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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One hand for the manBy lex, on May 16th, 2008
May 16th, 2008 | Category: Unfiled
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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.
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…
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.
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?
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.
Yeah, 20 grit when freshly applied… but towards the end of deployment the salt, grease and JP5 smooths it out quite a bit.
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.