WhoTom Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 “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
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 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. 1
PromoTheRobot Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 He was killed before he discovered....the truth! Wake up, folks.
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 8:56 PM, PromoTheRobot said: He was killed before he discovered....the truth! Wake up, folks. Expand He probably should have put a little more emphasis on parachute technology.
Augie Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) On 2/23/2020 at 9:00 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: He probably should have put a little more emphasis on parachute technology. Expand 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! . Edited February 23, 2020 by Augie 4
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 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! . Expand What stunts do you have planned?
Augie Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 9:24 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: What stunts do you have planned? Expand NOT planning stunts IS my plan!
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 9:26 PM, Augie said: NOT planning stunts IS my plan! Expand Solid strategy......I've yet to hear of any TBD related posting injuries. Maybe some mental anguish at most. 1
WhoTom Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 ^ "And all the science, I don't understand. It's not my job five days a week..." 1
Doc Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 At least he died doing what he loved.[ihatethatsaying]
Lurker Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 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..." Expand 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."
WhoTom Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 10:41 PM, Brit said: Prime Darwin Award candidate. Expand Unless he reproduced prior to bringing about his own demise. (I'm not sure if he did.)
4BillsintheBurgh Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Obviously someone wanted him dead before he found out the truth!
Brit Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 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.) Expand Still counts as he can no longer add to the gene pool. Really a stupid way to go. Sad. But really, really dumb.
WhoTom Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 10:57 PM, 4BillsintheBurgh said: Obviously someone wanted him dead before he found out the truth! Expand He did find out the truth: rocket science is, in fact, rocket science. 4
Augie Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 10:57 PM, 4BillsintheBurgh said: Obviously someone wanted him dead before he found out the truth! Expand 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. 2
Cripple Creek Posted February 24, 2020 Posted February 24, 2020 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 Expand I'll counter your thread title by saying that more science deniers should be building rockets. 1 1
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