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This is a piss take
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It would be cool to turn one of them into a small house boat
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it would be hard at first for me to remain professional :D but this is a nice simulation
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Anyone can drive a boat over 1000 feet. It's not hard.
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Can i buy one?? I wanna play on it it looks fun and it is I did it before
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I want one. Now!
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nice lol
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I WANT ONE I COULD PLAY WITH THAT ALL DAY
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"So, if he says with some tears in the eyes, 'It's my ship!' Then I'm happy."
Pardon my language. I use it to make a point I think you will understand.
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Cool but honestly looks like shit
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Bit like A/C sims, great tools to use but never quite the same, still there is the fun factor playing with toy boats:-)
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Ohh That's So Fun To Drive, Sinking it
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Cool
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Very nice boat
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The speed seems completely unrealistic, as is the handling.
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Me to
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i remembered when this had 401K Views...
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I want one
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wow, I want to do that! are they Electric?
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Where's this amusement park at?
They look like toy boats, but they serve a serious purpose. An outsider at this facility near Grenoble, France, may see grown men riding arounda lake in miniature ships. But these are pilots of the world's largest ships, and they're practicing navigation with meticulously engineered 1:25 scale models of real cruisers, tankers, and containerships. Port Revel Shiphandling Training Centre, in operation since 1967, has had more than 6,000 maritime pilots and merchant ship officers from all over the world train on its 13-acre man-made lake. Wind-, wave-, and current-generating machines simulate real-world conditions, to help the pilots learn how to maneuver in shallow waters and deal with emergencies—in safe conditions. The school recently added its own built-to-scale course of the giant new locks that will open next year to allow the passage of large ships through the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal Pilots Association has made its own training lake but is sending senior pilots and simulator instructors to Port Revel to learn how to teach using manned models. Port Revel has built two large model ships and is sending them along with four radio-controlled tugboats to the Panama Canal training facility. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta Click here to read more: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151207-port-revel-ship-pilot-school/ PRODUCER: Inediz SENIOR PRODUCER: Jeff Hertrick VIDEOGRAPHERS / EDITORS: Fabrice Caterini and Claire Jeantet MUSIC: Chris Zabriskie SPECIAL THANKS: Port Revel Ship Handling School These Mini-Ships Teach Pilots How to Navigate Major Waterways | National Geographic https://youtu.be/tEDrFiQq1_k National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo