article_snippet.sent: It looks like something straight out of a Hollywood movie, and on April 1st, most cynics may assume The RV FLIP is a poorly considered joke.
article_snippet.sent: The RV FLIP does not have The RV FLIP own engine and has to be towed to the location of scientific study, where The RV FLIP turns 90 degrees, leaving just 50 feet above the surface.
article_snippet.sent: The reason behind The RV FLIP, is that with 300 feet below the surface, The RV FLIP becomes incredibly stable.
article_snippet.sent: Instead of bobbing up and down on the waves like a traditional boat, The RV FLIP keeps The RV FLIP position.
article_snippet.sent: While floating on the surface The RV FLIP looks as if the back of The RV FLIP has suffered a catastrophic accident leaving only a spine .
article_snippet.sent: As The RV FLIP sinks below the surface, it looks like it is about to break up and plunge to the bottom of the ocean .
article_snippet.sent: The RV FLIP uses a system of ballast tanks which fill with water to shift the centre of gravity in The RV FLIP moving The RV FLIP to 90 degrees .
article_snippet.sent: After 20 minutes, The RV FLIP is safely positioned at 90 degrees allowing the researchers to begin the researchers various experiments .
article_snippet.sent: The RV FLIP can accommodate five crew and up to eleven researchers for up to 30 days.
article_snippet.sent: Once The RV FLIP is towed to The RV FLIP location
article_snippet.sent: it 'flips' within 20 minutes by pumping water into several ballast tanks, sinking the front section of The RV FLIP under the waves.
article_snippet.sent: After The RV FLIP completes The RV FLIP flip, areas which were previously bulkheads become floors, and the floor becomes a bulkhead.
article_snippet.sent: so five crew can wash five crew hand no matter which way The RV FLIP is pointed.
article_snippet.sent: The RV FLIP is more than 355 feet long and has been specially designed to cope with the stress of tipping over by 90 degrees .
article_snippet.sent: Operators flood the ballast tanks to turn The RV FLIP on The RV FLIP tail and then pump out the water using air to re-float it .
highlights_snippet.sent: The RV FLIP looks like it might be an April Fool, but The RV FLIP as been working hard for more than 50 years .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The RV FLIP can flip 90 degrees in 20 minutes allowing researchers a unique opportunity to study the ocean .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The RV FLIP does not have The RV FLIP own form or propulsion and relies on tugs to tow The RV FLIP to the area of study .
  