Mainecat Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Made me lmao A California man who believes the Earth is flat launched himself almost 2,000 feet in the air in a homemade rocket Jeremy Berke "Mad" Mike Hughes' home-made rocket launches near Amboy, Calif., on Saturday, March 24, 2018. The self-taught rocket scientist who believes the Earth is flat propelled himself about 1,875 feet into the air before a hard-landing in the Mojave Desert that left him injured Matt Hartman via AP "Mad" Mike Hughes, a self-described "rocket scientist," launched himself almost 2,000 feet in the air in a homemade rocket. He landed hard and his rocket got dinged, but he is otherwise fine. Hughes said he wanted to "see for himself" whether the Earth is shaped like "a Frisbee" by going into space. A flat-Earth believer launched himself almost 2,000 feet into the air in a homemade rocket on Sunday. "Mad" Mike Hughes, who is 61 years old, ascended 1,875 in his crowd-funded rocket before crashing back to Earth in the Mojave desert outside of Amboy, California. "I'm tired of people saying I chickened out and didn't build a rocket. I'm tired of that stuff. I manned up and did it," Hughes told The Associated Press after he landed. Apart from a sore back and dinged-up rocket, Hughes told the AP he was "totally fine." Hughes has generated controversy over his scientifically unsupported belief that the Earth is flat and shaped, as he describes it, "like a Frisbee." In a video posted on his Facebook page, he said his goal for the launch was to see the Earth's shape. "Do I believe the Earth is shaped like a Frisbee? I believe it is. Do I know for sure? No," Hughes said. "That's why I want to go up in space." His rocket hit speeds of up to 350 miles per hour before Hughes pulled his parachute. He had to deploy a second parachute to keep from hitting the ground too hard. "This thing wants to kill you 10 different ways," Hughes told the AP. He added, however, that he's glad he pulled the launch off. "Am I glad I did it? Yeah. I guess. I'll feel it in the morning. I won't be able to get out of bed. At least I can go home and have dinner and see my cats tonight," Hughes told the AP. Hughes built the rocket in his garage over months, but his launch date — originally set for November — was repeatedly scrubbed due to mechanical issues and conflicts with the Bureau of Land Management. Once it was finally ready to launch, he and his team jury-rigged a mobile home trailer into a launch ramp. Footage of the launch was caught and live-streamed by Noize TV. Hughes getting checked out by paramedics after his launch. He's fine, but he has a sore back. Matt Hartman via AP There are, however, much easier ways to prove the Earth isn't flat without launching yourself into the atmosphere. For instance, as author Stuart Clark told Business Insider, you can easily perceive the planet's curvature by watching ships leave a harbor and disappear over the horizon. Hughes, however, rejects such demonstrations and still isn't even satisfied by what he saw from nearly 2,000 feet up. Next, he wants to build and launch himself in what he calls a "rockoon," a rocket that's carried into the upper atmosphere by a balloon and then launched. Hughes said the rocket would take him 68 miles above the Earth's surface. "My story really is incredible," Hughes told the AP. "It's got a bunch of storylines — the garage-built thing. I'm an older guy. It's out in the middle of nowhere, plus the Flat Earth. The problem is it brings out all the nuts also, people questioning everything. It's the downside of all this." Besides investigating whether the Earth is flat by launching himself into space, Hughes has political ambitions: He wants to run for governor of California. http://www.businessinsider.com/mad-mike-hughes-flat-earther-launched-in-homemade-rocket-2018-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted March 26, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) Damn, he survived that? Bet that was one hell of a ride. Edited March 26, 2018 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted March 26, 2018 Gold Member Share Posted March 26, 2018 2000 ft? He coulda bought a plane ticket to anywhere for cheaper and gotten 15 times higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFF Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Seemed like a well thought out plan.... Not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small-bore Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 He also crunched himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildboer Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 30 minutes ago, Highmark said: Damn, he survived that? Bet that was one hell of a ride. I posted an article about this on FB a couple months ago when he was hyping up the flight. My friends and I were 99% certain he was gonna die. Glad we were wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 At least I can go home and have dinner and see my cats tonight," Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtralettucetomatoe580 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Wildboer said: I posted an article about this on FB a couple months ago when he was hyping up the flight. My friends and I were 99% certain he was gonna die. Glad we were wrong. I wish you were right. Fucking idiot should have died. Natural selection has been paused because of science and knowledge. Idiots like California Jtssrx need to go for the rest to flourish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildboer Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, xtralettucetomatoe580 said: I wish you were right. Fucking idiot should have died. Natural selection has been paused because of science and knowledge. Idiots like California Jtssrx need to go for the rest to flourish. Well he's planning an even more ambitious flight now so maybe that one will take him lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Kivalo said: 2000 ft? He coulda bought a plane ticket to anywhere for cheaper and gotten 15 times higher. I was just going to say, when I went skydiving we jumped at 10,000 feet. I think it cost about $120. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkevsdi Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Sets out to prove the earth is flat, only proves that the ground is hard. Typical flat earther. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, revkevsdi said: Sets out to prove the earth is flat, only proves that the ground is hard. Typical flat earther. Now this had me choking. Every now and then, you break your own cunty mold and make me think you are worth having around. Can you do this more? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted March 27, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 27, 2018 10 hours ago, Zambroski said: Now this had me choking. Every now and then, you break your own cunty mold and make me think you are worth having around. Can you do this more? Don't get too excited. That joke was all over the radio by 9 am yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 The only thing funnier would have been in if this happened in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 “My story really is incredible," Hughes told the AP. "It's got a bunch of storylines — the garage-built thing. I'm an older guy. It's out in the middle of nowhere, plus the Flat Earth. The problem is it brings out all the nuts also, people questioning everything. It's the downside of all this." ...brings out all the nuts...lmao Dunning Krueger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 There are simply no facts or evidence that support the Earth being flat while disputing the Earth being a spherical shape. Flat/non-sphere Earth folks have failed to present any proof. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted March 27, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 minute ago, NaturallyAspirated said: There are simply no facts or evidence that support the Earth being flat while disputing the Earth being a spherical shape. Flat/non-sphere Earth folks have failed to present any proof. Neal I didn't even realize it was still up for debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 23 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: The only thing funnier would have been in if this happened in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan Spanky.....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 10 hours ago, steve from amherst said: Don't get too excited. That joke was all over the radio by 9 am yesterday. He gets half credit then. Ive read exactly zero on this but I wonder how the fuck he planned to construct any proof of “flatness” with this idiocy. Retardation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted March 27, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 27, 2018 20 minutes ago, Zambroski said: He gets half credit then. Ive read exactly zero on this but I wonder how the fuck he planned to construct any proof of “flatness” with this idiocy. Retardation. Maybe he planned to ride the thing right over the edge , lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, steve from amherst said: Maybe he planned to ride the thing right over the edge , lol. This may be a silly question but did this retard survive this? Like I said, I really don’t want to read up in this. I’m saving up for Maddow later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted March 27, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 27, 2018 yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 13 hours ago, NaturallyAspirated said: There are simply no facts or evidence that support the Earth being flat while disputing the Earth being a spherical shape. Flat/non-sphere Earth folks have failed to present any proof. Neal Lmao!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted March 28, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 28, 2018 9 hours ago, jtssrx said: Lmao!!!!!! And you ciy like a bitch when people run your nose in your Flat Earth bullshit......your YouTube videos are not facts but you keep circling back..... Yeah - you are a flat earther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, SnowRider said: And you ciy like a bitch when people run your nose in your Flat Earth bullshit......your YouTube videos are not facts but you keep circling back..... Yeah - you are a flat earther LMAO 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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