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  • Video of FLIP, The Wolds Strangest Ocean Vessel

    05/10/2010 3:48:39 PM PDT · by FredJake · 10 replies · 697+ views
    ChicoER Gate ^ | 5/10/10 | Chuck Wolk
    Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) Considering we live on a planet who's surface is 71% water, it only makes sense that we should understand as much about the oceans as we do dry land. So throughout the years there has been countless expeditions who's main purpose was to collect information about the vast bodies of water throughout the world. The men and women who have dedicated their lives to the specific purpose of unlocking the secrets of the vast waterworld that resides within our planet, have benefited from various vessels designed specifically to meet that challenge. Calypso In 1950, French explorer...
  • FLIP, The Wolds Strangest Ocean Vessel, How Does it Float? (Interesting Video)

    05/10/2010 7:32:32 AM PDT · by OneVike · 25 replies · 1,683+ views
    ChicoER Gate ^ | 5/10/10 | Chuck Wolk
      Considering we live on a planet who's surface is 71% water, it only makes sense that we should understand as much about the oceans as we do dry land.  So throughout the years there has been countless expeditions who's main purpose was to collect information about the vast bodies of water throughout the world.  The men and women who have dedicated their lives to the specific purpose of unlocking the secrets of the vast waterworld that resides within our planet, have benefited from various vessels designed specifically to meet that challenge.  In 1950, French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau acquired the...