Man Out to Prove the World Is Flat Crashes Homemade Rocket

A man who wanted to prove the world is flat almost had a fatal catastrophe as he propelled himself into the atmosphere in a homemade steam-powered rocket. The self-taught engineer known as “Mad” Mike Hughes propelled himself 1,875 feet into the sky Sunday in his homemade steam powered rocket. His descent nearly turned disastrous as the ship went zooming downwards at 350 miles an hour. He deployed parachutes to slow down, but crash-landed in the Mojave Desert. #InsideEdition

[MrRobbish]

well, he just proved gravity works...

[latinogamer]

He's borderline insane but I have to respect his commitment to prove everyone wrong.

[dave]

"Instead of flying in a plane that goes up to 34, 000 ft, I'll build a rocket that goes up to 1, 875 ft!" - Every engineer

[keegan]

The world isn't flat but the disc in his back is now.

[anonymouspider]

You say hes crazy but Im impressed he was capable of building a homemade fully functioning rocket by himself

[brendanyazzie]

this man is an example of what you can accomplish if you just put your mind and time into things

[icecube]

If you can see mt. Everest from the united states using a super telescope then the earth is flat.

[cgul]

Rocket man: it was terrifying

Does it again: dies

[FirstnameLastname-limi]

That speeding ticket was for attempting to leave the stratosphere without a permit

[TheHydrogen]

Everyone tough he was crazy but he ended up a down to earth guy.

[makemoremusicnow]

This guy did better on his own than the entire team at SpaceX.

[gavincurtis]

Needs to have a giant "ACME" logo on the side of the rocket

[TampaTec]

🚀🌎 😂 this is what happens when you're smart with no common sense, can be dangerous.

[Thomasgamingboy]

This guy is the most unluckiest guy in the most luckiest but I’m just glad that he’s OK. I watched a video about this and they said he died.

[WNActivist]

I mean I know he's crazy, but I gotta give him props for making the rocket. Literally that was impressive. I mean me personally I wouldn't have used steam, but it got him way up into the sky so there's that.

[mxs]

Wow he actually thinks the earth is flat

It's clearly a triangle

[Caleb-qrlo]

My flat-earther friend decided to walk to the end of the earth to prove that it is flat. In the end he came around.

[thechessman]

gotta admire his will, when everyone thought he was wrong, he laid by his choice, tho stubborn, he was a hero

[tapejara]

Honestly props to the guy for pulling it off.

[Tony]

He did all that on a limo driver salary!!!