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Daredevil and Flat Earth theorist "Mad" Mike Hughes dies in rocket crash
CBS News ^ | 2/21/20

Posted on 02/23/2020 10:50:15 AM PST by Impala64ssa

Daredevil and Flat Earth theorist Michael "Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday in a rocket crash. Hughes, 64, wanted to prove the Flat Earth theory by taking photographs of the Earth from a homemade rocket.

Saturday's rocket launch was to be featured on the Science Channel, which was chronicling Hughes' attempts to launch himself high enough in a homemade rocket to take pictures of the curvature — or lack thereof as far as Hughes was concerned — of the Earth. This particular launch was only supposed to take Hughes 5,000 feet in the air, according to Discovery.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mike Hughes' family and friends during this difficult time. It was always his dream to do this launch, and Science Channel was there to chronicle his journey," Science Channel said in a statement.

Although police did not positively identify Hughes, San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Public Information Officer  Cindy Bachman said Saturday in a statement, "A man was pronounced deceased after the rocket crashed in the open desert during a rocket launch event. Medical aid was staged for the launch and was on scene immediately."

Hughes had previously completed a successful launch in March 2018, which sent him 1,800 feet in the air. 

"The Flat Earth thing is like everything else to me," Hughes told CBS News in October 2018. "I just want people to question everything. Question what your congressman is doing, your city council. Question what really happened during the Civil War. What happened during 9/11."

At the time, Hughes stated that he built his homemade rocket mostly through, "trial and error," and admitted, "You don't get a lot of second chances, though, in the rocket business."


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To: SunkenCiv

You nailed it.


121 posted on 02/23/2020 5:20:45 PM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Inside a Flat Earth conference. Mad Mike was there. It was interesting that the other FEs were telling him that since he would have to wear a helmet at high altitude to breath, its curved lenze would fool him.

https://www.diyphotography.net/how-nikon-cameras-prove-that-the-earth-is-flat/


122 posted on 02/23/2020 5:38:36 PM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: Impala64ssa

"Push the button, Max!"

123 posted on 02/23/2020 5:39:07 PM PST by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
Yep, instruments would leave no doubt.

The Suez Canal ought to give you nightmares as far as curvature goes.

Suez Canal

Bellefonds performed a survey of the Isthmus of Suez and confirmed that the Mediterranean and Red seas were, contrary to popular belief, at the same level of altitude. This meant a canal without locks could be built, making construction significantly easier.

Interesting, eh?
Water does find its own level though, doesn't it.

124 posted on 02/23/2020 5:40:38 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Pelham

Captain Cook wrote in his journal about his efforts to circumnavigate Antarctica back in the late 1700s. After sailing 60,000+ miles in the most treacherous of conditions and no end in sight, he gave up. Wikipedia shows the distance around Antarctica at 11,165 miles.


125 posted on 02/23/2020 7:35:00 PM PST by Sioux-san
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To: philman_36

“Are you being intentionally obtuse or do you have a reading comprehension problem?”

If I was I’d change my name to “philman_37”.


126 posted on 02/23/2020 7:42:36 PM PST by Pelham (RIP California, killed by massive immigration)
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To: philman_36
The question to ask yourself is...are you indoctrinated?
Right back at ya.

127 posted on 02/23/2020 8:04:11 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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The mere idea that a guy named Flat Earth Mike created a nearly perfect parabolic arc to screw himself into the ground at nearly 200 mph is pure poetry.


128 posted on 02/23/2020 10:50:30 PM PST by StAnDeliver (CNN's Dana B: "Show of hands: Coverage for undocumented immigrants?" ***all Democrat hands raised***)
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To: SunkenCiv
Right back at ya.

I've broken my indoctrination, obviously, or I wouldn't be taking the non-doctrinal side.

129 posted on 02/24/2020 2:38:48 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Pelham
Since you don't disagree you are agreeing with me that what you suggest to be undertaken can't be done.

Thanks for your confirmation and tacit admission that your suggestion was nothing more than a ploy. (whether or not you meant to do that)

130 posted on 02/24/2020 2:47:40 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

Dead wrong — indoctrination is what you’ve embraced.


131 posted on 02/24/2020 7:59:24 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Dead wrong — indoctrination is what you’ve embraced.

Now that's funny! You doggedly hold faith to a certain doctrine that
you have been taught all of the decades of your life
(indoctrination)
to believe in and you never question that doctrine.
All the while you belittle/denigrate those who disagree
with said doctrine that you fervently believe and yet
you say I've embraced indoctrination.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
TOO funny.

132 posted on 02/24/2020 9:28:13 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36
You're convinced of something that is absurd, and you use all political terms to discuss it -- in a scientific subject, the best similar example to Flat Earth is AGW, or the Sitchin/Twelfth Planet nonsense, or the false claim that the lunar landings were hoaxed; politically, Flat Earth is most similar to veganism, or the abortion cult. It's hilarious that you present yourself as thinking for yourself, when all you do is regurgitate irrelevant and/or inaccurate junk from websites, then claim to not be indoctrinated. You're a joke, just not a good one.
The last of the AGW regurgitators is still around FR, but can no longer pollute the pages of FR with that BS. Given the sometimes odd and very low standards used to give timeouts or outright bans, well, just keep talking.

133 posted on 02/24/2020 10:02:56 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: wardaddy

Columbus’ crew could see the earth’s curvature from a yardarm.

Everyone can.


134 posted on 02/24/2020 11:34:32 AM PST by Does so (...Democrats believe in democracy only when they win the election...)
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To: Does so
Whether you can see the curvature of the earth or not, the existence of the horizon proves it is curved. It's because of the curve that we can only see a limited distance.

When a ship on the ocean drops from view along the horizon, it has not submerged, it is obscured by the curve of the earth.

135 posted on 02/24/2020 11:42:06 AM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: SunkenCiv
...all you do is regurgitate irrelevant and/or inaccurate junk from websites...

I provided video links, a link to an active treaty, a link to a math website and a link to information on the Suez Canal...82, 106, 109, 111 and 124.

What "junk" do you find in any of those links/websites?

More importantly, why do you feel the need to slander me?

136 posted on 02/24/2020 11:53:23 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment
It's because of the curve that we can only see a limited distance.

Our eyes are why we can only see a limited distance.
Devices like cameras, telescopes and binoculars can extend the range of human eyesight.

When a ship on the ocean drops from view along the horizon, it has not submerged, it is obscured by the curve of the earth.
A ship drops from sight because of the limits of the human eye.
Surely you've experienced the effects of perspective and the vanishing point somewhere at some point in your life.

137 posted on 02/24/2020 12:08:21 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment
It's because of the curve that we can only see a limited distance.

How is it that when you use a pair of binoculars, a zoom camera or a telescope as you see an object "go over the curve" with your naked eye it suddenly comes back into view with the aid of such devices?

Shouldn't the object still be obscured by "the curve"?

138 posted on 02/24/2020 12:15:52 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment
Some of the many examples...Unbelievable Epic Zoom Powers P900 Nikon

Laguna Beach California

One from right here close to home...Shrimp Boat Nikon P900 Zoom Test

139 posted on 02/24/2020 12:22:30 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment
How about a cruise ship? Is that big enough?
P900 Nikon cruise ship

Shouldn't all of those objects still be hidden by "the curve" since you can't see them with your naked eye?

140 posted on 02/24/2020 12:26:56 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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