1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Internationalhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodointernational/This New Ocean Simulator Will Test Marine Engineering To Destruction rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hQhBQg4Ndy"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/11/this-new-ocean-simulator-will-test-marine-engineering-to-destruction/">This New Ocean Simulator Will Test Marine Engineering To Destruction </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/11/this-new-ocean-simulator-will-test-marine-engineering-to-destruction/embed/#?secret=hQhBQg4Ndy" width="600" height="338" title="“This New Ocean Simulator Will Test Marine Engineering To Destruction ” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="hQhBQg4Ndy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
</script>
https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/23/1531456634932087592.jpg?quality=751600800Ever wondered how engineers check if their designs — from ships to wind turbines — will fair against an aggressive ocean? With something like this new facility at the University of Maine, which uses 32 fans and 16 paddles to simulate the most fierce of marine conditions.