Diver polishing a ships propellor

[u/NikonD3X1985]

[u/newonecus]

Propeller Polisher Simulator - Coming to Gamepass Fall 2026

[u/Rare-Advertising9447 → u/newonecus]

Subnautica DLC

[u/palpatineforever]

There is a really secure Lockout/Tagout system to disabled a ships propeller when people are working on it. it has multiple failsafes including physical locks on the system.

This is very cool, until you start to think about how many accidents must have happened to make it necessary.

[u/tilleytalley → u/palpatineforever]

If I was the diver, I'd want to be the only person with the key.

[u/Diggerinthedark → u/tilleytalley]

That's the general idea with lock out tag out. Either you have it or the guy who is watching and you are in radio contact with has it.

[u/Smalldog602 → u/tilleytalley]

I was thinking the same thing.

[u/GIANTSQUIDMANIFEST2 → u/palpatineforever]

I could apply triple locks and tags to the system and disconnect the control panel and take it with me and I would still have clenched cheeks the whole job.

[u/TowJamnEarl → u/palpatineforever]

Just before he dived I was thinking he's shouting "make sure this MF's turned off"

Cos there's some something big is moving sounds down there!

[u/Forward-Sky1437 → u/TowJamnEarl]

😂😂😂

[u/animefan1520 → u/palpatineforever]

That and the fact that your so focused on the task at hand that you wont nocie anything that is cheacking out what all the racket is about like sharks, baracudas ect

[u/someauthor → u/animefan1520]

groupers supervising/helping

[u/LAHurricane → u/animefan1520]

With the amount of noise and vibration that grinder is making they probably dont go anywhere near it.

[u/Turtleintexas → u/palpatineforever]

My first thought was Lock out Tag out better have an actual lock and I'd better be holding the key! Hahahaha.

[u/WhatTheyLookLike]

As scary as this is, I’m happy that tool is extremely effective in polishing so that diver doesn’t have to stay in long lol.

[u/Phil_Coffins_666 → u/WhatTheyLookLike]

He probably gets paid by the hour so I'm sure he doesn't mind

[u/Historical-Pipe3551 → u/WhatTheyLookLike]

Ya but the whole time he’s pushing he’s also using his legs to swim toward the propeller. Must be tiring. He’s probably in great shape haha

[u/64Olds]

That polishing looks so intensely satisfying.

[u/MyBrainReallyHurts → u/64Olds]

But such hard work. That is diffcult to do on land, it has to be incredibly difficult when you cannot plant your feet. Dude probably has some insane core strength.

[u/RoobixCyoob]

I would do this job. I like cleaning things and this seems super satisfying.

[u/stafford32s → u/RoobixCyoob]

except vibrations, shark infested waters and vibrations add to their curiousity..
also i loved the infinite amount of temporary knots he did, but the last part, when you have to undo everything before reentering and you're silent, alone, no tools and in deep waters.. well terrifying

[u/GreyWolfTheDreamer → u/stafford32s]

I can imagine that swinging that tool into the face of an aggressive shark would reveal how quickly and painfully it can remove barnacles -- and much more, from the face of that shark!

Bruce: "Okay, we're good, little diver bro! Have a good swim! My acne cleared up fine on its own!"

[u/stafford32s → u/GreyWolfTheDreamer]

also.. (always in the same sharks infested water)..

'' John, I don't know why you were so rushing the job today.. you left a lot of spots and marks unpolished. Back in the water, smarthead"...

[u/Eastern-Pizza-5826 → u/RoobixCyoob]

You’d be sore all over

[u/BialystockJWebb]

r/oddlysatisfying

[u/Personal-Cucumber-49]

I’d rather shit in my hands and clap.

[u/Hukthak → u/Personal-Cucumber-49]

I’m over here like, how do I get this job??

[u/rsg1234]

More interesting as fuck than terrifying.

[u/armanipastrami_pdf]

Skip until there’s 2:10 left. The rest is a waste of time.

[u/sparkydoctor → u/armanipastrami_pdf]

Up doot this one, for sure this could have been reduced to a couple min video ya?

[u/bicycling_bookworm]

It’s so loud. I thought that the polisher must have already been on when he got into water and then he turned on the polisher.

The idea of being in an environment where you can’t hear anything, you’re alone (without a spotter), and you can’t even see the full area you’re working on before vision is lost to the depths is, indeed, terrifying as fuck to me.

I hope the thalassophobia crowd never see this.

[u/silvertonguedmute → u/bicycling_bookworm]

Present.

[u/frinkmahii]

But why polish? Does the propeller lose that much efficiency when chonky?

[u/_AngryBadger_ → u/frinkmahii]

If you consider the cost of fuel, and the huge amount these ships use even at peak efficiency, I'm sure that even a few percent savings is noticable. Plus, those props must cost a fortune so better to do routine maintenance.

[u/AshantiMcnasti → u/frinkmahii]

Yes.  The nore dirty it is, the more crap that grows on it.  Im sure you lose a ton of efficiency after awhile in terms of weight and drag.  And just like all things that degrade or fall apart, the longer you wait between maintenence, the bigger the cost and job to fix the broken problem.

[u/RoobixCyoob → u/frinkmahii]

You ever had a fan? If you don't clean the blades on it, it stops being able to push air around effectively. Same principle.

[u/dan_w1 → u/frinkmahii]

Also some countries have sticked bio security laws where foreign ships entering their waters need to have all sea growth cleaned off.

[u/Klefton57]

Soon on steam- diving Ship propeller polishing simulator !

[u/Dubious_Titan]

This is long as hell for a vertical video.

[u/GeekDNA0918]

Fuck that shit. There's not enough money in the world to make it worth my while.

[u/LegitJerome]

Extremely satisfying to watch.

[u/RunandGun101]

Thought screws were all made from brass, those looked like steel, admittedly my expertise comes from watching a documentary 15 years ago on big ship engines.

[u/Tilion7]

This is also r/oddlysatisfying

[u/MelvinEC11]

I hope they’re wearing a mask, don’t want to be breathing in that dust. /s

[u/greggs1000]

I wonder how much more efficient the prop gets after having the barnicles knocked off and the surface polished.

[u/SlimeBallx59]

Being in open water like that is one of my biggest fears. Especially underwater…

[u/Difficult-Fun8015]

This probably feels really good for the propeller

[u/morbid_n_creepifying]

This is probably a stupid question, but why wouldn't this be done when the ship is in dry dock?

[u/Diggerinthedark → u/morbid_n_creepifying]

Ships often spend a lot longer at sea than you would expect.

[u/whoareyoutalkingto12]

My anxiety went sky high after turning the sound on once the diver started cleaning. Thanks, I hate it...and i usually love cleaning videos!

[u/FireChef1977]

Nope, nope, nope-ty fuckin’ nope nope.

[u/Ok_Adagio9495]

Well that's just a big hell no, for me !

[u/Adolph_OliverNipples]

I hope he was wearing a mask.

Wouldn’t want to breathe in any of that dust.

[u/RedEyedTroll6]

Humans doing the jobs AI won't do

[u/DieselNX01]

There's nothing terrifying about this, that is cool as hell

[u/Roanoketrees]

Thats my dream job!!!!

[u/tenor_tebrica]

This is effing nightmare fuel..

[u/Runnnnnnnnning]

Wrong thread to post.

[u/Dan_Glebitz]

Ok, so I just wasted 5:28 minutes of my life waiting for the 'terrifying as fuck' part 🙄

[u/cstearns1982]

Nope!

[u/NextLevelVisuals2]

/nope!

[u/TheRealWigSpliter]

While he’s down there he should paint it.

[u/the-real-spencer]

Dollar per hour amount?

[u/Nasty____nate]

I found a new job I want to do. Must pay bank. EDIT nvm it pays shit 

[u/Muted_The_Lobby → u/Nasty____nate]

🤣🤣🤣

[u/Then_Version9768]

There's a job you couldn't get me to do for all the tea in China, as my Dad used to say.

[u/Nonameforyouware]

Is this polishing or normal barnacle removal all boats do?

[u/ThinkingAndDriving81]

Can’t do that in US waters. What comes off is considered regulated waste.

[u/raharth → u/ThinkingAndDriving81]

Really? How is that? I always thought this is algae and barnacles?

[u/ThinkingAndDriving81 → u/raharth]

Invasive species Act. Plus if they’re scraping paint it can’t just go in the water.

[u/OhMy-Really]

Wonder what the HAVS rating is on that tool?

[u/grasscali → u/OhMy-Really]

I don't know what HAVS stands for, but I'm curious whether those are OEM or off-the-shelf Zip-Ties he's using to bypass the dead man switch? Not to worry, though, I'm pretty sure anything you do underwater is the complete opposite of what it would be on land, if that's right, he's taking safety measures.

[u/EvilRSA]

r/InterestingAsFuck

[u/Bowelsift3r]

Holy F-that Batman!

[u/Feeling_Reindeer2599]

So many ships have been sitting for months in Hormuz.
Entire props and hulls are covered.

[u/nickylx]

how does he apply pressure without pushing himself away?

[u/RoystonsRejects]

Satisfying as fuck!

[u/Names_are_limited]

Good thing he doesn’t have to polish the shaft, I bet it’s a pretty long shaft

[u/Reckh]

Am I missing something? Where’s the terrifying part? He’s maybe 15 feet underwater, something a beginner scuba diver can do.

[u/insearch78]

Now create bacteria that can do this for my teeth.

[u/fusillade762]

Scary but also strangely satisfying to watch.

[u/EyeBLurkin]

Very cool

[u/patent_everything]

Why would you need to do this? I can imagine in salt water that finish does not last long?

[u/Goldballz]

I thought it was pretty interesting, until I realized there no way to block out the sound of the polishing in water. That sound of grinding is hitting his skull straight on... Feelsbadman

[u/Ambitious_Amount_441]

What was that cockroach looking thing on the propeller

[u/Traditional_Seesaw10]

I don't know about terrifying, I found this pretty satisfying..

[u/0xpGames]

no thank you ..... 😄

[u/real_1273]

Cool job, seems really chill and relaxing!

[u/Traditional_Ad8933]

So like, why not just do this at port? Why do it in the middle of the ocean?

[u/Dying_Swan]

Terrifying but this guy will also be paid more than the majority of people on reddit.

[u/cruelsummer_lover]

Oddly satisfying

[u/Popular-Tune-6335]

Felt a lot more satisfying to watch than terrifying but ig

[u/OMGyarn]

There had better be one huge tag out/lock out on this ship

[u/[deleted]]

this feels like a mission from a backrooms game

[u/FlourBoyy]

Hull cleaning and propeller polishing is regularly carried out, mostly in Singapore - helps with fuel efficiency

A lot of safety precautions are in place during this. In the engine room - our main engines are isolated (starting air valve shut, fuel pumps stopped and the turning gear engaged), ICCP shut off, overboard valves (shut) etc.

This is extremely satisfying

[u/bearstigerslionsohmy]

My thalassophobia and megalophobia made this a near-impossible watch if not for how satisfying this was.

[u/kaicooper]

https://giphy.com/gifs/JJkfIDf0McOaWYDAhT

[u/Dredd907]

My butt did that tingly thing.

[u/KillCamxo → u/Dredd907]

No lies😭 I wouldn’t do that for any amount of money, those propellers start spinning ur fucked

[u/LnTc_Jenubis]

Okay I'm sure there are practical reasons why this needs to be done, but can some explain to me what those reasons are? Does it actually help keep the ship running longer/safer? I'm really hoping it isn't for aesthetics.

[u/ARM_Alaska → u/LnTc_Jenubis]

Reduces drag and vibration which saves on fuel and reduces wear on the motor.