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Mad Mike
Feb 24^th, 2020 at 6:30am

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-24/mad-mike-hughes-dies-after-launching-hims...

A self-styled daredevil who taught himself rocket science in a bid to prove the earth is flat has died after crashing his homemade rocket in California.

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Hughes wanted to go up into space to prove his theory the Earth is flat
Footage of the launch shows the rocket ascending into the air before falling to the ground seconds later
In March 2018, Hughes propelled himself almost 600m into the air before a hard landing in the Mojave Desert
"Mad" Mike Hughes died after the rocket in which he launched himself crashed to the ground on private property near Barstow, California, on Sunday.

Waldo Stakes, a colleague who was at the rocket launch, said Hughes, 64, was killed.

"It was unsuccessful, and he passed away," Stakes told The Associated Press. He declined to provide further comment.

Footage of the launch posted on social media showed Hughes' rocket ascending into the air before falling to the ground seconds later.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20790 Gordon Gender:	Re: Mad Mike Reply #1 - Feb 24^th, 2020 at 7:05am At least he died doing what he loved best.
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KangAnon Moderator Offline The Sandstorm is coming 🎵Doo doo doo doo🎵 Posts: 18164 Mianjin (Brisbane)	Re: Mad Mike Reply #2 - Feb 24^th, 2020 at 7:58am Can't say I'm surprised. Someone relying on science to build and pilot a rocket who thinks the earth is flat kills himself because of a rocket failure... Still, it's an unnecessary loss
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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9657 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: Mad Mike Reply #3 - Feb 24^th, 2020 at 9:20am Another recipient of a Darwin Award, I'm sure. https://darwinawards.com/ Best comment I've seen so far was by someone on Twitter: Quote: "The earth is still round but Mike is now flat"
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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: Mad Mike Reply #4 - Feb 24^th, 2020 at 12:30pm Carl D wrote on Feb 24^th, 2020 at 9:20am: Another recipient of a Darwin Award, I'm sure. https://darwinawards.com/ Best comment I've seen so far was by someone on Twitter: Quote: "The earth is still round but Mike is now flat" Think he';s already reproduced
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Re: Mad Mike
Reply #5 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 2:41am

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Feb 24^th, 2020 at 12:30pm:

Carl D wrote on Feb 24^th, 2020 at 9:20am:

Another recipient of a Darwin Award, I'm sure.

https://darwinawards.com/

Best comment I've seen so far was by someone on Twitter:

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"The earth is still round but Mike is now flat"

Think he';s already reproduced

There is bound to be a second generation to cash in on his success ... and stupidity.

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PZ547 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9282 Gender:	Re: Mad Mike Reply #6 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 4:58am The parachute detached during the launch
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AiA Gold Member Offline Posts: 18405 Gender:	Re: Mad Mike Reply #7 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 5:45am So he got what he richly deserved for spreading ignorance... but of course the conspiracy theorists will claim that he was killed to prevent him from exposing the long sought after proof of the shape of the world. Master Light?
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PZ547 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9282 Gender:	Re: Mad Mike Reply #8 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:04am Pretty angry responses in here to the death of an adventurer maybe some feel threatened and have less confidence in their assertions than they profess?
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Reply #9 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:31am

PZ547 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:04am:

Pretty angry responses in here to the death of an adventurer

maybe some feel threatened and have less confidence in their assertions than they profess?

He was a stunt man who spread ignorance and misery. I am fine with the stunt man part, but he did real damage with his lies.

I'd hardly call him an adventurer.

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Re: Mad Mike
Reply #10 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:37am

AiA wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:31am:

PZ547 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:04am:

Pretty angry responses in here to the death of an adventurer

maybe some feel threatened and have less confidence in their assertions than they profess?

He was a stunt man who spread ignorance and misery. I am fine with the stunt man part, but he did real damage with his lies.

I'd hardly call him an adventurer.

I'd never heard of him before. What damage did he do?

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Reply #11 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 7:21am

PZ547 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:37am:

AiA wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:31am:

PZ547 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:04am:

Pretty angry responses in here to the death of an adventurer

maybe some feel threatened and have less confidence in their assertions than they profess?

He was a stunt man who spread ignorance and misery. I am fine with the stunt man part, but he did real damage with his lies.

I'd hardly call him an adventurer.

I'd never heard of him before. What damage did he do?

He was a leader of the doubters of scientific expertise as a whole and that everything one doesn't believe in is "fake news."

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Re: Mad Mike
Reply #12 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 7:33am

AiA wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 7:21am:

PZ547 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:37am:

AiA wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:31am:

PZ547 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:04am:

Pretty angry responses in here to the death of an adventurer

maybe some feel threatened and have less confidence in their assertions than they profess?

He was a stunt man who spread ignorance and misery. I am fine with the stunt man part, but he did real damage with his lies.

I'd hardly call him an adventurer.

I'd never heard of him before. What damage did he do?

He was a leader of the doubters of scientific expertise as a whole and that everything one doesn't believe in is "fake news."

Sure, but nowhere near as harmful as the anti-vaxxer Hollywood elites or the constant stream of crap from the likes of gwyneth paltrow, all who don't get anywhere near the level of criticism from the media because they're mostly politically left.

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AiA Gold Member Offline Posts: 18405 Gender:	Re: Mad Mike Reply #13 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 7:39am flip
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Re: Mad Mike
Reply #14 - Feb 25^th, 2020 at 7:39am

Gordon wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 7:33am:

AiA wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 7:21am:

PZ547 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:37am:

AiA wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:31am:

PZ547 wrote on Feb 25^th, 2020 at 6:04am:

Pretty angry responses in here to the death of an adventurer

maybe some feel threatened and have less confidence in their assertions than they profess?

He was a stunt man who spread ignorance and misery. I am fine with the stunt man part, but he did real damage with his lies.

I'd hardly call him an adventurer.

I'd never heard of him before. What damage did he do?

He was a leader of the doubters of scientific expertise as a whole and that everything one doesn't believe in is "fake news."

Sure, but nowhere near as harmful as the anti-vaxxer Hollywood elites or the constant stream of crap from the likes of gwyneth paltrow, all who don't get anywhere near the level of criticism from the media because they're mostly politically left.

Hopefully Weinstein can rape her before he goes to jail ...

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