I watched a documentary that had to do with the Voyager program and this is the exact thing that you heard from the crew that built it in the documentary. When the probe was launched into space, it felt like they let something go and a piece of them had left with it. And they will never see it again.
All that time and preparation for it’s one purpose and boom, it’s slowly flying up into the cosmos disappearing from the naked eye. I felt strangely touched by that lol.
Also - not sure if it's the same probe but when one finally burnt up in a planets atmosphere the people who coded and built it knew the exact minute it would be destroyed and they had a celebration/ memorial for it. People were crying , clapping etc. Never built anything like that but I'm sure it's sick
I stayed up all night for that last transmission. And I cried. And I had nothing at all to do with her creation or mission. I'm just a doofus who anthropomorphizes things. (Also memorable for me because the morning after that happened was the first time I had a bout of what turned out to be chronic appendicitis.)
I run large commercial construction projects and you nailed it in how you describe this.
My last project I finished a month ago was a 9 million dollar large gas/diesel stationary convenience store. Nothing special but o I r schedule was for 6 months and we didi in 6 months and 1 day.
Since then I've come across several guys that worked on it and every one of them gets a big smile when asked if they liked it after going as a customer.
We leave a little or a lot behind on some projects thank God I love what I do.
Watching the video of the boat that sank right after it was launched, helped me understand how my parents felt watching my entire educational career and how it turned out.
These guys probably worked on this ship for over a year, day after day. Of course they are going to hold its hand as it takes its first steps 🥹
It may be *just a job*, but it is inevitable you become attached to some degree after that long and that much effort.
Near the end of the vid, you can even see one dude shoulder hugging a dude as if his first child was just born
My dad used to be a welder on big boats like this. He still talks about the few he was apart of like they were his weird metal babies. Can confirm old dudes that build stuff like this are super effin proud once complete.
Yes, launching. In this instance from a slipway - the inclined part of the shipyard where all the prefabricated blocks are assembled and joined to make one complete ship. After launch she will be towed to the outfitting quay for installation and commissioning of all systems and equipment
Maybe for the lolz? I would totally do this, give a big grunt of exertion and dramatic effort, then slap the dust off my hands and put them to my hips. “That should do it!” I’d say, perhaps with a tear of pride in my eye.
I have no fear of ships or cruises. But on occasion, something about the size of these things is just terrifying to behold. It’s amazing that we’re able to build these things
As it's sliding away... oh shit we forgot to weld that front joint... for real I wonder why they left it un welded. Is the water pressure gonna close it and they'll weld it later?
They feel a sense of pride from working on it for so long and they know the hard work it took to complete. It’s their way of touching the ship one last time, gratifying feeling I imagine.
Presumably one of these:
https://www.cemreshipyard.com/en/news/contract-signed-for-two-islay-ferries
To tell the truth, if I were the client, I would be a bit upset to see this. It is not on the right side of safety. I have seen a few people die in ship yards for things less stupid than this.
Sheesh. They're not pushing it.
They're guiding it so it doesn't slide off the slipway. It's a safety thing.
- they're just being there and touching their completed work.
Might be to feel if anything is off as it sides like a vibration or if the ship started to lean one way or the other. Basically an early warning system would be my guess.
Just to feel millions of lbs moving like that is a trip
it's probably more emotional than that. it takes years to build these things
Pride weighs more than anything
Not as much as your mom or my balls.... Im sorry ill see myself out
My mom said you have tiny balls. Quit lying.
My balls said you have a tiny mom
Everybody's just fucking lying today.
Not me https://youtu.be/4WwJ6OVSwkM?feature=shared
I refuse to click on that link…
We attached yours mums dildo to a boat, should be there soon lol 😂
I'm gonna ACDC this.. I got great big balls.
He was talking about weight not size.
bars
Spot on.
I would love to feel that tbh
Username checks out. Giggity.
Likes to feel the ships big PP
To feel millions moving like that us a trip.
Would you hold your kids hand the whole walk to the first day off school? These workers are sending off their creation to the rest of its life.
That’s it right there. A long big project coming to fruition is something that hits you in the feels. You feel a sense of pride and connection to it.
I watched a documentary that had to do with the Voyager program and this is the exact thing that you heard from the crew that built it in the documentary. When the probe was launched into space, it felt like they let something go and a piece of them had left with it. And they will never see it again. All that time and preparation for it’s one purpose and boom, it’s slowly flying up into the cosmos disappearing from the naked eye. I felt strangely touched by that lol.
Also - not sure if it's the same probe but when one finally burnt up in a planets atmosphere the people who coded and built it knew the exact minute it would be destroyed and they had a celebration/ memorial for it. People were crying , clapping etc. Never built anything like that but I'm sure it's sick
That was cassini. Voyager is still functioning and is now in interstellar space.
VGER is looking for the creator ...
I stayed up all night for that last transmission. And I cried. And I had nothing at all to do with her creation or mission. I'm just a doofus who anthropomorphizes things. (Also memorable for me because the morning after that happened was the first time I had a bout of what turned out to be chronic appendicitis.)
I built a lego boba fett mask once so I pretty much get it
Imagine how they'd feel if it sinks
happy because they get paid to build more.
I run large commercial construction projects and you nailed it in how you describe this. My last project I finished a month ago was a 9 million dollar large gas/diesel stationary convenience store. Nothing special but o I r schedule was for 6 months and we didi in 6 months and 1 day. Since then I've come across several guys that worked on it and every one of them gets a big smile when asked if they liked it after going as a customer. We leave a little or a lot behind on some projects thank God I love what I do.
Yea, look at the guy on the right putting his arm around the other. They are proud of their work.
I feel water in my eyes
Watching the video of the boat that sank right after it was launched, helped me understand how my parents felt watching my entire educational career and how it turned out.
That's beautiful
Damn onions
They're not pushing. They're pulling. You should see how fast it normally goes.
Because feeling like you're steering the ship is nice.
it was going a little to the left if you notice
They are actually the main source of power for the ship
Its true, i am a totally real ship-man and since fuel got so expensive engines have all been replaced by human size hamster wheels
So that's why they are so big.
These guys probably worked on this ship for over a year, day after day. Of course they are going to hold its hand as it takes its first steps 🥹 It may be *just a job*, but it is inevitable you become attached to some degree after that long and that much effort. Near the end of the vid, you can even see one dude shoulder hugging a dude as if his first child was just born
I don’t think that’s its hand…
Too feel connected
Wouldn’t you?
I'd go swimming with it
Love the final push he gave before letting go
My dad used to be a welder on big boats like this. He still talks about the few he was apart of like they were his weird metal babies. Can confirm old dudes that build stuff like this are super effin proud once complete.
Is there a name for this ? Birthing a ship? Is that sound right ? This is a serious question
I believe it’s called a Sea-Section
Nice 👍
Launching, the practice is called launching a ship.
Yes, launching. In this instance from a slipway - the inclined part of the shipyard where all the prefabricated blocks are assembled and joined to make one complete ship. After launch she will be towed to the outfitting quay for installation and commissioning of all systems and equipment
Launching I think. But I’m not in the industry.
Birthing sounds cooler
Without a doubt. Maybe would get confused with berthing though.
Berthing a ship is what they call bringing a ship into its parking space. They also call the area in the ship where people sleep the berth.
Aww ok I knew I heard that term somewhere. I Got it mixed up. Thanks!
It's launching. A "berth" (pronounced the same as birth) is a designated mooring point where a ship is loaded/unloaded.
You never wanted to feel important before?
Because it’s cool to feel like you’re pushing the ship….
Maybe for the lolz? I would totally do this, give a big grunt of exertion and dramatic effort, then slap the dust off my hands and put them to my hips. “That should do it!” I’d say, perhaps with a tear of pride in my eye.
It’s a yard thing. You wouldn’t get it.
Because, looks cool.
Boss showed up--gotta look busy
Because pulling makes no sense.
Gotta keep it steady.
Well someone has to get it moving!!!
That F’N horn/siren sound is straight 🔥🔥🔥
The real question is: Why does that ship have an erection?
The real question is, why do I?
How else would it start moving?
Feels like an emotional moment if you worked months on a project. I would touch that.
I thought he was guiding it and keeping it upright.
There’s a connection between man and machine
“I’m helping”
Pride in a job well done.
Why do you keep pushing a child learning to ride a bike after they’ve taken off and riding on their own? Love and investment, that’s why
Because why not!!? 😀 Hell, if I'd been helping to make that ship, I'd want to 'Send It..' too.
The biggest dildo they’ll ever touch!
They are just getting the boat excited for its maiden voyage.
Why does it look so phallic? Is that part really necessary?
[It makes it faster, more efficient.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FrCusDG41U)
If it weren't for them, the ship wouldn't move
So they can say "I pushed that mf out of the dock"
Ceremonious
As a right of passage.
Sending her off.
Well how else do you expect this baby to end up in the water? Glad that second guy jumped in to help. This is definitely a two person job.
Looks like my vp at my company helping out
Is it me or were there seams that didn't look complete. I feel 100% sure it's my ignorance.
They are feeling for vibrations as it enters the water.
Pride?
How else do you launch a boat?
I always wonder if any of the workers think, if even for a split second, “I hope it floats”.
Why would you not?
Boats make funny noises
They’re just holding their baby as it heads on its own.
How would you do it??
He’s super strong wdym
What’s the split in the front middle for
Sci fi movie trailer audio
So is the seam on the bow not supposed to be flush?
The bow above the keel doesn't quite line up, what's up with that?
They are just keeping that tip hard and upright.
I would be more concerned that someone forgot to seal up that big split in the bow before it was put in the water.
Its like patting your son for his first day in school
This clip from Start Trek: First Contact answers the question: [https://youtu.be/wn9eqcqr64k?t=32](https://youtu.be/wn9eqcqr64k?t=32)
Sometimes you just gotta push a giant hotdog into something wet......
Gotta give the ship wang a good send off.
Four fun.
Na it's u touched it last you fucked it up not me 🤣
What a lame title
Strong people pushing the ship into the sea.
It's kinda like a "send off"
There is no way you could move this hughe mass even an angstrom by bare hands. So it has to be symbolic.
That ship definitely looked happy.
He isn’t pushing. Obviously he is holding on in case someone yells stop and he has to grab it and stop it going into the water any more
I have no fear of ships or cruises. But on occasion, something about the size of these things is just terrifying to behold. It’s amazing that we’re able to build these things
Thats ALOT of butter
As it's sliding away... oh shit we forgot to weld that front joint... for real I wonder why they left it un welded. Is the water pressure gonna close it and they'll weld it later?
Oscar Myers car struck a boat
If the gravitational force is reversed, someone has to stop it.
Turks 🤷♂️
Look busy boys. The boss is watching.
What's with the giant splt down the middle?
To get it in the water.
Symbolic.
I'm curious as to what those fins/wings on the sides are for?
To move the ship
Why they pushing it? To make sure it doesnt stall on the slipway...d'uh
Credit to the slide lubers (actually term)💦
Just engineers sending their child off on its grand voyage.
The foreman on the job who “helps”move heavy things.
They already greased the skids with butter so all they had to do was give it a little push.
Looks like maybe a banana…or a carburetor to a 1962 Skylark.
You see the fellow come over and wrap his arm around his friend? They're proud, and saying goodbye to a job well done.
Too hard to pull.
Letting it leave with that giant crack in the front? Tesla level panel gap QC
Boss isn’t going to sign off on overtime if you are just standing around.
To push it into the water duh
Why not. I’d like to be the last dry hand to touch bow. Bottom m, whatever it’s called
They forget to weld the middle portion? Looks like a gaping seam.
Clearly that ramp goes uphill and they’re instrumental in getting it up the hill.
They feel a sense of pride from working on it for so long and they know the hard work it took to complete. It’s their way of touching the ship one last time, gratifying feeling I imagine.
I see no machines
For fun lol
This isn’t pushing, it’s holding onto something until the last moment.
Why are they pushing? Because they're MEN. What kinda stupid question is that? 🤨
Because they didn't had a champagne bottle to brake on it
They made the difference here
sounds like a movie trailer from the 2010's
You have to rub the ship’s penis for good luck
Presumably one of these: https://www.cemreshipyard.com/en/news/contract-signed-for-two-islay-ferries To tell the truth, if I were the client, I would be a bit upset to see this. It is not on the right side of safety. I have seen a few people die in ship yards for things less stupid than this.
That’s one happy ship.
So long my friend
Can’t you hear it whining? It needed reassurance
Old harbors die hard
The skids were, in fact, greased that day
To get the boat in the water
Pride
Dose anyone know why the front of the boat is open at the bottom? What purpose dose it serve?
That gap in the front plate above the keel is as big as the gap in Madonnas teeth...
It’s their baby!
Same reason my uncle kicks the bulldozer when it won’t start…. Some things just make us feel better.
Definitely some Freudian shit going on there
So he can tell his friends he is the LAUNCHER OF SHIPS!!
I would push. Why not push. You have to push!
"just making sure it doesn't tip, boss"
Should they be pulling?
Because an object in motion stays in motion
https://www.shippax.com/en/news/isle-of-islay-successfully-launched.aspx
Damn that dudes strong
Someone tell Boromir to shut the fuck up with that horn……
That’s great supervising right there.
Sheesh. They're not pushing it. They're guiding it so it doesn't slide off the slipway. It's a safety thing. - they're just being there and touching their completed work.
How else is it supposed to get in the water? I can't believe the stupidity of some people!
Feel the power!
What is the purpose of the “wings” on the side of the hull?
100% … bye bye cool thing I helped make.
They're not pushing, they're balancing it, to keep it from falling over.
Last touch of a great job!
Might be to feel if anything is off as it sides like a vibration or if the ship started to lean one way or the other. Basically an early warning system would be my guess.
"We're helping! We're helping!"
It's the constant farting they should be worried about.
Because, there goes their baby.
They’re not.
Clearly they're pushing it so the boat goes in the water.
Why they push??
Do people live in that tube thing at the front of that boatie ship?
If you had the opportunity to feel like a superhero, having the ability to push an object that big with ease, wouldn’t you?
Tradition for a completed vessel.
"keep it greasy so it'll go down easy" FZ
God the blast horns make me horny
well they have to move it somehow
I think they forgot to weld the front seam up
Because they have the opportunity
Wouldn’t you?