Rocket launch to prove earth is flat cancelled.

[Agnostic007]

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?

[Dan-O]

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.

[Agnostic007]

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. 

[Dan-O]

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?

[Taffin]

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....



 

[ratherbebig]

im not one bit surprise that of everything you can talk about you find flat earth the most interesting subject.

you are that dumb.

[rocket]

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.

[US MUSL]

https://youtu.be/3feaiPcv6yE

[Skorp1o]

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 

[Fortress]

The planet is square. I’m sure of it.

[tommywishbone]

The planet is square. I’m sure of it.

   Daddyo I've sayin' this for years now.

[Al Doggity]

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  

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.

[Dan-O]

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:

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/

[Simple Simon]

wouldnt it be easier to dig a hole until you get to the underneath?

[TheShape.]

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.

[muscleman-2017]

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.

[chess315]

If so kid wanted they could fly a drone up there fairly cheaply

[chess315]

Some kid could fly a drone up there fairly cheaply or a rocket

[Agnostic007]

Or... and just spit ballin here.. they could look at the vast amounts of irrefutable evidence the earth is a sphere...

[Dan-O]

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.

[robcguns]

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.

[biff]

[sync pulse]

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[Parker]

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.