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“Mad Mike” Hughes, an amateur engineer, daredevil and “Flat Earth” conspiracy theorist whose beliefs pushed him to prove it with homemade rockets, died Saturday when his steam-powered rocket crashed shortly after takeoff outside Barstow, California.

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/flat-earth-daredevil-mad-mike-hughes-dead-rocket-crash-956948

 

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I had this on my alerts this morning......something seems intrinsically wrong with this statement. Probably not a great idea to explore the final frontier on a shoestring budget. 

 

Saturday's launch was supposed to be featured in “Homemade Astronauts,” a series on the Science Channel, according to Discovery.com. The series followed people looking to "explore the final frontier on limited budgets," the company said.

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  On 2/23/2020 at 9:00 PM, RaoulDuke79 said:

He probably should have put a little more emphasis on parachute technology. 

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He was using a king size sheet, and things would have been fine except he used a fitted sheet, and everyone knows they are impossible to work with. I can’t even FOLD one!

 

What shocks me most is that this guy lasted until the ripe old age of 64. If I don’t outlast HIM I’m going to be VERY upset! 

 

 

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  On 2/23/2020 at 9:21 PM, Augie said:

 

He was using a king size sheet, and things would have been fine except he used a fitted sheet, and everyone knows they are impossible to work with. I can’t even FOLD one!

 

What shocks me most is that this guy lasted until the ripe old age of 64. If I don’t outlast HIM I’m going to be VERY upset! 

 

 

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What stunts do you have planned? 

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  On 2/23/2020 at 10:17 PM, WhoTom said:

^

"And all the science, I don't understand. It's not my job five days a week..."

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People also ask:   How did Major Tom die?

"...It is assumed that, sadly, Tom died in the process of re-entry, but in fact he has faked his death so he can return to the depths of space, which he now considers his home."
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  On 2/23/2020 at 10:41 PM, Brit said:

Prime Darwin Award candidate.

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Unless he reproduced prior to bringing about his own demise. (I'm not sure if he did.)

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  On 2/23/2020 at 10:54 PM, WhoTom said:

 

Unless he reproduced prior to bringing about his own demise. (I'm not sure if he did.)

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Still counts as he can no longer add to the gene pool. 

 

Really a stupid way to  go.

 

Sad. But really, really dumb.

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  On 2/23/2020 at 10:57 PM, 4BillsintheBurgh said:

Obviously someone wanted him dead before he found out the truth! 

 

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He was threatening to announce his role in faking the moon landing. BTW, part of his message was that the moon is also as flat as a postage stamp.

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  On 2/23/2020 at 8:33 PM, WhoTom said:

“Mad Mike” Hughes, an amateur engineer, daredevil and “Flat Earth” conspiracy theorist whose beliefs pushed him to prove it with homemade rockets, died Saturday when his steam-powered rocket crashed shortly after takeoff outside Barstow, California.

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/flat-earth-daredevil-mad-mike-hughes-dead-rocket-crash-956948

 

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I'll counter your thread title by saying that more science deniers should be building rockets.

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