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Title: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Agnostic007 on November 25, 2017, 11:27:33 PM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-cancels-rocket-launch-to-prove-earth-is-flat/ar-BBFCP08?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

Is anyone really surprised?
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Dan-O on November 25, 2017, 11:37:45 PM
This is so beyond stupid.

A) His "rocket" is steam-powered, by 70 gallons of water in a stainless steel tank?
B) He plans to reach an altitude of 1,800 feet?  You couldn't detect the curvature of the earth from that altitude any more than you could see the curvature of the earth by climbing to the top of a mountain (thereby saving yourself the expense of building a homemade steam-powered suicide machine).  SR-71 pilots above an altitude of 80,000 feet can begin to make out the curvature of the earth.  He won't see shit from 1,800 feet.
C) He says he's going to be launched into the 'atmosflat', not the atmosphere.  

I'm calling bullshit.  Nobody is this obstinately, willfully retarded.  This has got to just be for the publicity for his YouTube channel.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Agnostic007 on November 25, 2017, 11:40:50 PM
This is so beyond stupid.

A) His "rocket" is steam-powered, by 70 gallons of water in a stainless steel tank?
B) He plans to reach an altitude of 1,800 feet?  You couldn't detect the curvature of the earth from that altitude any more than you could see the curvature of the earth by climbing to the top of a mountain (thereby saving yourself the expense of building a homemade steam-powered suicide machine).  SR-71 pilots above an altitude of 80,000 feet can begin to make out the curvature of the earth.  He won't see shit from 1,800 feet.
C) He says he's going to be launched into the 'atmosflat', not the atmosphere. 

I'm calling bullshit.  Nobody is this obstinately, willfully retarded.

Man I would love to believe you and suspect you are right.. ok ... you are right but there a  host of idiots out there that believe the earth is flat. 
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Dan-O on November 25, 2017, 11:45:41 PM
Man I would love to believe you and suspect you are right.. ok ... you are right but there a  host of idiots out there that believe the earth is flat. 

I can't believe those flat-earthers are for real.  Just like I can't believe that dudes are really into watching My Little Pony.  That's just not possible.  They are just doing it to be rebellious and different and stand out from the crowd...aren't they?
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Taffin on November 26, 2017, 01:56:58 AM
I can't believe those flat-earthers are for real.  Just like I can't believe that dudes are really into watching My Little Pony.  That's just not possible.  They are just doing it to be rebellious and different and stand out from the crowd...aren't they?

My favorite is Rainbow Dash - she's either a tomboy or a lesbi4n, and either works for me....

(http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/mlpfanart/images/8/8e/Rainbow_Dash_by_Nethear.png/revision/latest?cb=20120530035934)

 ;D
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: ratherbebig on November 26, 2017, 02:08:00 AM
im not one bit surprise that of everything you can talk about you find flat earth the most interesting subject.

you are that dumb.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: rocket on November 26, 2017, 04:51:44 AM
This is so beyond stupid.

A) His "rocket" is steam-powered, by 70 gallons of water in a stainless steel tank?
B) He plans to reach an altitude of 1,800 feet?  You couldn't detect the curvature of the earth from that altitude any more than you could see the curvature of the earth by climbing to the top of a mountain (thereby saving yourself the expense of building a homemade steam-powered suicide machine).  SR-71 pilots above an altitude of 80,000 feet can begin to make out the curvature of the earth.  He won't see shit from 1,800 feet.
C) He says he's going to be launched into the 'atmosflat', not the atmosphere.  

I'm calling bullshit.  Nobody is this obstinately, willfully retarded.  This has got to just be for the publicity for his YouTube channel.

You've read a little too much into that

You're allowing poor journalism (and lying article name) to lead you astray.

The 1800ft thing is a "test" ::)

He has already been up to 1374ft in another rocket.

Nowhere in the article does he suggest he will be disproving that the earth is flat with this rocket.  Seems like just a bit of advertising for their cause.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: US MUSL on November 26, 2017, 07:02:53 AM
https://youtu.be/3feaiPcv6yE (https://youtu.be/3feaiPcv6yE)
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Skorp1o on November 26, 2017, 07:11:54 AM
He could have attached a set of go pro cameras to a balloon and achieved a better result with cheaper outlay and zero risk to his life.

I hope he dies, we have enough idiots on this planet between Be There and Joon I just about manage to get through the week  ;D
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Fortress on November 26, 2017, 09:58:33 AM
The planet is square. I’m sure of it.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: tommywishbone on November 26, 2017, 10:13:05 AM
The planet is square. I’m sure of it.

 :D  Daddyo I've sayin' this for years now.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Al Doggity on November 26, 2017, 10:17:32 AM
He could have attached a set of go pro cameras to a balloon and achieved a better result with cheaper outlay and zero risk to his life.

I hope he dies, we have enough idiots on this planet between Be There and Joon I just about manage to get through the week  ;D

I know rocket's username makes it seem like his post was probably a useless, piece of shit joke and probably caused you to skip right over it, but he's right. The guy was just doing a daredevil stunt. He didn't say he was trying to prove the earth was flat. He's not a rich guy and it's a relatively expensive stunt, so some flat-earther is sponsoring it.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Dan-O on November 26, 2017, 10:26:50 AM
You've read a little too much into that

You're allowing poor journalism (and lying article name) to lead you astray.

The 1800ft thing is a "test" ::)

He has already been up to 1374ft in another rocket.

Nowhere in the article does he suggest he will be disproving that the earth is flat with this rocket.  Seems like just a bit of advertising for their cause.

You're right.  So he's only semi-retarded.  Buried 7 paragraphs inside the original AP article about this nutjob is this little tidbit:

Quote
Down the road, he’s intending to build a rocket that takes him to space, so he can snap a picture and see with his own eyes.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2017/11/22/self-taught-rocket-scientist-plans-launch-over-california-ghost-town/888059001/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2017/11/22/self-taught-rocket-scientist-plans-launch-over-california-ghost-town/888059001/)
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Simple Simon on November 26, 2017, 11:21:15 AM
wouldnt it be easier to dig a hole until you get to the underneath?
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: TheShape. on November 26, 2017, 12:29:51 PM
Flat earth is a CIA psy-op gone wrong. It's used to delegitamitze any authentic "conspiracy theories", before you know it nobody believes them because they are taken as complete crackpots. It really is the perfect distraction.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: muscleman-2017 on November 26, 2017, 08:17:33 PM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-cancels-rocket-launch-to-prove-earth-is-flat/ar-BBFCP08?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

Is anyone really surprised?

I'm calling bullshit.  Nobody is this obstinately, willfully retarded.  This has got to just be for the publicity for his YouTube channel.

And you re correct.

This is a very good example of media deception.

This guy is into launching home made rockets - but he did not make this rocket to prove a flat earth.

He went to the flat earthers to get funding for his project cos he ran out of money.  So that is really his only connection to FE.

The MSM know this too btw.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: chess315 on November 27, 2017, 02:24:03 PM
If so kid wanted they could fly a drone up there fairly cheaply
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: chess315 on November 27, 2017, 02:24:49 PM
Some kid could fly a drone up there fairly cheaply or a rocket
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Agnostic007 on November 27, 2017, 02:30:05 PM
Or... and just spit ballin here.. they could look at the vast amounts of irrefutable evidence the earth is a sphere...
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Dan-O on November 27, 2017, 02:45:51 PM
It's getting to where you've got to filter out the bias and "spin" from even the most minor and innocuous news stories such as this one, to get the real unadulterated truth.  Journalism is fast becoming a lost art.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: robcguns on November 27, 2017, 02:48:42 PM
I can't believe those flat-earthers are for real.  Just like I can't believe that dudes are really into watching My Little Pony.  That's just not possible.  They are just doing it to be rebellious and different and stand out from the crowd...aren't they?

Hahahah bronies.
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: biff on November 27, 2017, 04:09:47 PM
Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: sync pulse on November 28, 2017, 04:53:52 AM
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Title: Re: Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.
Post by: Parker on November 28, 2017, 06:31:50 AM
Or... and just spit ballin here.. they could look at the vast amounts of irrefutable evidence the earth is a sphere...
Its all fake. Put out by NASA.
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Fake pic, very good photoshop. Done by the best at NASA.