  • @hazardous2439
    @hazardous2439 4 місяці тому

    You don’t want to forget to flush the toilet on that vessel.

  • @brandong.1337
    @brandong.1337 3 місяці тому

    It's funny, the first time I became aware of a ship like this was the Netflix anime 7 Seeds. I thought it was just made up. Found out later it was a real concept.

  • @LiteShutter
    @LiteShutter 5 місяців тому +6

    I came from Facebook to see if it’s real😂

  • @Ratking_Actual
    @Ratking_Actual 4 місяці тому

    That's a good buoy.

  • @Mia-qi2mi
    @Mia-qi2mi 5 місяців тому

    Came here from the UA-cam short😊

  • @yahikonightray5398
    @yahikonightray5398 5 місяців тому +1

    saw this at FB.. great info for the day

  • @user-hu1
    @user-hu1 Рік тому +1

    The narrator sounds Irish! Cool! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @MrAxnavara
      @MrAxnavara Рік тому

      not sure about that since I lived in Ireland for some 10 years

    • @madilson5619
      @madilson5619 Рік тому

      Omg what a cool thing wow

    • @user-hu1
      @user-hu1 Рік тому

      I am Irish and in my fifties.

    • @user-hu1
      @user-hu1 Рік тому

      I know, it really is cool to be Irish. Unlike so many nationalities who are disliked! Love Ya!

    • @stevehangen2905
      @stevehangen2905 10 місяців тому

      We worked on scripps new pier and got a chance to see this dock. It was cool seeing it come in

  • @Stanton_High
    @Stanton_High 3 місяці тому

    "flip" and "invert" are incorrect.

  • @Checkpoint_King
    @Checkpoint_King 4 місяці тому

    But imagine if someone forgot to flush the toilet before the ship inverted.

  • @anthonykenneth.1780
    @anthonykenneth.1780 Місяць тому

    23 feet 12 meters ship HOW❓

  • @VitorEmanuelOliver
    @VitorEmanuelOliver 3 місяці тому

    Tony Hawk's ship

  • @deserteagle7032
    @deserteagle7032 7 місяців тому +1

    Why?

    • @TheTruthKiwi
      @TheTruthKiwi 3 місяці тому

      If you watch the video you might find out.

  • @Gil3490
    @Gil3490 4 місяці тому

    8:59 LOL

  • @Maxximum_Prophet
    @Maxximum_Prophet 2 місяці тому

    Imagine forgetting to flush 💀

  • @markdavies3590
    @markdavies3590 5 місяців тому

    1962 I just found out about this now 😮

  • @powerplunger3289
    @powerplunger3289 5 місяців тому

    Tooth brush better name

  • @CamStubbs
    @CamStubbs 4 місяці тому

    Trippy bathroom 😆

  • @Cervontais
    @Cervontais 4 місяці тому

    my girlfriend could learn allot from BOKA VANGUARD

  • @markjosephjose9912
    @markjosephjose9912 4 місяці тому

    Imagine taking a dumb and the ship turns 😂

  • @comm2531
    @comm2531 8 місяців тому +2

    Flip this house!

  • @Historybuff_769
    @Historybuff_769 4 місяці тому +1

    For anyone wondering about flip, shes scraped now

    • @davidbrenha9293
      @davidbrenha9293 4 місяці тому

      Not entirely true. She sits in Ensenada Mexico still in one piece with hopes of having a second life. Possibly that some company is interested in overhauling her. Stay tuned

  • @r------
    @r------ 4 місяці тому

    things money can produce

  • @foogee5403
    @foogee5403 5 місяців тому +1

    The title should imply that the video is about more then the RP FLip, you're not doing yourselves any favor here.

  • @America1984
    @America1984 5 місяців тому

    Neat

  • @jcreswick
    @jcreswick 5 місяців тому

    Flipping heck

  • @khoibruster8080
    @khoibruster8080 5 місяців тому

    Lol... mee too. Just saw it on FB as I typed it in the YT search I only got a couple letters in before the suggestion came up.

  • @medix1203
    @medix1203 7 місяців тому +1

    0:15 yeah? But can the make it under the Francis Scott Key bridge without taking out the whole damn thing amd forcing us to look at the Mayor in his pedo varsity jacket?

  • @FablestoneSeries
    @FablestoneSeries 5 місяців тому

    but toilets?

  • @nottrevorallen
    @nottrevorallen 5 місяців тому

    why do you spend so much of the video not talking
    its a video where you talk

  • @anthonypowell2125
    @anthonypowell2125 5 місяців тому

    So I guess nothings real anymore

  • @koraegi
    @koraegi 3 місяці тому

    Imagine needing to shit

  • @AchanhiArusa
    @AchanhiArusa 5 місяців тому

    I hate your dynamic logo. I makes me a little nauseous.

  • @ltmongoose1594
    @ltmongoose1594 3 місяці тому

    Curie

  • @michaeladronsmith6043
    @michaeladronsmith6043 3 місяці тому

    Get off the dope.

  • @n0madr3aper
    @n0madr3aper 5 місяців тому

    koo