downzy Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Apparently a guy in California is about to launch himself in a home-made rocket to prove that the world is flat. Yep. I mean, good on him for applying himself, but for this? Probably one of the funnier articles I've read in awhile: http://nationalpost.com/news/world/a-man-is-about-to-launch-himself-in-his-homemade-rocket-to-prove-the-earth-is-flat Some highlights: Seeking to prove that a conspiracy of astronauts fabricated the shape of the Earth, a California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet high on Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal. Assuming the 500-mph, mile-long flight through the Mojave Desert does not kill him, Mike Hughes told the Associated Press, his journey into the atmosflat will mark the first phase of his ambitious flat-Earth space program. “It’ll shut the door on this ball earth,” Hughes said in a fundraising interview with a flat-Earth group for Saturday’s flight. Theories discussed during the interview included NASA being controlled by round-Earth Freemasons and Elon Musk making fake rockets from blimps. Hughes promised the flat-Earth community that he would expose the conspiracy with his steam-powered rocket, which will launch from a heavily modified mobile home — though he acknowledged that he still had much to learn about rocket science. “This whole tech thing,” he said in the June interview. “I’m really behind the eight ball.” Hughes isn’t a totally unproven engineer. He set a Guinness World Record in 2002 for a limousine jump, according to Ars Technica, and has been building rockets for years, albeit with mixed results. Hughes only recently converted to flat-Eartherism, after struggling for months to raise funds for his follow-up flight over the Mojave. It was originally scheduled for early 2016 in a Kickstarter campaign — “From Garage to Outer Space!” — that mentioned nothing about Illuminati astronauts, and was themed after a NASCAR event. “We want to do this and basically thumb our noses at all these billionaires trying to do this,” Hughes said in the pitch video, standing in his Apple Valley, Calif., living room, which he had plastered with drawings of his rockets. The Kickstarter raised $310 of its $150,000 goal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post downzy Posted November 22, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2017 The thing I find hilarious is that this "rocket" is only expected to climb 1800 feet. Why not jump on a flight by Southwest for $100 and see the earth from 30k feet? 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 My thoughts exactly, Downzy. So many other ways to go well beyond 1800 feet...heck, he could just climb a small mountain and get higher. The really tragic and sad part is that is if his rocket fails...and he perishes....the conspiracy theorists will make the entire thing some sort of conspiracy against them and turn him into a martyr for conspiracy theorists around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Someone should stop this moron. There’s a very high chance something will go wrong and he will end up dying or even possibly injuring others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 He will end up just like this retard: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Nah, fuck that, let him do it, i wanna see him fuck it up To paraphrase the great Bill Hicks 'if he wants to kill himself, I'm fuckin' filmin' it' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) Haha! Did anyone else notice how the video imbedded in the National Post article begins with one of the rocket scientists not knowing how a video camera works or where to look to see whats being filmed?! But seriously, if you dont understand backyard rocketry and one mans duty to debunk fake news then you dont understand liberty or the pursuit of happiness!!! Yee-Haw!!!! They called Jack Parsons (NASA JPL) and his crew the Suicide Squad, but I think these guys have em beat. Edited November 23, 2017 by soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) Quote Theories discussed during the interview included NASA being controlled by round-Earth Freemasons and Elon Musk making fake rockets from blimps. Almost made me spit my beer out ffs Edited November 23, 2017 by Gordon Comstock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 The entire article had me laughing out loud. My soon to pop pregnant wife has been having a rough day and reading this to her definitely turned her day around. Except for the fact that his guy will very likely die or injury himself, there is nothing unhumorous about this report. This reads like it's from The Onion instead of the Associated Press. BTW, and I hate to say it (okay, maybe I don't), but this guy screams Trump voter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Just seems like a classic eccentric to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 1 hour ago, downzy said: The entire article had me laughing out loud. My soon to pop pregnant wife has been having a rough day and reading this to her definitely turned her day around. Except for the fact that his guy will very likely die or injury himself, there is nothing unhumorous about this report. This reads like it's from The Onion instead of the Associated Press. BTW, and I hate to say it (okay, maybe I don't), but this guy screams Trump voter. When I read it I thought it had to be from the Onion...had to look twice to confirm it wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 It's going to be live on internet pay per view on November 25th. http://madmikehughes.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Well apparently he's already done it...and survived... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 13 hours ago, downzy said: The thing I find hilarious is that this "rocket" is only expected to climb 1800 feet. Why not jump on a flight by Southwest for $100 and see the earth from 30k feet? That wouldn't be nerdy enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Kasanova King said: Well apparently he's already done it...and survived... Sorry to say Mad Mike, but I swear I noted a slight curvature to the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 9 hours ago, Kasanova King said: It's going to be live on internet pay per view on November 25th. http://madmikehughes.com/ Who the fucks gonna pay money to watch that cunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLegend Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 32 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: Who the fucks gonna pay money to watch that cunt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 22 minutes ago, AtariLegend said: Theres actual people that believe that bollocks?!? Whats their membership, what, three blind octagenarians in a potato field in Idaho or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Len Cnut said: Theres actual people that believe that bollocks?!? Whats their membership, what, three blind octagenarians in a potato field in Idaho or something Recently it's undergone a kind of mad resurgence bolstered by a YouTube community: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/20/flat-earth-believers-youtube-videos-conspiracy-theorists You've now got a bunch of mad fucknuggets going about writing "Research Flat Earth" on roadsigns around Scotland etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 18 minutes ago, Graeme said: Recently it's undergone a kind of mad resurgence bolstered by a YouTube community: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/20/flat-earth-believers-youtube-videos-conspiracy-theorists You've now got a bunch of mad fucknuggets going about writing "Research Flat Earth" on roadsigns around Scotland etc. I've heard it mentioned a bit recently, buzzing around out there in the ether, I just don't pay attention to stuff that sounds boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I used to live with a man of the same name - and he had the nickname "mad" in his Facebook. Anyone who has to make up their own nickname surely lacks a certain charisma. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 This guy got his 15 minutes of fame. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 23 hours ago, downzy said: The thing I find hilarious is that this "rocket" is only expected to climb 1800 feet. Why not jump on a flight by Southwest for $100 and see the earth from 30k feet? Maybe air travel is fake too? I'm on flights 3 - 4 times per week usually.............OR AM I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1989 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 This is just one of those conspiracies for the utterly retarded. What possible benefit would there be for lying about the shape of the earth? What exactly do they believe, that we're all on a single dimensional plane that has an edge you can fall off? If so, why don't they just go to the edge of that plane and find that actually it keeps going. I guess that would make them believe it's a cylindrical earth, so go north instead of West and check again. Fucking retards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I do not know why you are so worried about this bloke enough to call him every pejorative word under the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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