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Man Killed in ‘Rocket Crash’ in Desert in Barstow [CA]
ktla ^
| 02/22/2020
Posted on 02/22/2020 6:58:34 PM PST by BenLurkin
A man died in what authorities described as a rocket crash in the desert in Barstow on Saturday afternoon.
The deadly crash was reported just before 2 p.m. on a private property along Highway 247, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a written statement. "A man was pronounced deceased after the rocket crashed in the open desert during a rocket launch event," the statement said. Medical help was already on-site, but the pilot could not be saved.
Authorities did not identity the pilot pending positive identification by coroner's officials. Witnesses and news reports indicted the launch was an event hosted by local daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes, an amateur rocket builder intent on proving that the Earth is flat.
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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: australia; california; darwinaward; flatearth; flatearther; flatmikesociety; madmikehughes; michaelhughes; mikehughes; rocket; science
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posted on
02/22/2020 6:58:34 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: SunkenCiv
Of possible interest to your ping lists
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posted on
02/22/2020 6:59:46 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
"the launch was an event hosted by local daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes, an amateur rocket builder intent on proving that the Earth is flat."We clearly have a prime candidate for the 2020 Darwin Award!
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:01:43 PM PST
by
norwaypinesavage
(Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:02:19 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I never thought it was going to end well for that guy. It is one thing to be PT Barnum, and it is another thing to put your life on the line in a PT Barnum endeavor.
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:02:36 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(Finding middle ground with tyranny or evil makes you either a tyrant or evil. Often both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:03:29 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BenLurkin
What goes up will come down...its not the fall that kills you, its the sudden stop..
To: dpetty121263
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:05:12 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BenLurkin
.......local daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes, an amateur rocket builder intent on proving that the Earth is flat.
Here's Your
Darwin Award
Enjoy 
Click the Pic
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:06:17 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: dfwgator
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:07:02 PM PST
by
Hoosier-Daddy
("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
To: BenLurkin
Ground control to Major Tom...
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:07:06 PM PST
by
trublu
To: dfwgator
Judging from the crash video I’d say pilot is a generous term here. More like rider. Regardless, RIP.
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:07:07 PM PST
by
lodi90
To: dfwgator
Judging from the crash video I’d say pilot is a generous term here. More like rider. Regardless, RIP.
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:07:10 PM PST
by
lodi90
To: rlmorel
I remember reading about a similar launch he did a couple of years ago.
To: BenLurkin
Hmmmm... I’m pretty well convinced that the earth is round. It’s not ... um... rocket science! 🙄
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:08:03 PM PST
by
DJ Frisat
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To: norwaypinesavage; rlmorel; SunkenCiv
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:08:18 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I think he proved the earth is hard.
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:09:14 PM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: lodi90
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:10:02 PM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: dpetty121263; Inyo-Mono; Fiddlstix; dfwgator; trublu
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:10:45 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: Bonemaker
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posted on
02/22/2020 7:12:44 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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