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Jan 5, 2017 8:46 PM
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foszor
Sailed it
Mcnk
Some expensive mistakes were made
KornyKev
So I'd like to know where, you got the notion Said I'd like to know where, you got the notion (To rock the boat), don't rock the boat baby
Downsvotesyndrom
But they still got into the water mission accomplished
daisy73
Oh I much prefer this post to the one where they all glide smoothly into the water
MysteryX95
hooooly shit I just really hope the cameraperson wasn't seriously injured from this*cringes*
GalaxyTrashPanda
#4 is one of my all time biggest fears working at a boat yard
Dontmakemequityou
Thank you for this collection of very specific interest.
migratedcoconut
So are the ones that flip just ruined?
tomattow
They leave the ballast, bottom of boat weight, out for launching, too heavy. They will need to lift it with crane barge, and install ballast
SigneowTheCat
Most of these look like people drastically underestimating the weight of a boat. Either that or not understanding where the weight settles.
alanwinter
Honest question because I'm dumb. What would cause a perfectly upright boat to just randomly capsize? Why do they barrel roll Fox?
pAceMakerNZ
Do you think these people were born stupid or was it something they had to work on?
QuincyEndicott
SAIL!
justsignedupforthishit
Using a crane to lower in a 5k generator; crane starts sliding down hill & gen bounces almost on top of me. Not a fun day. Did pee my pants.
MrsMobiWanKenobi
I'm just impressed that people film boat launches that frequently to capture these events.
Thecrimsongiant
Idiots aren't even using a trebuchet.
trailerparksupervisor
Pfff! Amateurs.
kmaz
*points camera at event* *crazy shit happens* *points camera at sky/wall/nostrils during said crazy shit* *points camera back after event*
Djalabajoe
#13 is a Rescue Boat self righting trial http://imgur.com/7Wj3nD5
TehMightyEngineer
How it do that?
MightyIink
This is why new boats slide into the water sideways after they are built, because none of these other methods work!
ihadagoodideaonce
Some of them look like they entered ok then just tipped. What the hell happened?
tomattow
Boats need ballast to keep them upright. They can't lunch with all that weight. Also ballast is added where needed, front / back. 1/2
tomattow
2/2 once in water they level it by locating ballast where needed. Edit: launch not lunch.
ExplodingBarrel
I fucking love watching yachts get wrecked.
FinnTrollen
PedanticAsshat
... and do a crappy job filming it.
Pikachu88888
"How to stop filming right when things get interesting."
BaselessRumors
I'm ejaculating a thick syrup of pure schadenfreude.
headlessness
Forgot to include this one: https://imgur.com/pUZsAnP
SomeBritGuy
Holy shit! What happened to the people onboard?
HPWombat
They went sideways
Ardma
The bottom one is testing whether the boat would flip back over if it capsized
gerontophilia
yeah thought that. it all looks so controlled.
Bonestorm6969
yeh I was going to say it looks like they are testing its proving that it is self righting
RunningWaterMonster
Did it return up right or end end up capsizing?
Sm9yCg
So they learned that it's a fucking stupid idea to make boats top-heavy?
TactlessHawk
Even so, that's not how you launch a boat
NOINOON
Well technically, since it's a mandatory part of the deployment process, it really is.
DrewBag100
How did they get it in the water in the first place? They had to launch it right first.
gingewagon
Self righteous man
djklhc
Was about to say that, I've seen that clip somewhere before...
mynameiselliott
WHAT HAPPENED WITH #9???
istrandedjebediahonthemun
I'm not sure but it looks like #12 might be the same launch but another angle, and the floats push the keel up. Maybe...
pxgrim
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Cuminmebro
Im thinking someone got their weight distribution wrong...
mynameiselliott
I meant, where's the end of the video? It looked like there were some unlucky people on the deck but the video cuts out too early to tell.
HsuDoNihm
It was running down Chicago line. If the train should jump the track, do you want your money back?
mynameiselliott
Wat
HsuDoNihm
Not a game you played? http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes/engine_engine_number_9.htm
mynameiselliott
Must have never made it to North Florida...sounds like Eeney Meeney Midwest Miney Moe
HsuDoNihm
I learned it out on Saipan from a Texan kid, when I was 7. Kids' games seem to get around.
AllTheGoodOnesAreTaken68
Anybody have an explanation for #9?
IamTOOOLDforThisShite
Insufficient weight down low (no fuel/water ballast). Centre of Gravity (G) rises above Metacentre (M). Any small heeling angle causes 1/2
IamTOOOLDforThisShite
2/2 a capsizing moment that exceeds the righting moment. As the ship heels further the CofB shifts until the heel settles or ship capsizes.
headlessness
Too heavy on the near side.
delpharseven
Optical illusion or did I see the hull bend at the beginning?
treeshakertucker
There was a lot of stress on the metal so it's possible.
IamTOOOLDforThisShite
No, it didn't.
MilDravin
..where'd the wood come from in # 10
YOTASOTA
It's what makes up the supports on either side of the hull as it slides off the ramps.
Lollux
As per my buddy who works in that shipyard: they usually wrap the wood cradle with chicken wire to keep it all together. Somebody forgot.
MilDravin
damn...i didn't notice that (not a boat person)