Sometimes you see a news article and you wonder why you ever decided to get sober.

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Sometimes you see a news article and you wonder why you ever decided to get sober. And remember, folks, this guy is allowed to vote.

#flatearth
#wackados
#whyinthe21stcenturyarewestillhavingthisdiscussion
https://www.sciencealert.com/man-launch-himself-in-homemade-rocket-to-prove-earth-is-flat

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Emlyn O'Regan said…
He can fill out his own Darwin award application before he goes.

Except he probably doesn't believe in evolution.
November 21, 2017 at 9:55 PM
Dmitriy Briskin said…
It's not science, it's just formula. Brilliant.
November 21, 2017 at 10:54 PM
Bodhipaksa said…
His expected altitude is 1,800 feet, which is not exactly the ideal vantage point from which to assess whether or not the Earth is a globe.
November 22, 2017 at 12:13 AM
Franc Schiphorst said…
It's high enough to validate that it's flat, but you will not see the ice wall holding in the oceans
November 22, 2017 at 5:41 AM
Scott Reiboldt said…
this is from where i live and it's not his first attempt ;) /nut
November 22, 2017 at 6:30 AM
Jessica Nguyen said…
Momma said if you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all, I'm keeping my big mouth shut!
November 22, 2017 at 9:08 AM
Rich LaDuca said…
An hero in teh makin', dis guy.
November 22, 2017 at 9:50 AM
Gerardo Tasistro said…
He spent 20k to go up less than 2000 feet. Had he believed the travel agent he could have bought a first class round the globe ticket! Guess it sucks to be flat earther when you think about it.
November 22, 2017 at 3:20 PM
Jason ON said…
Courtesy of Frederica Mussolini:

Flat Earth Society
wiki.tfes.org - Frequently Asked Questions
November 22, 2017 at 10:28 PM
Franc Schiphorst said…
Don't do drugs m'kay!

"In the Round Earth model, terminal velocity happens when the acceleration due to gravity is equal to the acceleration due to drag. In the Flat Earth model, however, there are no balanced forces: terminal velocity happens when the upward acceleration of the person is equal to the upward acceleration of the Earth."

https://wiki.tfes.org/Universal_Acceleration#Accelerating_to_the_Speed_of_Light
November 22, 2017 at 11:16 PM
Gerardo Tasistro said…
Johnny Wishbonn, yup! Like who could have thought of $150.00 balloon-and-camera-to-the-edge-of-space project when you can spend 20k to project (and potentially kill) yourself going up only 1700 feet?

wired.com - The $150 Edge-of-Space Camera: MIT Students Beat NASA On Beer-Money Budget | WIRED
November 23, 2017 at 9:28 AM
Gerardo Tasistro said…
This is turning into some serious steampunk shit isn't it?
November 25, 2017 at 4:13 PM
Gerardo Tasistro said…
PS, I hope his chute has an auto deploy feature just in case he blacks out due to high G forces.
November 25, 2017 at 4:15 PM
Scott Reiboldt said…
he can't do it, nobody would give him a permit.
November 27, 2017 at 6:10 AM
Rich LaDuca said…
Gerardo Tasistro
The thing is steam driven...
It can't generate that much force.
When Kenevel did the snake river stunt (with actual jet fuel), eventually he understood that he would be unconscious, shortly after ignition, he knew it would never work, but was not going to bail out...
Though, there are plenty of other factors, I doubt this guy has any clue about.

The fact that this guy has the perspective he has, makes me think his myopathy puts all kinds of blinders on him.
'An Hero' in the making!

November 27, 2017 at 7:12 AM
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