Maybe I’m a little late to the party (and I’m sure our marine engineers won’t be long in telling me) but I’ve just heard about FLIP for the first time and it kind of blew my mind. FLIP stands for Floating Instrument Platform and it’s basically a boat that can float horizontally AND vertically! It’s used for scientific research – they tow it out to sea while it’s horizontal and then ‘flip’ it so it’s vertical. Seriously. Check out the video:
I found out about the FLIP boat on a great BBC Four documentary called ‘The Secret Life of Waves’. If are ever spellbound by the waves when you’re out on the water, it’s well worth watching this documentary.
I never thought I’d say it but the FLIP vessel is even more impressive than the perpetually sinking boat.
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