R/P FLIP: A walking tour

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  • 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.

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  • @jimturpin
    @jimturpin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    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. :)

    • @picknizzo
      @picknizzo  4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      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: th-cam.com/video/TsJvDHsqEfE/w-d-xo.html
      and here:
      th-cam.com/video/n3G1q6Pld_8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=ScrippsOceanography

  • @oatlord
    @oatlord 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    As far as inane background music goes this one is bangin.

    • @XstonedmonkeyzX
      @XstonedmonkeyzX ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Look up "A kingdom for Keiflings theme music" 👍

    • @grindcoreninja6527
      @grindcoreninja6527 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I dig it as well.
      It's essentially "we have Silversun Pickups at home".

  • @nopadelik9286
    @nopadelik9286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    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.

    • @outlawdingo3020
      @outlawdingo3020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I watched another vid saying it stood stable and didn’t move an inch in 80ft waves

    • @Historybuff_769
      @Historybuff_769 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, she's scraped now

  • @ablemarine9072
    @ablemarine9072 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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!

  • @BinleyClan
    @BinleyClan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    A floating tree house complete with Olympic diving piers!

    • @Ascertivus
      @Ascertivus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, kind of!

  • @WhitfieldProductionsTV
    @WhitfieldProductionsTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    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.

    • @aaronroach3603
      @aaronroach3603 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @legofanguyvid
    @legofanguyvid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    I wonder how the crew prepares for the flipping action?

    • @optimusprime5166
      @optimusprime5166 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      legofanguyvid they prob flip to😁

    • @trentp151
      @trentp151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      They all strap into seats on the front upper decks shown.

    • @mrpink3998
      @mrpink3998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      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.

    • @PaulDucasse
      @PaulDucasse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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.

    • @javanlawjh
      @javanlawjh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PaulDucasse think you meant the other way round? laying to standing

  • @kimberlyharris3394
    @kimberlyharris3394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s crazy how you were brave enough to walk on that like catwalk thing at the begging! Great vid!

  • @SnazzyZubloids
    @SnazzyZubloids 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Everyone: Are they bulkheads? Are they decks?
    RP FLIP: Yes.

  • @fw1421
    @fw1421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

    • @Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027
      @Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s a research ship that does research on underwater sound

    • @TheYumChannel
      @TheYumChannel 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She got hauled off for scrap a few months ago, without even a whisper :(

  • @MrLargonaut
    @MrLargonaut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Cause why have safety lines if you’re not gonna wear a harness, amirite?

  • @indridcold8433
    @indridcold8433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It is quite the interesting vessel. It appears extremely safe.

  • @bewaretheclaw
    @bewaretheclaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been looking for a demo of the rig for ever!

  • @jonathanw.3165
    @jonathanw.3165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Flip is flipping amazing!

  • @Yokaifriend
    @Yokaifriend 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thanks for posting this!

  • @Ayeato
    @Ayeato 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This would be so nice to chill on

  • @krzysztofzwolinski956
    @krzysztofzwolinski956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's a little bit like space station design: it works in different orientations

  • @PanzerBuyer
    @PanzerBuyer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Looks like life on the International Space Station, you ain't goin anywhere!

  • @aluschnalle
    @aluschnalle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    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?

    • @gregh9762
      @gregh9762 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      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?

    • @aluschnalle
      @aluschnalle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ah , oh , thanks, that was quite helpful and clears things up a bit, apologies for i am not that resourceful with google anymore .

    • @icantthinkofaname4265
      @icantthinkofaname4265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gregh9762 wow you are an absolute loser.

    • @gregh9762
      @gregh9762 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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.

    • @icantthinkofaname4265
      @icantthinkofaname4265 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @ianblank
    @ianblank 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can we get the same tour but when it’s laying down?

  • @DrNatemiester
    @DrNatemiester 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Coolest thing I learnt about today!

  • @jay_ell59
    @jay_ell59 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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?

  • @Phdintheory
    @Phdintheory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

    • @James-vn8zb
      @James-vn8zb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

  • @aidenkeen3524
    @aidenkeen3524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    idek why but the idea of a ship standing is painful to think about like it just is so confusing

  • @stokesseegers5012
    @stokesseegers5012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I know I'm having coffee and a joint in the morning.

    • @Phatman420
      @Phatman420 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stokes Seegers hell yeah

    • @TymphaRedbreaduwuowo
      @TymphaRedbreaduwuowo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Phatman420 not on this job you dont, you do that after.

  • @tres-4b798
    @tres-4b798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Would love to go on one of these amazing ships there just a marvelous peice on engineering

  • @wild1595
    @wild1595 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    INCREDIBLE!! Thank you for sharing

  • @zerofox7347
    @zerofox7347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think I would definitely baton all the hatches and screw the doors shut even when stable.

  • @eyesonthey
    @eyesonthey 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see Operation Hennessey is still going strong.

  • @Noah-pk7tf
    @Noah-pk7tf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wait so are the rooms set up in preparation of the flip so that would mean the bed is originally on the left wall?

  • @himssendol6512
    @himssendol6512 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I guess the boat spends more time in vertical mode? 🤷‍♂️
    The default orientation looks vertical.

  • @amishparadise428
    @amishparadise428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When the 1MC announces there are divers working aloft

  • @AethernaLuxen
    @AethernaLuxen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    People trying to shower while the ship is not flipped over be like

  • @DynamicEyeStudios
    @DynamicEyeStudios ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “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”

  • @nickjerrat
    @nickjerrat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are there some rooms for horizontal and some for vertical?

  • @bismarkboi096
    @bismarkboi096 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @_kenny.d_
    @_kenny.d_ ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that a concrete hull?

  • @analandia15
    @analandia15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how can I be part of these :( I am marine biology there is any possibility?

  • @AutoSearPin
    @AutoSearPin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought this was a military research vessel...then I saw people sitting and stuff laying around the ship...what happened to it,.?

  • @jasonclark3127
    @jasonclark3127 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @evgenyanpilogov1850
    @evgenyanpilogov1850 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool float )

  • @steelpanther9568
    @steelpanther9568 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The sign above the “His & Her’s” sinks in the toilet/shower room, that says “conserve water”:- 1:32,
    🤣

  • @wesurftexasbrown
    @wesurftexasbrown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

    • @Chris_WG
      @Chris_WG 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      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!

  • @tuck6349
    @tuck6349 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this would be the end of me

  • @diegoguatemala5287
    @diegoguatemala5287 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what came out from an idea when taking a bath

  • @blackbirght
    @blackbirght 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was the ship doing there?

  • @AZACKAL
    @AZACKAL ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Annnndd its gone... as of this month they decomissioned it

  • @thefloridaman6527
    @thefloridaman6527 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the beginning - how high is that platform? Would it be okay to fall?

    • @jbw5485
      @jbw5485 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Depends on how you entered the water. 😂🤣 belly flop? Na, not ok. Dive in, sure. You’d be ok.

  • @chinthapremathilaka7251
    @chinthapremathilaka7251 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    With 360 angel....it made me sick....so cool..😊😊😊

  • @SpaceBuckaroo
    @SpaceBuckaroo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was it necessary to replace the sounds of the event with music? If I want to hear music, I'd turn on the radio. I wanted to hear the sound of the what was going on.

  • @垢2-e3j
    @垢2-e3j 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    なるほどFLIPという船なのか😮

  • @Ash-se3gx
    @Ash-se3gx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that's so cool

  • @Lucky180
    @Lucky180 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    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?

    • @Tolgahan-mk8ux
      @Tolgahan-mk8ux 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe they sticked the things on thé ground

    • @steelpanther9568
      @steelpanther9568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you also notice the “his & hers” sinks in the toilet/shower room at 1:32,
      😉

    • @steelpanther9568
      @steelpanther9568 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The answer is at the end of this clip:-
      th-cam.com/video/tQxQfQU_hsk/w-d-xo.html
      L😁L

  • @Khabirov88
    @Khabirov88 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn these piers give me the vertigo

  • @Nepomniachtchi_Austin
    @Nepomniachtchi_Austin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Budget didnt have room for safety rails I see. Lol

  • @grindcoreninja6527
    @grindcoreninja6527 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Give me decent WiFi, a stocked fridge and I'll bring my rig and just stay out there.

  • @theworsthokage3015
    @theworsthokage3015 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wanna see it when it’s in transport

  • @ReginaAgnelli
    @ReginaAgnelli 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome

  • @DJWRailroad
    @DJWRailroad ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @jleach477
    @jleach477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you notice the sink

  • @budgiebreder
    @budgiebreder 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Defs something you dont see every day thats for sure!

  • @ohmynoche
    @ohmynoche 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's Boba Fett's Slave One.

  • @nodescriptionavailable3842
    @nodescriptionavailable3842 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What idiots idea was it to put vanilla ice in a hotdog commercial destroying a sir mixalot classic

  • @victorcristian8338
    @victorcristian8338 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this gives me crazy anxiety

  • @joeblow5166
    @joeblow5166 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What the h e double hockeysticks is this thing

  • @jmakminhas
    @jmakminhas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I heard about this and dodnt think this is real .
    Man was I wrong

  • @samiirai
    @samiirai 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is the reason for this monstrosity?

  • @3UZFE
    @3UZFE 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Geeze, could you find anymore annoying background music...

  • @Abhijeetetrx
    @Abhijeetetrx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Anyone from reddit? ☺️

  • @DanielVerberne
    @DanielVerberne 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hmm, I appreciate the filming but I don't feel like I learnt anything new from this.

  • @brandonGCHACHU
    @brandonGCHACHU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the best worst music ever

  • @glennpallast3131
    @glennpallast3131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They need a new flag, sad they are flying a torn flag.

  • @montyjayak
    @montyjayak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Music is annoying

  • @kiwikeith7633
    @kiwikeith7633 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Utterly stupid. Who thought it a good idea to show a video tour to a elevator Musac? while missing out an informative commentary for what is a very interesting vessel. Thumbs down.

  • @TheMusicHeals.kjhjhhg
    @TheMusicHeals.kjhjhhg ปีที่แล้ว +1

    R.I.P R/P FLIP. they sent her to scrap. very sad.

  • @terrygriffith4148
    @terrygriffith4148 7 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    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.

  • @Drachenhannes
    @Drachenhannes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    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!

  • @Karakourt
    @Karakourt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    6:32 would be one hell of a diving location

    • @tabbyclawproductions7943
      @tabbyclawproductions7943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you have the guts

    • @bluekewne
      @bluekewne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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.

    • @marv2507
      @marv2507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@bluekewne That spot is only approximately 12m above water...

    • @lindamcwilliams4568
      @lindamcwilliams4568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marv2507 it's not high enough to die

    • @PowPow151
      @PowPow151 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aw hell nah

  • @shaldurprime7154
    @shaldurprime7154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the fisheye lens is doing no favors for the interior shots

  • @outlawdingo3020
    @outlawdingo3020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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

  • @patrickotte5982
    @patrickotte5982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How does the inside look when it’s horizontal

    • @TheEmeraldMenOfficial
      @TheEmeraldMenOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/tQxQfQU_hsk/w-d-xo.html
      th-cam.com/video/tQxQfQU_hsk/w-d-xo.html
      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.

    • @201mxflyboy201
      @201mxflyboy201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you turn you head to the left it might help.

  • @godzilla6109
    @godzilla6109 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Look scary

  • @hecker5775
    @hecker5775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "What will happen when you are at the bottom room and someone accidentally put some heavy thing on the door" 💀 ~ my stupid mind

  • @robertos46
    @robertos46 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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?

  • @GTS9119
    @GTS9119 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    We need the video in the storm! )

    • @tabbyclawproductions7943
      @tabbyclawproductions7943 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It probably wouldn't be much different. It rocks way less when it's vertical like that

  • @capitolabill1921
    @capitolabill1921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow! I read an oceanography book from the 60's, with FLIP being fairly new. It's still working. Cool! ( Book by Daniel Behrman)

  • @homelessliving
    @homelessliving 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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.

  • @tommytmt
    @tommytmt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well, forget about getting up in the middle of the night to pee.

  • @princeofthomasville5638
    @princeofthomasville5638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome zombie apocalypse vehicle

  • @robincaringsoul
    @robincaringsoul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks to IELTs English to introduce this to me!Truely amazing!

  • @elbertbass9259
    @elbertbass9259 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is pretty cool.
    How deep is that water where this is set up?

  • @lisabeth9411
    @lisabeth9411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is triggering my megalophobia

  • @Ascertivus
    @Ascertivus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a cool ship and a great tour of it!

  • @Iguana93
    @Iguana93 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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. :(

  • @albertusdrostable
    @albertusdrostable 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That is not a lot of space to live in. This has to provide working space and living quarters for up to 16 people? That is so hard to imagine. How do you manage that? People must freak out every now and then. Or are they just to busy?

  • @stmbaah
    @stmbaah 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    cool video! what is the name of the first part of the music?

    • @GreeenGiantt
      @GreeenGiantt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      stmbaah tommy Guerrero create and destroy I believe

  • @matthewshelton1403
    @matthewshelton1403 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How many times do you think someone has called this ship into the coast guard in fear that it’s actively sinking. 😂😂

  • @ericlakota1847
    @ericlakota1847 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thought its funny the just have some old stanly aluminum ladder for being the next best thing to nasa back in the day

  • @thenewadventuresofhenry6998
    @thenewadventuresofhenry6998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't look at the Flesher.

  • @chrisfitzmaurice7484
    @chrisfitzmaurice7484 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oddly, the music starts to work after a few minutes.