R/P FLIP: The World's Weirdest Ocean Research Platform Was An "Engineering Marvel"
R/P FLIP: The World's Weirdest Ocean Research Platform Was An "Engineering Marvel"
Jun 5, 2024
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RP FLIP is a one-of-a-kind research platform that can flip itself vertically in the middle of the ocean. Nearly retired for good in 2023, it was saved by the team at DEEP, who have big plans to transform it into a next-generation ocean research platform. But first, they must get it from Mexico to France—possibly flipping it one last time before its makeover. Join the OceanX team as we uncover the incredible engineering behind RP FLIP and follow its journey to Europe for its next chapter in ocean
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RP FLIP is a one-of-a-kind research platform that can flip itself vertically in the middle of the ocean. Nearly retired for good in 2023, it was saved by the team at DEEP, who have big plans to transform it into a next-generation ocean research platform. But first, they must get it from Mexico to France—possibly flipping it one last time before its makeover. Join the OceanX team as we uncover the incredible engineering behind RP FLIP and follow its journey to Europe for its next chapter in ocean
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This Bathroom Layout Is Cursed Y'all won't believe this engineering masterpiece. The RP Flip ship literally yeets itself 90 degrees into the ocean to become a stable research platform. That weird sideways sink? It becomes usable when the walls turn into floors. It’s straight-up mind-blowing how this vessel defied gravity for science before getting scrapped. Lowkey the coolest boat ever built. #rpflip #engineering #science #ocean #mindblowing
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