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

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[@davidbrenha9293]

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]

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

[@Yosser70]

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]

Such a bizarre and unlikely shape

[@toxicgracie3772]

You were a part of history and that's awesome

[@leandergihr9598]

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]

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

[@TangoSierra888]

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

[@grzegorzlis617]

Yea me too, and I thought it was bullshit

[@njehcaleb7668]

😂 yeah me too

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

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

[@essneaks]

Same!!

[@R.O.A.V]

Never knew it existed until 5 minutes ago

[@CoDGAM3RRRx]

U find that Twitter post too?

[@xxbpxpeanutxxx162]

Facebook for me

[@IAmDSGB1017]

😂 same!!

[@whoopty54]

Me 2 damn sup guys

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

​@@CoDGAM3RRRxI found it on a FB post

[@kb-elmo]

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.

[@itoibo4208]

like everything else in the US

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

​@@itoibo4208everything is being scrapped by mexicans?

[@thisguy-yv5so]

An insane piece of engineering

[@workshopblackbird]

This thing is weirdly terrifying to me

[@keyboardwarriormalaysia5773]

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

[@shibanshughosh573]

Haha.. same here 👍

[@yojimiigaming8362]

Me too lol​@@shibanshughosh573

[@chiquitaf16]

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]

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

[@herfropoppin]

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

[@anthonykenneth.1780]

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

[@Kiu_8]

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]

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

[@Bettinasisrg]

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

[@rainyriderr1112]

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

[@barroworrob7618]

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.

[@networknomad5600]

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

[@NPC_YouTube]

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

[@yvonneburkes427]

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

[@mojonijowjow]

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

[@contramendace]

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

[@RobbTheHobb]

Math doesn't math 😂

[@CraFtoRek]

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

[@rampager1990]

It's about 30 washing machines

[@QuartzieK]

@@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]

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

[@IAmNumber4000]

It’s the sideways toilet for me 😂

[@Jm649]

Human engineering is amazing..

[@jclark2752]

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]

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

[@fakechow4353]

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

[@rihhard1072]

Now you know how flat earthers think lmao

[@loryndabenson2118]

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

[@maxstr]

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

[@benzalkionium]

Did I just watch a boscalis commercial?

[@Abb0able]

Finally i found my floater for kraken fishing

[@danielpaiva3469]

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

[@bobjimenez4464]

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

[@wilycat5290]

These are unique and amazing vessels 😊

[@demus89]

I swear the dutch are the greatest engineers on the planet

[@jimjim6709]

Who else came here from Facebook lol

[@heezy365]

Me haha

[@tabithamayerhoff8561]

🙋🏻‍♀🙋🏻‍♀

[@princebayani6118]

Me

[@dixiedean6398]

Me Me, Me.

[@adiekun8326]

hahaha me

[@cyberbogart]

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

[@ianmcluckie2336]

Brilliance

[@GoodToGoIndustries]

I've seen that flip ship a few times but I've never seen it do the flip. It's docked in San Diego.

[@ruckboger]

I imagine every ship can do this once.

[@santhosh1380]

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

[@cynicalproductions2437]

same 😂😂😂

[@kamoflawedhawg535]

Who else is here from Facebook 😅🙋‍♂️

[@dixiedean6398]

Me ,Me, Me.

[@tresorpal4879]

🙋

[@hrjoy3041]

😂✋🏻

[@JUNIOR-oi6gm]

Me

[@BertyBertsson]

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

[@Mediocre_JT]

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

[@amethyst1826]

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

[@arcanum3882]

Why do so many people still use Facebook

[@CaraVerde]

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

[@Nubby007]

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

[@CaraVerde]

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

[@Bettinasisrg]

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

[@darthnihilus511]

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

[@Avalontranslations]

built in 1962...amazing

[@jsmith8891]

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

[@LiteShutter]

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

[@SimphiwwSam-wr5ob]

I came from Facebook

[@thtdudeinred]

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

[@tranquilitybase7860]

The best ship is friendship. Norm Macdonald.

[@ScionStorm1]

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

[@yahikonightray5398]

saw this at FB.. great info for the day

[@tiov3001]

I came for the MySpace after party.

[@boblabla4756]

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

[@Ratking_Actual]

That's a good buoy.

[@brandong.1337]

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.

[@hananghozlan4554]

Thank you !

[@janes-e378]

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

[@adamsyclone7409]

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

[@kb-elmo]

it's not. was decomissioned and scrapped in 2023

[@Bettinasisrg]

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

[@TheTruthKiwi]

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

[@nickthelick]

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

[@alidycepaisley3829]

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

[@FusionC6]

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

[@Maxximum_Prophet]

Imagine forgetting to flush 💀

[@hazardous2439]

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

[@Checkpoint_King]

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

[@CamStubbs]

Trippy bathroom 😆

[@PlanetJigobotTV]

This is insane. How did someone sell this idea?

[@Mia-qi2mi]

Came here from the KZbin short😊

[@SaiyanPoy]

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

[@markjosephjose9912]

Imagine taking a dumb and the ship turns 😂

[@user-hu1]

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

[@MrAxnavara]

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

[@madilson5619]

Omg what a cool thing wow

[@user-hu1]

I am Irish and in my fifties.

[@user-hu1]

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

[@stevehangen2905]

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

[@Gil3490]

8:59 LOL

[@markdavies3590]

1962 I just found out about this now 😮

[@Cervontais]

my girlfriend could learn allot from BOKA VANGUARD

[@indigoseti]

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

[@nickc6199]

Cool video, but that ship cannot drill through the crust

[@wwondertwin]

Please tell me that the crew members are called Flippers.

[@robertmu]

it is not a ship, it is a research instrument

[@Historybuff_769]

For anyone wondering about flip, shes scraped now

[@davidbrenha9293]

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

[@khoibruster8080]

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.

[@powerplunger3289]

Tooth brush better name

[@r------]

things money can produce

[@jcreswick]

Flipping heck

[@comm2531]

Flip this house!

[@America1984]

Neat

[@debmunsell1720]

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

[@sleeplesspops3949]

Aint no bottom in the deep sea to hit

[@anthonykenneth.1780]

23 feet 12 meters ship HOW❓

[@VitorEmanuelOliver]

Tony Hawk's ship

[@Stanton_High]

"flip" and "invert" are incorrect.

[@nikoandreas5375]

Why?

[@foogee5403]

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

[@anthonypowell2125]

So I guess nothings real anymore

[@ltmongoose1594]

Curie

[@FablestoneSeries]

but toilets?

[@koraegi]

Imagine needing to shit

[@nottrevorallen]

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

[@medix1203]

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?

[@n0madr3aper]

koo

[@AchanhiArusa]

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

[@michaeladronsmith6043]

Get off the dope.

[@tipsysmichigander6483]

Why cant the US military's ever create proper acronyms? Honestly just sad.

[@billbixby557]

F.L.I.P?

[@billbixby557]

@@tipsysmichigander6483 C.O.B.R.A. I learned as a kid from G.I. Joe. B.I.A.P. was where I was stationed for my second deployment during my time in the U.S.A.F. Most dangerous guys out there were the F.N.G's. because they were the 'know-it-all' after a cool 24 hours in country. Yes, I understand the term acronym.

[@toasterhavingabath6980]

Its fun

[@lestat081084]

@@billbixby557floating instrument platform.

[@idkwhattonamethisaccount]

How is that sad? 😂

[@Skipboso4]

For the second ship: Why do we have a ship that transports ships??? Why don’t we just ship the ship 😂 like just drive the dang thing

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Why are there tow trucks?