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Message 1924518 - Posted: 14 Mar 2018, 16:29:09 UTC

I just spotted this little gem of news:
http://news.sky.com/story/self-taught-rocket-scientist-mad-mike-hughes-announces-launch-over-california-ghost-town-11135430
Said gent has a few desires - anyone in the area might wish to wear their hard hat on Saturday just in case.
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Message 1924520 - Posted: 14 Mar 2018, 16:44:38 UTC - in response to Message 1924518.  

Potentially quite Darwinian.
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Message 1924533 - Posted: 14 Mar 2018, 17:18:57 UTC

Uhh....he didn't even get off the ground.
A flat-earther finally tried to fly away. His rocket didn’t even ignite.
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Message 1924535 - Posted: 14 Mar 2018, 17:24:56 UTC

Thanks for the update Mark. We just have to wait for his next attempt at either a Darwin or an IgNobel....
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Message 1924538 - Posted: 14 Mar 2018, 17:28:51 UTC - in response to Message 1924535.  

Thanks for the update Mark. We just have to wait for his next attempt at either a Darwin or an IgNobel....

If at first you don't succeed........................................poof.
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Message 1924545 - Posted: 14 Mar 2018, 17:47:11 UTC

Well, more power to him. If that's what he wants to do, fine. I wish him well in his hot-air balloon attempt, next.
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Message 1924662 - Posted: 15 Mar 2018, 1:06:39 UTC

Anyone who thinks that the Earth is flat, has never met a cat.

If the Earth were flat, all the cats of the world would be hanging out at the edge, knocking things off.
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Message 1924673 - Posted: 15 Mar 2018, 3:51:43 UTC - in response to Message 1924662.  

That's a fact. har...
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Message 1924677 - Posted: 15 Mar 2018, 5:46:35 UTC - in response to Message 1924662.  

LOL, Angela.
MeowLOL.
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Message 1926689 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 10:09:47 UTC
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Well, he did it.
Self-taught rocket-maker shoots himself 1,875 feet to prove Earth is flat .
No word yet as to whether his observations changed his mind about the earth being round.
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Message 1926692 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 10:30:43 UTC - in response to Message 1926689.  

Funny man:)
He also wants to run for California governor.
Well who knows?
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Message 1926694 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 10:39:56 UTC - in response to Message 1926692.  

Funny man:)
He also wants to run for California governor.
Well who knows?

Why not? The Terminator did.
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Message 1926696 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 10:57:20 UTC - in response to Message 1926694.  
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Why not? The Terminator did.

But I don't think Arnold think Earth is flat:)
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Message 1926697 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 11:03:03 UTC - in response to Message 1926696.  

Why not? The Terminator did.

But I don't think Arnold think Earth is flat:)

No, not that I am aware of.
But this guy apparently does have a group of flat earth believers following him....LOL.
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Message 1926700 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 11:18:08 UTC

Doesn't he realise that Frisbees aren't truly flat :-)
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Message 1926702 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 11:52:12 UTC

Maybe we all globularist are to be proved wrong.
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Message 1926730 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 13:54:59 UTC - in response to Message 1926689.  

Well, he did it.
Self-taught rocket-maker shoots himself 1,875 feet to prove Earth is flat .
No word yet as to whether his observations changed his mind about the earth being round.


He admitted he did not go high enough to prove that. He said that he wants to build a "Rockoon" a rocket that is carried into the atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and lit. This rocket would take Hughes about 68 miles up.
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Message 1926732 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 14:04:37 UTC
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I very strongly doubt he truly believes that the earth is flat, or that his rockets will somehow prove it. He was a daredevil and amateur rocket buff long before his first attempt. In 2016 he tried a GoFundMe to raise funds to build his own rocket and the fundraiser was a failure.

Very conveniently, he then announced he was a flat-earth convert, and targeted the flat-earth community with his next fundraiser stating that his rocket would prove them correct. This was successful and he raised enough money for this launch.

His rocket went about two-thirds the height of the Burj Kalifa tower in Dubai, so he could have had a much higher/longer view with far less risk if that was really what he was after. :^p
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Message 1926748 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 16:41:59 UTC - in response to Message 1926732.  

If he really wants to know, a drive up Mt. Wilson about 100 miles from him on a nice clear day and a straight edge and he can prove it is round. The 5710 foot peak overlooks the Pacific Ocean from the South South East to the West with the shoreline about 25 miles away. From there with a straight edge it is obvious that the earth is not exactly flat.
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Message 1926752 - Posted: 26 Mar 2018, 16:54:17 UTC - in response to Message 1926748.  
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And there are 16 peaks in Californa that exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation and 46 peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation.
Mount Whitney as seen from Mount Langley.
No rocket needed.
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