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re: Self-taught rocket scientist plans launch to test flat Earth theory
Posted on 11/22/17 at 8:55 am to RedRifle
Posted on 11/22/17 at 8:55 am to RedRifle
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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.
He realizes he could've bought a commercial plane ticket and gotten higher than 1800ft. But if he is ok with launching himself on a steam powered glorified bottle rocket and live streaming it, then
On another note, wouldn't a ballon be the most efficient way to get up to the altitude that he is actually looking for to see the curvature
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Posted on 11/22/17 at 9:03 am to RedRifle
Darwin is undefeated and will remain so.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 9:06 am to UGATiger26
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Lol. This guy seems a little off his rocker.
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Mad Mike Hughes
Checks out.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 9:07 am to Hickok
A balloon would work but he might have to use some of that faggy science
Posted on 11/22/17 at 9:07 am to RedRifle
“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.”
And that is where I stopped reading.
And that is where I stopped reading.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 9:32 am to TigerinATL
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Steam powered? That doesn't sound like the kind of propulsion you'd need to get high enough for his purposes does it? I mean if NASA could have been launching rockets with water instead of more expensive chemical fuel this whole time, it seems like they probably would have.
You are confused because you probably actually believe the earth is round and that science exists.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:01 am to moneyg
He's going to take off so fast that he will likely pass out from all the blood leaving his brain. Similar to what happened to Evel Knievel when he tried to jump the Snake River.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:05 am to RedRifle
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The rocket, which Hughes aims to reach an altitude of 1,800ft
He does know he can get in an airplane or helicoptor and go that high without certain death?
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:11 am to NYNolaguy1
But, he is being sponsored. That’s always the best way to die.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:45 am to RedRifle
This just seems like a publicity stunt.
You could just launch a small scale weather balloon with a video camera (they go up to 100,000 ft), and you can easily see the curvature of the Earth that way.
At just 1,000 ft you aren't going to see any curvature, the Earth is big
You could just launch a small scale weather balloon with a video camera (they go up to 100,000 ft), and you can easily see the curvature of the Earth that way.
At just 1,000 ft you aren't going to see any curvature, the Earth is big
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:46 am to HammerheadLincoln
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You could just launch a small scale weather balloon with a video camera (they go up to 100,000 ft), and you can easily see the curvature of the Earth that way.
or just go to the top of the Freedom Tower or the Sears Tower
you ain't seeing shite at 1800'
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:47 am to RedRifle
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:49 am to Orange_and_Blur
quote:The more I read it the more hilarious it gets
“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.”
And that is where I stopped reading.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:50 am to RedRifle
RIP Mad Mike Hughes.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:51 am to RedRifle
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“I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air. But that’s not science, that’s just a formula.”
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:57 am to RedRifle
Actual must watch television/ internet stream.
Any details on date and time of launch?
Any details on date and time of launch?
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:57 am to RedRifle
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altitude of 1,800ft
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steam-powered rocket
water does boil at a lower temp the higher he goes, so he's actually producing energy faster than he expels it
genius
Posted on 11/22/17 at 11:00 am to RedRifle
How do flat earthers explain half of the planet being daytime while the other half is nighttime?
Posted on 11/22/17 at 11:03 am to boosiebadazz
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Any details on date and time of launch?
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His first test of the rocket will also be the launch date — Saturday, when he straps into his homemade contraption and attempts to hurtle over the ghost town of Amboy, California. He will travel about a mile at a speed of roughly 500 mph.
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On the morning of the launch, Hughes will heat 70 gallons of water in a stainless steel tank and then blast off between 2 and 3 p.m. PT. He plans to go about a mile — reaching an altitude of about 1,800 feet — before pulling two parachutes. They're discouraging fans — safety issues — but it will be televised on his YouTube channel . He said he's been in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Bureau of Land Management.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 11:06 am to RedRifle
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Hughes has spent $20,000
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aims to reach an altitude of 1,800ft
so about as high as the new world trade center building.
Could have gone on a trip and visited a high building with that cash 
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