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Flat Earther Manages to Travel One Third of a Mile Into the Sky Using a Steam-Powered Rocket

posted by chromas on Monday March 26 2018, @08:08AM   Printer-friendly
from the fun-with-steam dept.

takyon writes:

Self-taught rocket scientist finally blasts off into California sky

"Mad" Mike Hughes, the rocket man who believes the Earth is flat, propelled himself about 1,875 feet into the air Saturday before a hard landing in the Mojave Desert. He told The Associated Press that outside of an aching back he's fine after the launch near Amboy, California.

"Relieved," he said after being checked out by paramedics. "I'm tired of people saying I chickened out and didn't build a rocket. I'm tired of that stuff. I manned up and did it."

The launch in the desert town — about 200 miles east of Los Angeles — was originally scheduled in November. It was scrubbed several times due to logistical issues with the Bureau of Land Management and mechanical problems that kept popping up.

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Previously: Flat Earther Plans Manned Steam-Powered Rocket Launch
Federal Government Denies Permission for Flat Earth Researcher's Rocket Launch

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26 2018, @09:32AM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26 2018, @09:32AM (#658324)

    You can log in, khallow, everyone knows it's you. Unless it is takyon. Or Mad Mike himself?

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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday March 26 2018, @10:30AM (2 children)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Monday March 26 2018, @10:30AM (#658339) Homepage Journal

    Fry FB FB. Fghjb

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    • (Score: 3, Funny) by drussell on Monday March 26 2018, @02:44PM (1 child)

      by drussell (2678) on Monday March 26 2018, @02:44PM (#658450) Journal

      Fry FB FB. Fghjb

      Hmmm...

      Covfefe, is that you in there?!!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26 2018, @05:39PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26 2018, @05:39PM (#658552)

        Covfefe is in my cupfefe.

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday March 26 2018, @11:19AM (2 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday March 26 2018, @11:19AM (#658362) Journal

    The Universe is Flat. [wikipedia.org] Become a Flat Universer today.

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    • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Monday March 26 2018, @11:31AM (1 child)

      by aristarchus (2645) on Monday March 26 2018, @11:31AM (#658368) Journal

      Now a Flat Universe is an entirely different matter, one that escapes observational confirmation or nullification at the moment. We could, for all we know, actually be a two-dimensional simulation run in three- or four- dimensions. Or, not. Once we understand the Laniakea Supercluster, we should know more. But keep an eye out for the "Electric Universe" folks, the "Alt-redshift" people, or, most insidious of all, the Neo-geocentrists. Oh, and watch out for Planet Kolob. Nineteenth Century Scientology, I'm telling you!

      • (Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26 2018, @05:10PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26 2018, @05:10PM (#658526)

        I see your problem, you just have some weird desire to display your intellectual prowess all the time. Take a chill pill ya old fart!