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Federal Government Denies Permission for Flat Earth Researcher's Rocket Launch

posted by martyb on Tuesday November 28 2017, @09:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-truth-is-out-there dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

According to Southern California Public Radio,

"Mad" Mike Hughes, limousine driver and self-proclaimed flat-Earther, announced that he had to delay his plan to launch himself 1,800 feet high in a rocket of his own making. The launch, which he has billed as a crucial first step toward ultimately photographing our disc-world from space, had been scheduled for Saturday — before the Bureau of Land Management got wind of the plan and barred him from using public land in Amboy, Calif.

Also, the rocket launcher he had built out of a used motor home "broke down in the driveway" on Wednesday, according to Hughes. He said in a YouTube announcement that they'd eventually gotten the launcher fixed — but the small matter of federal permission proved a more serious stumbling block (for now).

Related: Flat Earther Plans Manned Steam-Powered Rocket Launch.

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 28 2017, @03:55PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 28 2017, @03:55PM (#602535)

    why would you even argue with someone older than 12 about the shape of the Earth?
    it's so much easier to just make new friends... even if you're a physicist.

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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Tuesday November 28 2017, @04:55PM (2 children)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Tuesday November 28 2017, @04:55PM (#602569)

    Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Why would you waste any time at all having a conversation with someone this dumb?

    • (Score: 2) by JNCF on Tuesday November 28 2017, @08:32PM (1 child)

      by JNCF (4317) on Tuesday November 28 2017, @08:32PM (#602650) Journal

      Without going into details, it's not somebody that I recreationally hang out with. But in general terms I can appreciate somebody's company without respecting their cognitive abilities in every facet of life; I find this character's anti-semitism much more off putting than his flat-eartherism. I've known people with some ridiculous worldviews that I still enjoyed discussing art, literature, programming, social dynamics, and other such trivia with.

      I don't try to engage in discussions about how flat the earth is, but if the topic is repeatedly brought up I'll do my best to represent Team Ball.

      • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Tuesday November 28 2017, @08:52PM

        by Osamabobama (5842) on Tuesday November 28 2017, @08:52PM (#602659)

        Team Ball

        Beam Ball
        Beak Ball
        Beck Ball
        Back Ball
        Back Bell
        Tack Bell
        Taco Bell

        So the Earth started out flat, then was folded over to make a taco shape. Message received.

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