Cuchulainn 3,040 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Mad’ Mike Hughes, 61, plans to reach an altitude of 1,800ft over California in his home-made steam-powered rocket Science is littered with tales of visionaries who paid for pioneering research to prove their theories, and this weekend “Mad” Mike Hughes is hoping to join them. He plans to launch a homemade rocket in California as part of a bid to eventually prove that the Earth is flat. Hughes has spent $20,000 (£15,000) building the steam-powered rocket in his spare time, and will be livestreaming the launch over the internet. The self-described daredevil says he switched his focus to rockets after twice breaking his back doing stunt jumps in cars. “I don’t believe in science,” declared the 61-year-old. “I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air. But that’s not science, that’s just a formula.” The rocket, which Hughes aims to reach an altitude of 1,800ft (550 metres) over California, will be launched from the back of a converted motorhome purchased from Craigslist. It is sponsored by a flat Earth research group, and Hughes plans a subsequent trip to try and observe the flatness of the Earth for himself. Speaking about the risks of the flight, Hughes said: “It’s scary as hell, but none of us are getting out of this world alive.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/22/self-taught-rocket-scientist-plans-launch-to-test-flat-earth-theory Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn 3,040 Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 Launching himself into the atmosphere just to be proven wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos 3,199 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Stupid people being stupid? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, Mythos said: Stupid people being stupid? Too bad they dont give out medals for the most stupid person alive End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,709 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, Cuchulainn said: Speaking about the risks of the flight, Hughes said: “It’s scary as hell, but none of us are getting out of this world alive.” It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenues 4,370 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 As a physics student, there's nothing I hate as much as flat brainers There are a 100 ways I can prove him wrong and I won't even have to lift my foot up from the earth Ouch, My back hurts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos 3,199 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, Craig Barnes said: Too bad they dont give out medals for the most stupid person alive True that, but they all would have to fight POTUS to get that medal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eighteen 5,430 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 what the **** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eighteen 5,430 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 honestly he should have just tied his iphone to balloons with facetime on. that would have saved thousands of dollars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTPOPe 10,169 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Maybe he's one of the new fans gaga made with Joanne and he discovered ARTPOP with the amazing track that Venus is, and now wants to blast off to a new dimension with this Rocket#9 Either way, I'll watch that livestream with anticipation... existing in the context of all in which I live and what came before me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEnigma 11,313 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 You should read up on him - he doesn’t actually believe in this... he just wanted a group of people to support him financially to launch the rocket! It’s pretty interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
homomo 23,883 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 He’s going up just over 500m. He won’t see the curvature of the earth at that height. There are buildings that stand taller than he’s going. The thing that flat-Earthers don’t understand is the size of our planet. They are the type of people who only believe in what they can see, and nothing more. Earth is actually really really REALLY huge. But I’m preaching to the wroung crowd. I hope all of you on GGD understand that 0110100001100101011011000110110001101111 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonster 1,786 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 There's something I don't understand about the flat earth thing, and is what the hell would the government or whatever get from lying about such thing??? Really, what would so drastically change if earth was flat? Is it just people stubbornly not wanting to believe in science?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue wig 353 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 So apparently he was supposed to be launched on the 25th of november, which was last week. Or is it next year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,844 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Interstellar said: He’s going up just over 500m. He won’t see the curvature of the earth at that height. There are buildings that stand taller than he’s going. The thing that flat-Earthers don’t understand is the size of our planet. They are the type of people who only believe in what they can see, and nothing more. Earth is actually really really REALLY huge. But I’m preaching to the wroung crowd. I hope all of you on GGD understand that This! I can pay $100 to go about as high on the CN Tower what he need to spend thousands on this crap for??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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