Video of cargo ship launchings...

[rgranger]

 

[shemandr]

Very Cool! I wonder how the guy on the motorcycle made out?

 

[rgranger]

Very Cool! I wonder how the guy on the motorcycle made out?

It looked like he just squeaked by... how about the guy who almost got squashed. Probably needed new shorts

 

[shemandr]

I think he escaped by going under. Way too close. I hope that's not his regular job.
I've read that in older days of lauching ships prisoners were given the job of knocking the block out. If they survived they would be freed. Or could be legend.

 

[rgranger]

I don't get why we still launch ships this way. Seems like you could design the entire platform so it could be lowered and then float the ship off... or use a lock-type system and build the ship in a trough and then float it when you are done.

 

[shemandr]

Yeah, like a dry dock.
They wouldn't do the slide method with a 1,000 ft + cruise ship.

 

[Tally Ho]

Do those amphibious trucks have any propulsion other than the tires when in the water?
I didn’t see anything, but surprised the tires would provide a lot of forward thrust.

Greg

 

[DougM]

Do those amphibious trucks have any propulsion other than the tires when in the water?
I didn’t see anything, but surprised the tires would provide a lot of forward thrust.

Greg

Giant economy sized jet ski power systems?‍

 

[daviddp]

Good that they got the “first scratch” out of the way in short order.

 

[rgranger]

Good that they got the “first scratch” out of the way in short order.

Same is true for a truck