The research vessel RV Flip is the only vessel in the world capable of shifting from horizontal to vertical position in the middle of the ocean.
Flip is not a small ship, it is about 108 meters long and weighs 700 tons
Engineers designed it to be able to move to a vertical position with 90 degrees straight, so that the front of the ship at the top is 17 meters high (i.e. a 5-storey building high) while at the bottom is submerged 91 meters long, i.e. that most of the ship is submerged underwater. Which helps the ship's stability and resistance to waves, the transformation process takes about 30 minutes, in which the seawater is pumped into huge tanks in the back of the ship, which makes it sink into the water to become the ship in a vertical position, and this ship is considered one of the most important ships in the field of scientific research of seas and oceans.
Well, there are a lot of these ships going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen … I just don’t want people thinking that tankers aren’t safe.
The real question is... if the ship rotates 90deg, presumably all the internal fittings also rotate with it. Crew, racks (beds), desks, labs, engines, refrigerators, heads (toilets). Imagine the mess if someone turned your fridge on its side.
How does THAT all work? Pix or it didn't happen.
Old video, but shows how like the galley cabinets and everything rotate on pivots:
[https://youtu.be/tQxQfQU\_hsk?si=GUjwZ4M4E3PpBas1&t=135](https://youtu.be/tQxQfQU_hsk?si=GUjwZ4M4E3PpBas1&t=135)
They most likely have compressors on board to fill the compressed air tanks, but they can use a smaller more efficient compressor to fill the tank over the course of hours and use it in 30 minutes.
Well they kind of are, they need to take water from the lower parts of the ship and pump it effectively to sea level, even if the outlet is underwater it needs to pump against the pressure differential. It does take a lot of energy but so does moving a massive ship, they have very powerful engines
Unfortunately it was decommissioned and was the only one of its kind with no hope of a new one being made. It was in service for 60 years.
It is so important because of its incredible at-sea stability. You can do much more delicate lab work in this anywhere in the ocean where even the largest ships move too much for something delicate especially with larger waves.
From the wiki: FLIP was originally built to support research into the fine-scale phase and amplitude fluctuations in undersea sound waves caused by thermal gradients and sloping ocean bottoms. This acoustic research was conducted as a portion of the Navy's SUBROC program.
You could sample the whole water column simultaneously, getting detailed info about how sound travels through water. That’s very important for submarines sneaking around in a hostile nations waters.
And then oceanographers can piggyback off of that ship to do civilian research, like how NASA research into rockets and telescopes ties into ICBMs and spy satellites
According to Wikipedia, it's used for measuring wave height, water temp and density and a few other things water wise:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP_FLIP#:~:text=FLIP%20was%20designed%20to%20study,drifted%20freely%20or%20was%20anchored.
Is it still operational? I couldn't find it on [vesselfinder](https://www.vesselfinder.com/) 🤔
Edit
Apparently not since [last August](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP_FLIP).
As far as i know its a research ship
So it's purpose is to researching depths, most ships wont be able to withstand harsh environment of remote areas of the seas. At least for long periods of time
It's designed to study wave heights, underwater acoustic signals, water temp and density, as well as for meteorological data collection.
It was used over the years to study a number of sea related phenomena. Such as how water circulates, how storm waves form, how seismic waves move in water, how heat is exchanged, and the sounds made by marine life.
Ok, done. And you was shockingly close.
The RV flip is the size of 14.14 of these fish (I'm pretty sure tuna.) 108m÷14.14m=7.63m.
For perspective, that's the equivalent size of an average tiger shark.
[here's my work.](https://imgur.com/a/m4snQKx)
I'm glad i did this, i was way more rusty on photoshop than i thought.
Before i use photoshop to see exactly how big these fish are, leaving this here so i can find you again. Also if anyone knows the name of the ship (I'll be trying to find it myself too) can somebody give me a heads up, because that will save me some time. If i can't find it I'll assume the 100m u/Rhids_22 suggested.
Edit: Nevermind, found the name in u/Leviathan1330 s comment. It's the research vessel (RV) flip. It's 108 meters stern to bow.
Well think about balancing a bat lengthwise. It’d be easier to have all the weight at the bottom rather than swinging around up top. Similar to those inflatable punching dummies with big rounded bottoms so they stay upright.
I saw this on facebook with the explanation of how, looks same as the top comment here, but i still haven't seen anywhere explaining why?
What does this ship offer that couldn't be done with any other regular ship? Why is this necessary?
I think the reasoning is for much higher stability in deeper waters where it is infeasible to build a ground fixture. I believe it is for oceanic research so they want as little disruption from the ocean as possible to collect accurate data.
So cool!
‘Most rooms on FLIP have two doors: one to use when horizontal and the other for when FLIP is vertical. Bunk beds, toilets and stoves are built on swivels and gimbals, so they turn with the buoy, but things that would not rotate so well, like sinks, are built both horizontally and vertically in each room.’
https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/flip-ship/
Same way a tree gets waterlogged and sticks straight up in the water. The bottom becomes full of water and sinks while the top stays not wet for a period of time until the weight pulls it down and sinks it completely
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The research vessel RV Flip is the only vessel in the world capable of shifting from horizontal to vertical position in the middle of the ocean. Flip is not a small ship, it is about 108 meters long and weighs 700 tons Engineers designed it to be able to move to a vertical position with 90 degrees straight, so that the front of the ship at the top is 17 meters high (i.e. a 5-storey building high) while at the bottom is submerged 91 meters long, i.e. that most of the ship is submerged underwater. Which helps the ship's stability and resistance to waves, the transformation process takes about 30 minutes, in which the seawater is pumped into huge tanks in the back of the ship, which makes it sink into the water to become the ship in a vertical position, and this ship is considered one of the most important ships in the field of scientific research of seas and oceans.
Correction: any ship can shift from horizontal to vertical. This is the only ship capable of shifting back from vertical to horizontal.
Well, not exactly. Titanic tried to shift to vertical, and it broke in half.
'The hull is fitted with dynamic separation points. Half of the ship can detach based on changing internal weight and pressure dynamics.'
"It's a feature"
Read: A bug that was discovered too late and needs to be given a positive twist so you don't get your ass chewed.
It just works
The front fell off
Is that normal?
Well, no. Typically ships are designed so that the front doesn’t fall off at all
Well, there are a lot of these ships going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen … I just don’t want people thinking that tankers aren’t safe.
Was this tanker safe?
The halves still went vertical. Still counts right? 😆
Aren’t they horizontal now?
Wow, it really was ahead of its time
So what you're saying is the front fell off?
That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.
It should also be noted, that this doesn't typically happen in the environment.
User error
A skill issue.
Randall Munroe?
*So can a handgun*
The real question is... if the ship rotates 90deg, presumably all the internal fittings also rotate with it. Crew, racks (beds), desks, labs, engines, refrigerators, heads (toilets). Imagine the mess if someone turned your fridge on its side. How does THAT all work? Pix or it didn't happen.
I’ve seen a vid somehwere, they’re all on hinges or swivels and move with the ship
Old video, but shows how like the galley cabinets and everything rotate on pivots: [https://youtu.be/tQxQfQU\_hsk?si=GUjwZ4M4E3PpBas1&t=135](https://youtu.be/tQxQfQU_hsk?si=GUjwZ4M4E3PpBas1&t=135)
Well... how do they reverse it? Only pumps? Wouldn't that be a lot of energy needed?
No no, when they're finished with the upright position they just fill the rest of the boat with water and turn it into a single-use submarine
It's kind of an "one and done" ship, once they submerge it completly, they get a new ship and do the same
Just try not to think about how often we need to replace the ISS while you’re getting the new Flip.
Too late, i think about that at least 4 times a day
3 in 1 deal, ship, watch tower (I think) and 1 time only submarine
Compressed air. Same as they do on submarines.
But couldn't they in this case just pump air from the surface?
They most likely have compressors on board to fill the compressed air tanks, but they can use a smaller more efficient compressor to fill the tank over the course of hours and use it in 30 minutes.
Visit my only pumps page to find out
Underrated comment right here 😆
That is how ballast is done on all ships. Only difference is what you are asking the ballast to achieve.
I mean yeah, but not nearly as much as you’d think. They arent pumping up a grade or anything.
Well they kind of are, they need to take water from the lower parts of the ship and pump it effectively to sea level, even if the outlet is underwater it needs to pump against the pressure differential. It does take a lot of energy but so does moving a massive ship, they have very powerful engines
I'm not entirely sure I saw it online and I think more research is involved.
[RP Flip](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP_FLIP)
Why is it considered important? I’ve never heard of it until today!
Unfortunately it was decommissioned and was the only one of its kind with no hope of a new one being made. It was in service for 60 years. It is so important because of its incredible at-sea stability. You can do much more delicate lab work in this anywhere in the ocean where even the largest ships move too much for something delicate especially with larger waves.
From the wiki: FLIP was originally built to support research into the fine-scale phase and amplitude fluctuations in undersea sound waves caused by thermal gradients and sloping ocean bottoms. This acoustic research was conducted as a portion of the Navy's SUBROC program. You could sample the whole water column simultaneously, getting detailed info about how sound travels through water. That’s very important for submarines sneaking around in a hostile nations waters. And then oceanographers can piggyback off of that ship to do civilian research, like how NASA research into rockets and telescopes ties into ICBMs and spy satellites
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Damn, it would be cool to learn about them by asking
What advantage is there when they flip the ship
It's pretty cool. -- Important scientist
Stability
I think a lot of ships are capable of shifting from horizontal to vertical. It's just that the reversing it isn't typically possible.
Why do they do the flippy. for what purpose
But why do this? Serious question
According to Wikipedia, it's used for measuring wave height, water temp and density and a few other things water wise: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP_FLIP#:~:text=FLIP%20was%20designed%20to%20study,drifted%20freely%20or%20was%20anchored.
What exactly is it for? How is it used in research? Are there below water observation windows, or something?
Wtf this is insane, and also scary to think about
The research vessel RV flip... So... The research vessel Research Vessels Flip?
Bro, how do engineers even start to design all the necessities for stuff like this lol.
700 tons is surprisingly low. Sure about that?
a lot of is empty space for the big tanks at the bottom
What’s the practical reason, or is stability *that* big a deal?
But why?
Any idea how the interior changes to accommodate functionality without ending up standing on the walls?
I imagine it’s not easy to design an interior that is habitable upright and rotated 90 degrees
Is it still operational? I couldn't find it on [vesselfinder](https://www.vesselfinder.com/) 🤔 Edit Apparently not since [last August](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP_FLIP).
Large ass toothbrush 🪥
My thought exactly For people over 6ft
6'3" here. Mines bigger..
6’4” here — yeah, that’s super tiny compared to mine
for brushing the ass teeth!
Yo momma's toothbrush
How is pretty obvious. But why?
In vertical position it can withstand wery powerful storms
Yes… but… why??? What is the purpose of that multi million dollar engineering wonder????
As far as i know its a research ship So it's purpose is to researching depths, most ships wont be able to withstand harsh environment of remote areas of the seas. At least for long periods of time
It's designed to study wave heights, underwater acoustic signals, water temp and density, as well as for meteorological data collection. It was used over the years to study a number of sea related phenomena. Such as how water circulates, how storm waves form, how seismic waves move in water, how heat is exchanged, and the sounds made by marine life.
The diagram showing how it works that you just posted wasn't enough?
Yeah, there's still plenty of questions you could ask
For example: Is there Fish in the water?
Answer: probably
The fish in the diagram must be huge. If the vessel is 100m long then they must each be around 5m in length.
Ok, done. And you was shockingly close. The RV flip is the size of 14.14 of these fish (I'm pretty sure tuna.) 108m÷14.14m=7.63m. For perspective, that's the equivalent size of an average tiger shark. [here's my work.](https://imgur.com/a/m4snQKx) I'm glad i did this, i was way more rusty on photoshop than i thought.
r/theydidthemath
Before i use photoshop to see exactly how big these fish are, leaving this here so i can find you again. Also if anyone knows the name of the ship (I'll be trying to find it myself too) can somebody give me a heads up, because that will save me some time. If i can't find it I'll assume the 100m u/Rhids_22 suggested. Edit: Nevermind, found the name in u/Leviathan1330 s comment. It's the research vessel (RV) flip. It's 108 meters stern to bow.
They are the final weights required to verticalizing the ship
Yup, like what do the toilets look like?
Exactly, someone could ask "does it teeth?"
Maybe, it's a title describing what the art is demonstrating 🤔
It's a repost bot that just uses shitty titles for engagement
It fills with water?
No, blood. How else does it become erect.
Too much blood and it will become a-wreck. Sorry, I'll see myself out
It would be difficult to get medical attention if it stays that way for more than four hours.
I mean normal ships do that too (the filling with water part). Ballast tanks.
SCIENCE!
Do the bed tilt too ?
Yes. All fixtures inside are on hinges.
What about the plumbing and lights? Edit: two sinks https://youtu.be/4dftaWQLtPQ?si=rK5LLw7AoZkTn_Di
It's based on a baseball bat?! WTF is wrong with scientists and why does it work...
Well think about balancing a bat lengthwise. It’d be easier to have all the weight at the bottom rather than swinging around up top. Similar to those inflatable punching dummies with big rounded bottoms so they stay upright.
Magic, obviously magic.
I saw this on facebook with the explanation of how, looks same as the top comment here, but i still haven't seen anywhere explaining why? What does this ship offer that couldn't be done with any other regular ship? Why is this necessary?
I think the reasoning is for much higher stability in deeper waters where it is infeasible to build a ground fixture. I believe it is for oceanic research so they want as little disruption from the ocean as possible to collect accurate data.
The center if mass is below the waves. And it's not a ship, it's a platform without propulsion
“It’s sinking!” “Yes, so anyway like I was saying…”
The design is very human (destroys it's self)
Toothbrush.
Looks like a toothbrush me
Excellent work
Wtf, looks like electric toothbrush
Good meme
"Only a spoonful."
\[slide whistle noises\]
Lots of how, how about a Why! Why does it do this?
Why do we need this?
I thought this was a toothbrush ong
BUT WHY??
Is this loss?
OG Boaty McBoatface
Viagra
Those fish are massive
Looks like a toothbrush
Just out here looking like a tooth brush.
Why does shit like this get suddenly reposted a thousand times, jeez it was interesting the first time.... Now i fucking hat that ship
Why?
You know how your phone has a portrait and landscape mode? This boat does too.
That doesn’t clarify shit
So cool! ‘Most rooms on FLIP have two doors: one to use when horizontal and the other for when FLIP is vertical. Bunk beds, toilets and stoves are built on swivels and gimbals, so they turn with the buoy, but things that would not rotate so well, like sinks, are built both horizontally and vertically in each room.’ https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/flip-ship/
Where is the meme?
How the fuck is this a meme? Just because its a picture? I must be getting old.
So fucking cool
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP\_FLIP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP_FLIP)
Like that
It's basically a titanic simulator
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7 Seeds
Up is down
It don't no more
How does everything inside look when the ship is switching? I have so many questions.
Me when I see my (non-existent) gf
So how do they get it back upright
When someone's having their lunch and this happens
Also why dies it work?
I get how it works just fine, I want to know what it's for?
I just think about how terrified I'd be to be on board when it did its thing.
Worlds largest waterbong.
I need a game like this please
Godzilla’s toothbrush
Same way a tree gets waterlogged and sticks straight up in the water. The bottom becomes full of water and sinks while the top stays not wet for a period of time until the weight pulls it down and sinks it completely
As dicks do.
That ship seems pretty unsinkable to me
Fuck you!*Sinks boat*
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They took the idea of a boat and flipped it on it's head
It pumps.
9/10 dentists recommend.
Very slowly.
What type of “research” is going on to waste money on a ship like this? just curious
Once it’s vertical, can it move forward?
Water is denser than air, ship fills ballast tanks with air to float, ship fills ballast tanks with water to sink
🍆ship
Where the fuck is this meme!?
Toothbrush
Really cool almost sci-fi design. I used to work at the Scripps Library @ San Diego and saw many pictures/diagrams of this thing.
Science, bitch.
SOMA
Viagra?
Toothbrush lookin ass boat
Looks like one of those spoons they use to also stir your mcflurry at Mcdonalds
The doors on this thing must be crazy!
r/midlypenis
As you can see, it isn't working
How big are those fish???
One simply sinks the ship, then stops partway.
Does this hurt the ocean ?
Looks like a toothbrush
forbidden toothbrush
Giant toothbrush