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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(Score: 2) by turgid on Monday March 26 2018, @12:37PM (2 children)
Earth is an oblate spheroid with surface irregularities.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26 2018, @05:02PM (1 child)
You all, even the Flat Earthers, are dreaming up to many dimensions and are all wrong. The Earth is a single point!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26 2018, @05:19PM
No, no, it's a 3-sphere [wikipedia.org]. How else can you explain the simultaneous 4 day rotation [2enp.com]?