“Mad” Mike’s rocketship. If you can’t prove the world is flat with this contraption, perhaps you can at least catch a roadrunner.
Breaking News: The world was proven flat on Saturday, March 25, 2018, when intrepid daredevil, “Mad” Mike Hughes launched himself 1,875 feet into the troposphere (yes, the TROPOSPHERE, I say!), in his homemade steam-powered rocketship.
You first heard about “Mad” Mike Hughes on this very blog (unless you heard elsewhere). That’s when I scooped the entire journalistic world, except the journalists who made me aware of this story, and told you about “Mad” Mike’s ambition. I even met his helper and saw the madman not more than 50 feet away. He ignored me. But I did take some snapshots of his crazy spaceship.
Here’s a link to my earlier blog post:
Mad Mike and His Steam-Powered Rocketship
Yep, I like to keep you abreast of the cutting edge of science. And nonscience. And even, nonsense.
“Mad” Mike Hughes believes the world is as flat as a frisbee. But he doesn’t want you to take his word for it, he wants to prove it. So he built a steam-powered rocketship, which he has used several times now to penetrate the troposphere, and gaze upon this frisbee from on high. I guess there’s nothing like getting a birds-eye view of something, so you can tell exactly how it’s shaped.
“Mad” Mike’s first launch, several years ago, delivered him to heights of 1,500 feet. However this latest launch shattered his old record, bursting the 1,800 foot mark. This time he used two parachutes instead of one, and managed to avoid breaking both of his ankles again. But he does claim to have a sore back.
Actually, some of the above was fake news. I’m sorry. I hate to burst your bubble, but “Mad” Mike did not really prove the world is flat. All his launch did was raise our awareness of his flat earth cause. He claims he’ll have to launch himself some 68 miles up into the air before he can provide evidence of our planet’s flatness.
But he does plan to do this, in a fancy-fangled device called a “Rockoon”. This is a hybrid of a rocketship and balloon, that “Mad” Mike intends to invent.
We’re looking forward to it, “Mad” Mike, but we sincerely hope you will survive. We’re glad you returned to earth safely on Saturday, and we hope you always keep safety foremost in mind. Never deny the scientifically-proven fact that gravity can be very dangerous.
I now return you to your regular blog programming . . .
Categories: Science
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You’ll enjoy this:
Maybe you can send a copy to Mad Mike.
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I love Neil deGrasse Tyson. And I think I’ll take a scientist’s word about the shape of the earth over a rap star.
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Smart!
Also, to echo Joan, I loved your segue from science to non-science to nonsense.
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Thanks.
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1800 feet? Whoa baby, Mad Mike is cooking now! A Rockoon? I can hardly wait. Maybe he’ll find the Lindberg baby up there. I like how science blends into non-science blends into nonsense in your write-up. Well done, Tippy. Keep us posted. 🙂
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Thanks. That “Rockoon” should be pretty interesting to see in action. I can hardly wait, myself.
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wonderful he did
not hurt anyone
or become flattened
by the earth 🙂
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rumor has it
he may have
squashed
a horny toad
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Good grief! {me, shaking my head}
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We humans are a peculiar species, aren’t we?
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Peculiar doesn’t even come close when describing some people.
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Has Mad Mike figured out that he may need a space suit of some sort to prove this. I’m just sayin..
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I don’t know, but I think you’re right. He’s going to need to design a cocoon for his rockoon.
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I’m right?! Can you tell my Hubby that?!
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Erm, no, I do not want to violate the male Code of Ethics. All men have a secret, unspoken agreement to side with each other against women, no matter how stupid it makes us look.
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Now how did I know that?!
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Hmm…. I seem to recall a rather sad post script to this “scientific” endeavor.
Maybe he should have included a parasol?
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Yes, unfortunately he died in February of this year (2020), during one of his rocket ship adventures. He didn’t have a parasol, but he did have a parachute. However, it detached during the launch, and Mad Mike plummeted to his death. I posted a story about his last ride. Here’s a link to it:
https://wp.me/p79WRP-2fz
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