ThefourlegsofTroll A arejoinedtogetherby a reinforcedconcreteboxknownas a courtshortinnerthatis, tostopanypotentiallydangerousresonancefrequenciesinsideofthelegs.
Theprocessofraisingthelegstookover a daytocompletebeforetheycouldattachtheplatformontop.
足を上げる作業は、上にプラットフォームを取り付けるまでに1日以上かかっていました。
Oncetheplatformwasattached, theycontinuetoremovemawrwateroutofthelegssothattheplatformwouldstandalmost 100 m abovethewaterinordertoavoidthelegsfromhittinganddamaginganyreefsalongthejourney.
ThetowingoperationwasbroadcastonliveNorwegianTVandbecame a spectacleofthetimebackin 1996 Oncetheplatformhadbeentowedtoitsfinaldestinationoverthegasfield, theybegantofillthelegsbackupwithwateragainuntilitwasrestingontheseabed 303 m down.
Afterfiveyearsofconstructionandgoingon a 200 kilometerlongvoyage.
5年の歳月を経て、200キロの長い航海に出る。
Withtheoffshoregasplatformnowinplace, itbegantopumpbothnaturalgasandoiloutofthetrollGasfieldPatrol, a platformproduces 138,000 barrelsofoil a dayandover 120 millioncubicmetersofnaturalgas a day.
Anotherworldrecordwassetinsideoftheplatform a decadelaterbyKatieMalouandherbandwhentheyperformed a concertatthebottomofoneofthelegsoftheplatformattheseabed 303 m beneaththesurface.
Butinordertopullitoff, itrequired a solidunderstandingofthingslikeengineering, physics, chemistryand a lotmorethingsthatmightseemimpossiblydifficultforyoutounderstandrightnow.
When I wasstillinschool, I struggled a lotwitheverystemsubjectbecauseitwasdifficultformetopayattentioninclassortounderstandwhatmyteachersweretryingtotellme.