| Author | Message | ||
     Crusty |
I was hoping he would have a successful flight and would then be convinced the earth is flat! We need more harmless crackpots to counterbalance the dangerous ones. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-cancels-rock et-launch-to-prove-earth-is-flat/ar-BBFCP08?li=BBn b7Kz | ||
| Tootal |
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| Aesquire |
A pity. Manned rocketry is an exciting activity and fun to watch if no one gets hurt. It's really mature to make sure his systems are functional and tested. I wish him luck and good fortune. Even if it's mostly con game the sense of humor and genre savvy has won me over.  | ||
| Jaimec |
Story I read is the launcher broke down in his driveway.  | ||
| Torquehd |
Well that was close. He nearly discovered our secret! NORAD, ensure that man gets an extra dose of Chemtrails! | ||
| Ebutch |
Hope he takes ale gore with Him!  | ||
| Ebutch |
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| Greg_e |
It said this is steam powered... How much water can he really carry to blow out the back of that "rocket"? I hope he dies a glorious death, or gets accustomed to the hospital, he's going to break a lot of bones in the crash. | ||
| Ratbuell |
I hope he doesn't kill anyone on the ground... | ||
| Torquehd |
I wonder why he wouldn't opt for a smaller payload, like say, a high def Camera (a freaking Gopro would probably do the job). Less fuel, less rocket, more elevation, less danger, less legal engagement. Maybe he thinks the reptilians will hack the camera with DARPA mind control. I think he's been soaking up too many of them chemtrails. | ||
| Greg_e |
I'm sure his goal is to fly to the edge and maybe flip to the other side. Not sure how he expects to hold enough fuel in that tiny "spacecraft". | ||
| Greg_e |
It has to be some kind of marketing scam from Nanolube Corp. | ||
| Ebutch |
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| Zac4mac |
I can empathize, I'm trying to go 180+mph on a stock EBR 1190RS, to prove the world's round. He's got more backing.... | ||
| S1owner |
Ok so say he found out the earth was flat. What does anyone gain or loose other then its not round? Does not change how anything is done. Bedides from what I read we have commercial airliners that fly higher then he can go in that death trap. | ||
| Pwnzor |
We have KITES that fly higher than that thing. | ||
| Hootowl |
"Does not change how anything is done" It would sure change the math for orbital mechanics. "We have KITES that fly higher than that thing." Yeah...not to mention airplanes. If he was that concerned, why not just buy a $49 ticket from Southwest and pack a camera? | ||
| Strokizator |
Kind of reminds me of Evel Kneivel's "attempted" jump of the Snake River Canyon. Lots of hoopla and buildup and he pulls the chute before leaving the ramp. Since then, most real stunts have become nothing more than publicity stunts. | ||
| Hootowl |
"he pulls the chute before leaving the ramp" I think he only achieves lucidity when he's about to die. Holy crap! What am I doing? How did I get here? I'm going to di...ooh, a parachute! | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
I read that he lost grip with the controls due to the strong G-forces and pulled the dead-man switch. | ||
| Sifo |
"he pulls the chute before leaving the ramp" I think he only achieves lucidity when he's about to die. Holy crap! What am I doing? How did I get here? I'm going to di...ooh, a parachute! Supposedly, the chute coming out on take off just about killed him. Hard to say what the truth is on what happened there. I used to think the whole "flat earth" thing was supposed to be a joke. I'm still not convinced it's not a joke. Are there really educated people that can't see through the fallacy of arguments like these? | ||
| Tootal |
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| Hootowl |
"Hard to say what the truth is on what happened there." I like my version of events. A near tragedy should be a thing of comedy, after the fact. | ||
| Greg_e |
Wow, this guy has a masters in physics? | ||
| Ourdee |
LOL | ||
| Zac4mac |
No, this guysays he has a Masters in Physics. | ||
| Ourdee |
He said some other crazy stuff too. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
He has a doctorate in driving limos. His dissertation topic was about cleaning puke after prom night. | ||
| Aesquire |
As to Kites higher than he has flown, I've flown a mile higher with a "kite". We did, however, get a first. I bet no news report in history had the quote that "My motor home rocket launcher broke down in the driveway" as a factual statement. I've mounted rockets on bicycles. Even the top Centuri model engines were disappointing in that application, even with ten engines in two five rocket clusters. I used a bike generator to power the Nichrome ignition system. Bungee cord launched gliders work fine and with a bit of luck finding a thermal soar higher than our Flat Earth sponsored fellow. Again, man carrying gliders. I never had an urge to fly a Natter, ( look it up ) but would try a Me-163 replica. The difference is the landing. Glide to a skid landing vs. Parachute. | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
I was really hoping he'd paint a big "ACME" on the side of the rocket. |
