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Old 25 February 2020, 11:50 AM   #61
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Old 25 February 2020, 11:51 AM   #62
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Ya gotta respect a man who stands up for his beliefs.

Although it is pretty amazing he lived until 64 years of age.


That's societal living for you. The animals used to take care of stupid and lazy both.
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Old 25 February 2020, 02:59 PM   #63
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Old 25 February 2020, 03:05 PM   #64
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Old 25 February 2020, 03:20 PM   #65
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This from Space.com:

In a 2017 documentary about the daredevil entitled "Rocketman: Mad Mike's Mission to Prove the Flat Earth," Hughes stated, "I'm not going to take anyone else's word for it, or NASA, or especially Elon Musk with SpaceX," he said. "I'm going to build my own rocket right here and I'm going to see it with my own eyes what shape this world we live on."

However, in the interview with Space.com, Hughes clarified, "although I do believe in the flat Earth, this was never an attempt to prove that."

"This flat Earth has nothing to do with the steam rocket launches, it never did, it never will. I'm a daredevil!" he added. He additionally shared that he wanted to launch "to inspire people."

https://www.space.com/mad-mike-fatal...th-theory.html
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Old 25 February 2020, 03:24 PM   #66
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Loss of life for stupidity is a sad sad thing
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Old 25 February 2020, 03:51 PM   #67
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He didn't die for his belief that the earth is flat.

He died because he wasn't a very good rocket engineer.
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Old 25 February 2020, 10:10 PM   #68
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Old 25 February 2020, 10:18 PM   #69
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Old 26 February 2020, 12:43 AM   #70
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He didn't die for his belief that the earth is flat.

He died because he wasn't a very good rocket engineer.
C'mon it's not rocket science............oh wait...........never mind.
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Old 26 February 2020, 02:02 AM   #71
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C'mon it's not rocket science............oh wait...........never mind.
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Old 26 February 2020, 02:34 AM   #72
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The Earth IS flat.......





......but only in relatively small pieces.
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Old 26 February 2020, 06:05 AM   #73
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Thank god I thought my life was in danger lol

Even better we have flat earthers among us. Of course we do
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Old 26 February 2020, 06:33 AM   #74
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The earth flattened him for sure.
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Old 26 February 2020, 06:52 AM   #75
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So is it?

Flat?
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Old 26 February 2020, 07:15 AM   #76
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Loss of life for stupidity is a sad sad thing
I agree, but at least his story will outlive him. .
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Old 26 February 2020, 11:07 PM   #77
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I agree, but at least his story will outlive him. .
A legend, in his own lunchtime.


Keeps 'em out of the gene pool, I suppose.
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Old 27 February 2020, 04:17 AM   #78
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C'mon it's not rocket science............oh wait...........never mind.
After reading this I truly feel sorry for this person and any like him

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Deadly Disinfo: How the Flat Earth Conspiracy Doomed an Amateur Rocketeer

“I don’t believe in science,” Hughes told the Associated Press in 2017 as he prepared for a launch sponsored by a group called Research Flat Earth. “I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air, about the certain size of rocket nozzles, and thrust. But that’s not science, that’s just a formula. There’s no difference between science and science fiction.”
https://www.polygraph.info/a/flat-ea.../30454704.html

He dismisses the science behind aerodynamics and rocketry.
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Old 27 February 2020, 04:29 AM   #79
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Old 27 February 2020, 04:59 AM   #80
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Old 27 February 2020, 05:38 AM   #81
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After reading this I truly feel sorry for this person and any like him

https://www.polygraph.info/a/flat-ea.../30454704.html

He dismisses the science behind aerodynamics and rocketry.
What could possibly go wrong..
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Old 27 February 2020, 07:22 AM   #82
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Old 27 February 2020, 07:30 AM   #83
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One of his early scientific experiments:
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Old 27 February 2020, 07:41 AM   #84
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Old 27 February 2020, 10:09 AM   #85
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Surprised no one said the Earth proved this man is flat.
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Old 27 February 2020, 01:50 PM   #86
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At least his kids can say "My Dad was killed when his rocket crashed".
Good dinner-party conversation starter.
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