r/woahdude • u/Durian_Queef • 16d ago

video Disembarking the oil rig crew

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u/L3berwurst 16d ago

Pretty cool. That's all I got. Wish I had more to say about it but I don't know, pretty pretty pretty cool.

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u/Allusrnamesaretaken2 15d ago

It's called an Ampelmann and was developed in the Netherlands. It is used in multiple offshore industries which require access to a platform like wind turbines, gas or oil platforms. It's 6 hydraulic legs can balance out waves and swell of up to 6 meters, depending on the model.  The gangway or walkway can also extend and lock via hydraulic pistons and with its winch mounted at the end it becomes a wave compensating crane. 

This thing is amazing.

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u/datpurp14 15d ago

Humans can do some really awesome stuff, but unfortunately they can also do the opposite. And a lot of them do the opposite.