"Mad" Mike Hughes plans to ascend to 1800 feet in a $20,000 steam-powered rocket.
He has flown in rockets before, mostly successfully, but was injured by the acceleration.
Despite that he claims "science is science fiction", he used documented engineering formulas because they are known to work, despite that the science behind them is bogus.
It will be live-streamed on Hughes' YouTube channel, possibly also on Pay-Per-View.
(Score: 2) by tonyPick on Thursday November 23 2017, @01:46PM
There's a few other different ways you can demonstrate it, also mentioned here: https://www.popsci.com/10-ways-you-can-prove-earth-is-round [popsci.com]
However I suspect that anyone launching themselves skyward at 500mph with the attitude "I don't believe in science," is likely wind up a lot flatter than the earth as a result.