Flatearther launching rocket to prove Earth is flat

[BUTCH1]

What?

A mile equals 5280 feet. 1800 feet is only 0.34 miles. Looks like he won't do much better than the quarter mile he did last time.

Also, if anyone was ever aboard a commercial jet, they'd know even 35,000 feet isn't enough to see curvature of the earth. 35,000 feet is nearly 7x a mile.

Wouldn't it be simpler to launch a camera a mile up instead?

LOL, yup, but of course Boeing might fit "fish-eye lens's" into 737 window's to keep the "fake" going. Morons sponsoring an epic moron, how poetic.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I kinda like watching space X launches, but it's gotten so routine that I'm not that disappointed if I miss one now. But THIS, I don't want to miss. Looking forward to this one!

Basically IRL Kerbal Space Program. I hope he adds more boosters and struts than he figures he needs, space is hard.

 

[Red Squirrel]

What?

A mile equals 5280 feet. 1800 feet is only 0.34 miles. Looks like he won't do much better than the quarter mile he did last time.

Also, if anyone was ever aboard a commercial jet, they'd know even 35,000 feet isn't enough to see curvature of the earth. 35,000 feet is nearly 7x a mile.

Wouldn't it be simpler to launch a camera a mile up instead?

I've been on a big jumbo jet a few times, I find you can kinda see the curvature. A pic does not really do it justice though as you can easily just blame the lens for causing it, but I did find in person you can sorta see that it's a curve.



That was a pretty awesome experience actually. Wish I had a DSLR back then as I'd have better quality pics.

But then a flat Earth defense for that would be that if the Earth is a giant round platter, you would see a curve because you're actually seeing the edge.

 

[John Connor]

"Rocket launch will prove Earth is flat, California man says."

That's all I need to know.

 

[Squisher]

Wouldn't it be much simpler to sail to the edge of the ocean?

 

[brianmanahan]

"safety not guaranteed"

i have only done this once before

man i miss YTMND

 

[OutHouse]

Oops misread, 1800ft up, travel distance is a mile

“I don’t believe in science,” Hughes said. “I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air, about the certain size of rocket nozzles, and thrust. But that’s not science, that’s just a formula. There’s no difference between science and science fiction.”

lol wtf? ive never called a person a retard to their face but im pretty sure i would to this idiot.

 

[WelshBloke]

lol wtf? ive never called a person a retard to their face but im pretty sure i would to this idiot.

Be nice. He's going to die.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Someone should start a kickstarter for his funeral before the launch, I think that would be funny.

 

[Darwin333]

Someone should start a kickstarter for his funeral before the launch, I think that would be funny.

Even better would be a fundraiser to put his ashes in orbit!

 

[ch33zw1z]

Launch pad explosion in 3… 2… 1…

Wonder if this years darwin award is still up for grabs.

 

[DigDog]

flat earthers, i doubt they genuinely believe their own bullshit. the flat earth society existed, as a internet phenomenon, as early as 2004, but it was a tongue-in-cheek thing similar to chappism or steampunk.
anyone who really wanted to prove the earth is round (or flat) can buy a balloon, a GPS, and a camera, and see for himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y0nHhFGXDo
i think they do it just to be a part of something.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's one thing I always wondered about this flat earth stuff, if they are actually serious, or if it's just a huge trolling effort. Kudos to them either way because it's hilarious.

 

[John Connor]

flat earthers, i doubt they genuinely believe their own bullshit. the flat earth society existed, as a internet phenomenon, as early as 2004, but it was a tongue-in-cheek thing similar to chappism or steampunk.
anyone who really wanted to prove the earth is round (or flat) can buy a balloon, a GPS, and a camera, and see for himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y0nHhFGXDo
i think they do it just to be a part of something.

HAHAHA Now THAT'S what I call class A airspace!

 

[OverVolt]

To be honest he is having way more fun than the round earthers.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I've always thought it would be cool to launch a rocket actually. I think I will start with weather balloons first though until I can get my telemetry system tested out.

I think now is a time to take advantage of aerospace stuff before it becomes like drones where anyone can do it, and then they'll regulate the hell out of it.

 

[renz20003]

 

[cbrunny]

Postponed. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...ch-himself-in-a-homemade-rocket-saturday.html

 

[cbrunny]

his first attempt from a few years ago is here:

 

[sdifox]

Postponed. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...ch-himself-in-a-homemade-rocket-saturday.html

So are you going to beat him to the punch and actually go on your hot air ballon ride? :awe:

 

[Darwin333]

I've always thought it would be cool to launch a rocket actually. I think I will start with weather balloons first though until I can get my telemetry system tested out.

I think now is a time to take advantage of aerospace stuff before it becomes like drones where anyone can do it, and then they'll regulate the hell out of it.

Model rocketry is really fun and not a horribly expensive hobby to get into. I'm currently working on a new rocket for my level 2 certification that can fly higher than 10,000 feet with the right motor and will have electronically controlled dual deployed parachutes so it doesn't drift nearly as far from the launch site. Look for a rocketry club around you with a launch site, if do get into the big boys they make it much easier with the FAA waivers and proper launch sites. The smaller ones you can launch from any decently large open space.

https://www.apogeerockets.com/Rocket_Kits/Skill_Level_4_Kits/Level-2?cPath=1_86&

 

[Red Squirrel]

Model rocketry is really fun and not a horribly expensive hobby to get into. I'm currently working on a new rocket for my level 2 certification that can fly higher than 10,000 feet with the right motor and will have electronically controlled dual deployed parachutes so it doesn't drift nearly as far from the launch site. Look for a rocketry club around you with a launch site, if do get into the big boys they make it much easier with the FAA waivers and proper launch sites. The smaller ones you can launch from any decently large open space.

https://www.apogeerockets.com/Rocket_Kits/Skill_Level_4_Kits/Level-2?cPath=1_86&

Yeah that's probably the type of stuff I would start with, then mod the rockets, and work from there. Would be cool to get to the point of putting stuff into space. I guess that gets more complicated though not just science wise but logistically. You can't just do a half assed guess for your orbit you need to actually register an orbit then get it dead on. At least I would assume. Otherwise stuff would collide if everyone was just launching stuff in any orbit they want.

Back to reality though, chances are though if I do any aerospace stuff I'll probably stick to balloons and drones. Cheaper and less chance of serious failures that can be dangerous. I do need to learn Kicad though and start making my own circuit boards. A lot of chips only come in SMD so it's tricky to prototype without proper boards, like accelerometers and stuff. If I sent a balloon payload for example I'd probably have various sensors and stuff to send back telemetry and video.

 

[Red Squirrel]

LOL, yup, but of course Boeing might fit "fish-eye lens's" into 737 window's to keep the "fake" going. Morons sponsoring an epic moron, how poetic.

Makes sense that they would do that, they are responsible for chemtrails too by adding special chemicals that are released from all their planes.

 

[Darwin333]

Yeah that's probably the type of stuff I would start with, then mod the rockets, and work from there. Would be cool to get to the point of putting stuff into space. I guess that gets more complicated though not just science wise but logistically. You can't just do a half assed guess for your orbit you need to actually register an orbit then get it dead on. At least I would assume. Otherwise stuff would collide if everyone was just launching stuff in any orbit they want.

Back to reality though, chances are though if I do any aerospace stuff I'll probably stick to balloons and drones. Cheaper and less chance of serious failures that can be dangerous. I do need to learn Kicad though and start making my own circuit boards. A lot of chips only come in SMD so it's tricky to prototype without proper boards, like accelerometers and stuff. If I sent a balloon payload for example I'd probably have various sensors and stuff to send back telemetry and video.

That's a completely different level of rocketry bud. You don't get into orbit by just going up, you have to go up and then follow a curved trajectory which requires things like gimbaled engines or some other way to vector the thrust along with an uber complicated internal guidance system. There have been some amateur rockets that have made it into space but they just went straight up and came back down and still cost a ton of money.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's a completely different level of rocketry bud. You don't get into orbit by just going up, you have to go up and then follow a curved trajectory which requires things like gimbaled engines or some other way to vector the thrust along with an uber complicated internal guidance system. There have been some amateur rockets that have made it into space but they just went straight up and came back down and still cost a ton of money.

Oh I know, that's why I doubt I'll ever actually do it, but it would be fun. That's when the super heavy math and Delta V calculations come out and it gets pretty complicated. Not something I'd even attempt alone given I suck at math haha. At least if you want a real orbit. Think I'll build my own drone before I attempt any kind of rocket.

Though going straight up and back down could be fun too, like just the idea of actually making it completely out of the atmosphere. Need to compensate for earth's rotation to make sure you land back where you came from too. (I think?) Think I'll stick to Kerbal Space Program. The explosions don't cost anything then.