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Thu 23 Nov 17 13:22

Brave or.... - Crankcase

www.foxnews.com/science/2017/11/23/rocket-launch-will-prove-earth-is-flat-california-man-says.html

Chap has apparently built himself a steam powered rocket. He plans to launch himself in it this weekend. But at least he'll advance science. Oh, wait.

That's some chutzpah.

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Thu 23 Nov 17 13:31

Brave or.... - R.P.

Why doesn't just strap a Go-Pro to a weather balloon like everyone else. He'll die.

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Thu 23 Nov 17 13:37

Brave or.... - Crankcase

Yes. He's going to die, isn't he.

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Thu 23 Nov 17 14:00

Brave or.... - No FM2R

""I donâ€™t believe in science,â€ Hughes said. â€œI know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air, about the certain size of rocket nozzles, and thrust. But thatâ€™s not science, thatâ€™s just a formula"".

Sigh. Standard Californian nut job out for his 15 minutes, I'm sure it will never leave the ground. I doubt he will even try.

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Fri 24 Nov 17 07:39

Brave or.... - Dog

>>He's going to die, isn't he.

none of us are getting out of this world alive

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Thu 23 Nov 17 16:22

Brave or.... - rtj70

>> Why doesn't just strap a Go-Pro to a weather balloon like everyone else. He'll die.

Maybe he hopes to win a Darwin award :-)

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Thu 23 Nov 17 16:28

Brave or.... - No FM2R

A little bit of nosing around shows that he originally started this almost two years ago on a Kickstarter campaign where he stated his motivation was to show the billionaires how it should be done. At that time his goal was to get into outer space.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/1441636269/mission-rock-it-stage-i-the-1-mile-manned-rocket-j?ref=discovery

In a completely shocking coincidence he converted to a Flat-Earth philosophy a couple of weeks before they offered to sponsor his flight.

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Thu 23 Nov 17 16:28

Brave or.... - No FM2R

Oh, by the way, out of his $150,000 he wanted to raise on kickstarter he actually managed $310.

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Thu 23 Nov 17 16:50

Brave or.... - Zero

And I want my money back! all $310 of it

Last edited by: Zero on Thu 23 Nov 17 at 16:50

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Thu 23 Nov 17 17:22

Brave or.... - tyrednemotional

....I think it might turn out to be money well-spent....

;-)

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Thu 23 Nov 17 20:22

Brave or.... - TheManWithNoName

Let him do it. He'll help clean up the gene pool when it ends in a large bang and a damp patch in the sand.

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Thu 23 Nov 17 20:32

Brave or.... - rtj70

To quote from No FM2R's link:

"So he decided to break the world record for the longest ramp jump in the world."

So it's a ramp jump with expectations for height.... I think he needs locking up for his safety as well as others he may fall on.

Last edited by: rtj70 on Thu 23 Nov 17 at 20:32

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Thu 23 Nov 17 20:47

Brave or.... - No FM2R

I don't think he should be locked up for his own safety. The world needs nutters and is a sadder place without them.

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Thu 23 Nov 17 21:51

Brave or.... - CGNorwich

And they all get to vote.

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Thu 23 Nov 17 22:47

Brave or.... - No FM2R

>> And they all get to vote.

Never mind that, a lot of them get elected.

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Thu 23 Nov 17 22:03

Brave or.... - Cliff Pope

>> He'll help clean up the gene pool
>>

I doubt it - he's 61.
Probably too old for a Darwin award.

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Fri 24 Nov 17 06:22

Brave or.... - MD

I guess none of you think the Earthâ€™s flat then. Oh!

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Fri 24 Nov 17 07:51

Brave or.... - Cliff Pope

>> I guess none of you think the Earthâ€™s flat then. Oh!
>>

When I've watched ships disappear over the horizon I've always wondered why they sailed so close to the edge. I suppose that's why we don't have a shipping fleet any more.

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Fri 24 Nov 17 08:47

Brave or.... - Old Navy

I can vouch for the earth's disc being double sided, I have been underneath it.

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Fri 24 Nov 17 09:52

Brave or.... - commerdriver

Interesting,
Did you go straight through the hole in the middle or did you go round d the edge?

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Fri 24 Nov 17 10:09

Brave or.... - Zero

>> Interesting,
>> Did you go straight through the hole in the middle or did you go round
>> d the edge?

He must have gone through the hole, you can't get past the huge wall of ice round the edge.

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Fri 24 Nov 17 11:14

Brave or.... - Old Navy

I have crossed the equator on land, in the air and on and under the sea, it must be a gental transition to the underneath of the disc, it didn't wake me up. Crossing the date line in the right direction was good, two tots of rum on the same day, or the same day twice, one or the other! :-)

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Fri 24 Nov 17 11:38

Brave or.... - bathtub tom

>>it must be a gental transition to the underneath of the disc

Do you get a good view of the four huge elephants on the back of the enormous turtle The Great A'Tuin?

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Fri 24 Nov 17 11:59

Brave or.... - Old Navy

You sometimes get a brief glimpse of them, it depends how long you have been in the bar before the transition. :-)

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Sun 26 Nov 17 09:18

Brave or.... - Crankcase

Well! What an exciting development!

Postponed until Tuesday.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/25/flat-earther-postpones-steam-powered-rocket-flight-motorhomelaunchpad/

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Sun 26 Nov 17 10:37

Brave or.... - Zero

>> Well! What an exciting development!
>>
>> Postponed until Tuesday.
>>
>> www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/25/flat-earther-postpones-steam-powered-rocket-flight-motorhomelaunchpad/
>>

I've wasted my money here havent I.

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