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Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove Earth is flat. (Original Post) L. Coyote Nov 2017 OP
More like idiotic rocket enthusiast milks flat-earthers for funding. unblock Nov 2017 #1
Exactly. sl8 Nov 2017 #16
Vice news on HBO covered this guy kimbutgar Nov 2017 #2
A whole lot of people were stupid long before the Internet. Don't blame technology L. Coyote Nov 2017 #5
The only thing he has to fear... johnp3907 Nov 2017 #3
I posted that the other day, an old favorite. L. Coyote Nov 2017 #6
. Squinch Nov 2017 #8
Is he a Trump voter? crazycatlady Nov 2017 #4
Darwinism at work. Launch that rocket! Squinch Nov 2017 #7
The first Darwin Award with a countdown. L. Coyote Nov 2017 #10
OOOoooh. That's gotta hurt. Squinch Nov 2017 #12
Wouldnt sailing over the edge in a boat be more authoritative? brooklynite Nov 2017 #9
Let's start a GoFundMe for an expedition to photograph the edge! We need photos. L. Coyote Nov 2017 #11
Im now more stupid than 10 mins ago angrychair Nov 2017 #13
Awww... 2naSalit Nov 2017 #14
Im rooting for physics BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #15
Please tell me he has no kids tavalon Nov 2017 #17

unblock

(52,247 posts)
1. More like idiotic rocket enthusiast milks flat-earthers for funding.
Tue Nov 21, 2017, 09:11 PM
Nov 2017

He only discovered flat earth-ism a year ago when he couldn't raise enough funding for his rocket adventures.

sl8

(13,786 posts)
16. Exactly.
Tue Nov 21, 2017, 11:39 PM
Nov 2017

I bet he makes more from this one jump than he made in all his previous jumps combined.

The publicity on this one is massive. Getting these flat-earthers to sponsor him was a brilliant idea, promotion-wise.

kimbutgar

(21,157 posts)
2. Vice news on HBO covered this guy
Tue Nov 21, 2017, 09:14 PM
Nov 2017

He had all those people at a convention saying the earth is flat. The internet has made a who,e lot of people stupid. It’s been a positive and negative effect on our country and the world.

Amusing ourselves to death by Neil Postman is prophetic.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
5. A whole lot of people were stupid long before the Internet. Don't blame technology
Tue Nov 21, 2017, 09:21 PM
Nov 2017

which advances learning and provides information to everyone for stupidity. Blame bad information and lack of education.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
10. The first Darwin Award with a countdown.
Tue Nov 21, 2017, 09:42 PM
Nov 2017

My favorite will always be the guy who electrocuted a pond of fish. It worked, a lot of fish floated up. He got so excited he dove in.

angrychair

(8,699 posts)
13. Im now more stupid than 10 mins ago
Tue Nov 21, 2017, 09:52 PM
Nov 2017

The concept defies logic and re-enforces my almost complete lack of faith in humanity to survive into the next century.

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