Those of you who followed the random news stories thread on the old forum may remember that I posted an article reporting on a previous attempt by "Mad Mike" Hughes (in March 2018), an eccentric in the tradition of Lawnchair Larry, to prove that the earth is flat, by launching himself in a steam-powered rocket from the Southern Californian desert, to see for himself. Of course he could have just handed over $100 to Southwest Airlines and gone up in a 737 from Ontario (which would likely have proven to his satisfaction that the earth is flat, because a 737 can't go high enough to get anywhere near the Kármán Line), but that would just be too boring, wouldn't it? Anyways, Hughes tried again last week: sadly, for the last time. This from Popular Mechanics:
Originally posted by Popular Mechanics
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