CasualBystander
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I shouldn't need to point out the obvious hole in that theory.
Alongside an array of speakers discussing their research as well as, no doubt, vendors selling all manner of Flat Earth swag, one of the highlights of the conference looks to be an appearance by "Mad" Mike Hughes, who launched himself in a homemade rocket back in March in an attempt to prove that the Earth is not round. The stunt transformed the daredevil into something of a celebrity in the Flat Earth community and fans of the daredevil will be able to see the steam-powered craft he created for his headline-making mission.
Mad Mike' Hughes, 64, homemade-rocket daredevil, killed in mishap
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BARSTOW, Calif. — A self-styled daredevil died Saturday after a rocket in which he launched himself crashed into the ground, a colleague and a witness said.
“Mad Mike" Hughes died after the homemade rocket crashed on private property near Barstow about 1:52 p.m. near Highway 247, the Daily Press of Victorville reported.
Justin Chapman, a freelance journalist, told the AP that he and his wife witnessed the crash.
The rocket appeared to rub against the launch apparatus, which might have torn the parachutes attached to it, Chapman said.
The rocket came straight down into the ground, Chapman said.
According to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department statement, deputies were called to the event.
“A man was pronounced deceased after the rocket crashed in the open desert during a rocket launch event,” the statement said. The sheriff’s department did not identify the person who died.
In March 2018, Hughes, who believed the Earth is flat, propelled himself about 1,875 feet into the air before a hard landing in the Mojave Desert.
“My story really is incredible,” Hughes told the AP at the time. “It’s got a bunch of story lines — the garage-built thing. I’m an older guy. It’s out in the middle of nowhere, plus the Flat Earth. The problem is it brings out all the nuts also, people questioning everything. It’s the downside of all this.”
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Once you take the position that every government agency is lying about the curvature of the earth, that means you will never accept any “proof.” These people randomly state that all pictures are photoshopped or are CGI without offering one bit of proof. What are you supposed to do with such humans? There is no point wasting precious breath on these dolts.
He died a man with his convictions totally proven correct. I bet that Earth felt pretty flat when he slammed into it. Chalk another one up for Darwin.
Yes, Flat-Earthers Really Do Exist, -1
You know... I think I get his point...
He may be right to say to say that we should all be able to see it for ourselves...
Wouldn't that be nice?
Damn, I wonder if he could see when he was going to impact the ground or was covered up by metal and the impact unknown but at any moment for him...
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Hughes’s support team went to inspect the crash site about a half mile away, Chapman said, and returned with the harrowing news: Hughes was dead, the rocket had pancaked, and the other three parachutes never deployed.