Flatearther about to put his money where his mouth is

[321Nole]

Man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet into the air in a steam-powered rocket he built out of scrap metal.

"I'll shut the door on this ball earth"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ove-the-earth-is-flat/?utm_term=.05f0612ca409

Bonus footage of prototype test fire:


Bonus footage prototype test manned flight (p.s. apparently his friends lack basic first aid skills):

 

[BelemNole]

Is Sammy Watkins riding shotgun?

 

[GoNolesTX]

Kyrie Irving funding this fact finding mission?

 

[NDallasRuss]

It's only going up 1,800 feet?

So, he could stand in an elevator up to the observation deck of the new One World Trade or the CN Tower in Toronto, get the same view/perspective, and not die?

I hope he's taping it so when the inevitable happens we can all at least watch it.

 

[321Nole]

It's only going up 1,800 feet?

So, he could stand in an elevator up to the observation deck of the new One World Trade or the CN Tower in Toronto, get the same view/perspective, and not die?

I hope he's taping it so when the inevitable happens we can all at least watch it.

In fairness he plans on building a better rocket to get him higher at a later date.

 

[NDallasRuss]

In fairness he plans on building a better rocket to get him higher at a later date.

I hope he held off on buying the materials until he sees how this one goes.

 

[SeaPA]

He should just tie a bunch of helium balloons to a lawn chair, and arm himself with a B.B. gun to pop enough of them to slowly descend back to the flat earth when he is ready.

 

[BelemNole]

It's only going up 1,800 feet?

So, he could stand in an elevator up to the observation deck of the new One World Trade or the CN Tower in Toronto, get the same view/perspective, and not die?

I hope he's taping it so when the inevitable happens we can all at least watch it.

Actually, he likely won't even clear the surrounding hills if you look at google earth. He'd do better driving his car up to the cell tower up there.

 

[F4Gary]

In fairness he plans on building a better rocket to get him higher at a later date.

So he is the Alan Shepard of flat earthers.

 

[West Duval Nole]

Why not just go strap himself onto one of Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets?

 

[PoopandBoogers]

Would love to see his medical history, IRS tax returns, and the inside of his refrigerator.

 

[Gonolz]

I don't think this guy can prove whether the earth is round or flat by this flight attempt, but I think he will prove that Darwin and Sir Isaac Newton's theories were true.

 

[NDallasRuss]

I don't think this guy can prove whether the earth is round or flat by this flight attempt, but I think he will prove that Darwin and Sir Isaac Newton's theories were true.

If he doesn't believe in science, maybe those theories won't apply to him. Like when Wile E Coyote goes off the cliff and isn't affected until he looks down and accepts that there's gravity, and that he's screwed.

 

[appynole]

I once took a flight from NC to HI and the earth always seemed to stay flat to me.

 

[321Nole]

I once took a flight from NC to HI and the earth always seemed to stay flat to me.

According to this guy's calculations you were only like 200 feet off the ground.

 

[Fijimn]

This story has a hold-my-beer-and-watch-this vibe.