[quote]Mad” Mike Hughes, a 61-year-limo driver and self-taught rocket scientist who believes that the Earth is flat, finally blasted himself in the direction of space.
Mike Hughes’s homemade rocket launches near Amboy, Calif., on Saturday. The self-taught rocket scientist, who believes Earth is flat, propelled himself about 1,875 feet into the air before a hard landing in the Mojave Desert.
Matt Hartman, AP
After many delays, Hughes propelled himself almost 2,000 feet into the air Saturday before a hard landing in the Mojave Desert about 200 miles east of Los Angeles. He told the Associated Press that outside of an aching back he’s fine after the launch near Amboy, Calif.
“Relieved,” he said after being checked out by paramedics after his steam-powered craft emblazed with the words “FLAT EARTH” returned to the ground. “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.”
According to the AP, Hughes converted some scaffolding and a mobile home into a ramp and modified it to launch from a vertical angle so he wouldn’t fall back to the ground on public land. Much of the reason for the delay has been getting permission to use federal or state areas for the experiment.
Hughes reached a speed that an assistant, Waldo Stakes, estimated to be around 350 mph before deploying a parachute. Hughes was dropping too fast, though, and he had to send out a second one. Despite the two parachutes, it was a rough landing.
“Am I glad I did it?” Hughes said. “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 tinkers with his rocket.
James Quigg, AP
The launch came after the intrepid entrepreneur got permission to launch on private land, and was launched near vertically in an effort to keep it from ending up in a public area. The rocket touched down about 1,500 feet from the launch ramp, Stakes said.
Hughes has said that his mission is not to prove his belief that the Earth is flat, despite his claims that NASA astronauts such as John Glenn and Neil Armstrong were actors performing in front of a computer-generated image of a round globe
“Do I believe the Earth is shaped like a Frisbee? I believe it is,” he told the AP. “Do I know for sure? No. That’s why I want to go up in space.”
"Mad" Mike Hughes is carried on a stretcher after his home-made rocket launched and returned to the ground near Amboy, Calif.
Matt Hartman, AP
Instead, it may well be for publicity — the launch and the preparations surrounding it were filmed for a documentary to be shown on online TV channel Noize.
“My story really is incredible,” Hughes said. “It’s got a bunch of story lines — the garage-built thing. I’m an older guy. It’s out in the middle of nowhere, plus the Flat Earth.”
And then there is a plan to run for governor of California.
“This is no joke,” Hughes said. “I want to do it.”
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Kek, if Krishna didn't reveal that he is Peaches Pan Tao then I'd make a joke.
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I just can't believe he didn't die
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I really think there should be a TV show where they send some flat earthers to find the edge or the dome... I'd watch the f*ck outta that!
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That guy was a complete and utter waste of a wank.
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There were multiple petitions to send Krishna’s on a one way trip to the sun
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Was hoping the air force would shoot this dumbass out of the sky. Oh well, maybe next time.
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What's funny (and insane) about this is, he believes that the government, hell, all governments, are lying to him. What if I built a rocket, me being a regular joe. I went up say, 80,000-120,000 feet, looked around for a bit (maybe snapped a picture or two), returned to earth, and said, "Yup, it's round". Do you think he'd believe me?
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This guy gets an "E" for effort in my book. Unlike all the other crazies like him, he actually tries to go and see for himself. But he gonna need to go a lot higher than 1,400ft before he proves didally squat. He could have just booked an airline ticket and gotten higher. I hope he follows through on his plans to use a rocket in tandem with an giant balloon, and get as high as 60 miles. I also hope he runs for governor like he said he wants to, a flat earther in politics would actually make perfect sense...
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He'll fail because the flat earth is shielded by the almighty Dome that God has placed upon it. We are not to venture beyond the Firmament, heathens. The Sun and Moon are under the Dome. The Lihz[u]a[/u]rd people wish you to be in a false truth.
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I actually respect that man for only believing what he sees with his own eyes. Yes, thinking that the Earth is flat might be stupid, but at least he has found out a way to solve that. He simply wants to see for himself, nothing wrong with that. [spoiler]Join your Comrades in the United Soviet Republic of OffTopic: https://discord.gg/MvW6ums[/spoiler]
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Livin the American dream
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[b][u]the truth[/u][/b]
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At least hes trying to find truth for what he believes in,even if its more than likely wrong
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Wait, he [i]didn’t[/i] kill himself?! Colour me impressed
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but did he learn the truth?
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[url]https://www.gofundme.com/showBoBthecurve[/url] have a look at this.
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http://78.media.tumblr.com/ee7ffd2cc87412ac10bedb7f1219d482/tumblr_p23igxkMTl1vlq1q4o1_1280.jpg Seems pretty round to me.... [spoiler]lewd dealer[/spoiler]
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Props for making a rocket and blasting himself into the air though.
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He doesn't need a rocket, he needs a boat. So he can try to sail off the edge of the world. And realize there ain't no edge of the world to sail off of.
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Edited by LittleLight: 3/26/2018 11:04:28 PMI was about to make a post about this! That 51 year old is going to make a discovery I can feel it.
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Why not use a drone?
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"And see my cats" Why am I not surprised that he's single.
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To me this is just the problem working itself out.
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We all know that rocket has "ACME" written all over it.
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My uncle told me about this right before I scrolled to see this post