![]() ![]() ![]() "But when I'm not doing that, I research things."Īnd Hughes intends that research to continue well beyond Saturday's launch, which he says he will be streaming online. I researched it for several months in between doing everything else - you know, I've still got to make a living and all that kind of stuff, and building this rocket actually eats up a lot of my time," he told the flat-Earth Web show. "I've been a believer for maybe almost a year. ![]() His second campaign, this time posted after his conversion and with the support of the flat-Earth community, succeeded in hitting its $7,875 goal. Still, Hughes converted to the flat-Earth belief recently, shortly after his first fundraising campaign for the rocket earned just $310 of its $150,000 goal. NPR Ed The Earth Is Flat? Check Wikipedia There's no difference between science and science fiction." But that's not science, that's just a formula. "I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air, about the certain size of rocket nozzles, and thrust. "I don't believe in science," Hughes added. ![]() (It goes without saying, but we'll say this anyway: Do not try this at home - or anywhere.) And the whole thing is costing him just $20,000, according to the AP. "It's the most interesting story in the world," Hughes told The Associated Press of his jury-rigged quest to overturn more than two millennia of scientific knowledge. His name is "Mad" Mike Hughes, his steam-powered rocket is built of salvaged metals, his launch pad is repurposed from a used mobile home - and he is confident this will mark the first step toward proving the Earth is flat, after all. On Saturday, a limousine driver plans to launch himself on a mile-long flight over the Mojave Desert in a rocket of his own making. Waldo Stakes/HO courtesy of Mad Mike Hughes via AP 15, Mike Hughes stands beside his steam-powered rocket, which he built from salvaged parts. ![]()
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