[Impala64ssa]

Around 1965 Popular Science had an article about the building of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, then the world's longest suspension bridge. It stated that because of the distance the suspension towers are 6" out of parallel to COMPENSATE FOR THE CURVATURE OF THE EARTH .

[crusty old prospector]

OK, I’ll bite. Suppose he is correct and the world is flat. Then what is underneath it?

[TangoLimaSierra]

It’d be funny if he noticed the curvature this time.

[Jeff Chandler]

homemade rocket

Those two words don’t go together.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“. This particular launch was only supposed to take Hughes 5,000 feet in the air, according to Discovery.”

Just buying an airline ticket would have gotten him to 30,000 feet or more.

[Pelham]

An obvious hit ordered by the Round Earther cabal in order to keep their conspiracy going.

[happytrumper]

some guys just like to tinker in their garages all day & collect tools & impress onlookers

[CodeToad]

Retards usually kill themselves so it was good to see he didn’t take anyone else with him.

[CodeToad]

I guess a simply hot air balloon was just too safe for him.

[LegendHasIt]

Well, I guess his little experiment proved one thing: At least SOME of these “Flat-Earthers” are serious about it.

Prior to this, I could never tell for certain if any of them actually believed that nonsense, or if they were just part of a giant joke; another 4Chan meme gone viral.

[Nifster]

Too bad his belief in the flat earth led to his death

[OSHA]

They’re gonna have to dig him up to bury him.

[HandyDandy]

Birds fly. Men drink.

[Rebelbase]

How deep was the crater?

[trisham]

Oy.

[Swordmaker]

Literally hoisted on his own petard. Not often can we truthfully say that about someone.

[BatGuano]

The Earth may be round, but Kansas is FLAT!
I’ve flown at 49,000 feet, in a B-52, and not seen the curvature of the earth. Might be in the 80,000 to 100,000 foot altitude.
Couldn’t go above 50,000 without pressure suits.
Decompression above 63,000 feet and not wearing a pressure suit, the blood will boil.
Mad Mike should have had somebody talk him out of the 5,000 foot climb. Mike Hughes had a death wish, for sure.

[polymuser]

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/

[Charles Martel]

"Push the button, Max!"

[samtheman]

Mt. McKinley is a lot higher than 5,000 feet. Why didn’t he just go up there?