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8. He likely has a bailout parachute. The biggest danger is his rocket

Sat Aug 10, 2019, 08:52 PM

Aug 2019

falling on someone on the ground who is unaware. If I understand he does the tests on the salt flats, which are unpopulated for large distances.

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'Mad' Flat-Earther to Launch Himself 5,000 Feet Up on a Homemade Steam Rocket Sunday [View all] Eugene Aug 2019 OP

What could go wrong? Nt Crabby Appleton Aug 2019 #1

I am not even remotely opposed to this plan Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #2

The "Science Channel" BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #3

What will he say when he gets so high he sees the horizon is curved BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #4

He won't remotely see that at 5,000 feet. Blue_true Aug 2019 #7

Go for it, mad Mike! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2019 #5

Could ya like take the dotard with you??!! Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #17

Likely to soon be a flattened flat-earther ... nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2019 #6

He likely has a bailout parachute. The biggest danger is his rocket Blue_true Aug 2019 #8

5000 feet isn't high enough. So stupid. Claritie Pixie Aug 2019 #9

Why not just hike or drive up a ten thousand foot mountain royable Aug 2019 #10

Because then he wouldn't get idiots Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #18

Again? A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #11

... CentralMass Aug 2019 #12

You can't see the curve of the earth at 5000 feet. What a moron. AJT Aug 2019 #15

Did he claim that people from across the globe will be watching? Blue Owl Aug 2019 #16

I see what you did there. Maybe he'll get a big round of applause. Grown2Hate Aug 2019 #22

Bless his heart. nt TeamPooka Aug 2019 #19

Do your thing, Darwinism Takket Aug 2019 #20

Probably using Clean Coal to build up that steam charge. Captain Zero Aug 2019 #21