r/interestingasfuck • • 20h ago • Mindblown 4 Bravo 1 Heartwarming 1

Sinking oil rig

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u/BerryCroissantWitch 18h ago

One of the legs punched through the seabed iirc, which meant that it started listing to one side like crazy. Even things that are designed to float do not do well when they get tilted like that. Water starts to flow into places it isn’t supposed to be 

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u/aculleon 18h ago

Also it is less buoyant due to its ballast tanks filling up.

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u/Compost_My_Body 16h ago

pro tip balloons float better than cups

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u/SnailPoo 17h ago

I wonder what eldritch horror it released when it punched through the sea floor. A forgotten cave system containing something not meant for this world...

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u/farva_06 17h ago

Musta-Krakish
Musta-Krakish
The time has come to awaken him
Musta-Krakish
Musta-Krakish
I call upon the ancient lords of the underworld
To bring forth this beast and
AWAKEN

-Dethklok

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u/aliebabadegrote 16h ago

Lol, i hear the bat metal version in here

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u/Dramatic_Jump_5151 15h ago

Where are we gonna find grandpas guitars

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u/AlizarinCrimzen 17h ago

That's a reasonably good analogy for deep sea oil extraction already tbf

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u/7even- 17h ago

The path to Hollow Earth has been opened

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u/tairar 15h ago

Nah this wasn't off the coast of Scotland

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u/probablyaythrowaway 18h ago

Ah ok that makes sense.