The Flip Ship, actually flips !!

The FLIP (FLoating Instrument Platform) Ship actually flips to study wave sciences. It studies the way water circulates, how storm waves are formed, how seismic waves move, how heat is exchanged between the ocean and the atmosphere, and the sound made underwater by marine animals are just a few of the subjects studied using the amazing FLIP.

The living quarters are designed to work vertically as well as horizontally as can be seen from the pic above. Check it out here..