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One hand for the man

One hand for the ship.

Pretty good thing there wasn’t an E-2 back there waiting behind the JBD.

(H/T to Theo and occasional reader JMH)

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10 comments to One hand for the man

  • GM CASSEL AMH1(AW) USN RET

    A long time ago, I got to do a slide on the deck of Independence. I was inattentive for a moment on a recovery and bingo! Down the deck I went on my backside. The old dungarees went. Yeah, it hurt.

  • FbL

    So, why does that happen (other than the obvious physics of it)?

    Probably not safe, but certainly looks fun! ;)

  • I watched that video four times and the face on that man looks suspiciously like a woman to me. Of course, I could just be nuts…

  • yak

    Ouch! Non-skid burns!

  • think about the new electromagnetic catapults on the USS Ford.
    think about the steel toe shoes.

    sliding on non-skid could start happening more.

  • Ltjg Andrew

    Marvin, color me stupid, but how does EMALS make you slide around the deck more? Is it a wide strip of smooth surface, or something else?

  • Byron Audler

    FBL, that was non-skid he was sliding on..think sliding on 20 grit sandpaper..serious road rash.

    Marvin, you can now buy safety shoes with titanium caps instead of steel, for around $10 more than the steel, with the same price. I expect the Navy will do the same, but you never know with the DoD and it’s head stuck in 20 year old sand.

  • Sam

    Yeah, 20 grit when freshly applied… but towards the end of deployment the salt, grease and JP5 smooths it out quite a bit.

  • xairboss

    And we pay them so little. God bless each and every one of them, and I’m an agnostic.

  • LtJG Andrew,

    Sir, think what might happen when an electromagnetic catapult “latches onto” the steel toe caps in a pair of boots.

    0-150 in 3 seconds is it? That would certainly beat 6 Flags for a thrill ride… right off the bow.

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