shreadvector
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At least he did not self-proclaim himself "Starlord Commander".....
The world will not suffer fools.
Guess I don't understand. Most exclusions on life insurance end after the policy is in effect for a period of time (typically 2 years), e.g., payout on suicide. To get coverage, they ask you specific questions on dangerous activities such as being a pilot, skydiving, rock climbing, etc. Even then you can get coverage, albeit at a higher rate.
Guess I don't understand. Most exclusions on life insurance end after the policy is in effect for a period of time (typically 2 years), e.g., payout on suicide. To get coverage, they ask you specific questions on dangerous activities such as being a pilot, skydiving, rock climbing, etc. Even then you can get coverage, albeit at a higher rate.
Mike was also facing 20 years in prison for extortion, so who knows, at 64 years old, this might had been the best way to go. He had a $650,000 bond while awaiting trial, and the Flat Earth Society bailed him out for 10% time ($65,000). Basically he was out waiting for the verdict. This could’ve been his way out.
Are there any links to news articles or anything to that court case?
The world will not suffer fools.
As I stated, the world will not suffer fools. They simply watched. He's already shown he would not listen. He gave them no other alternative.Stupidity is not automatically lethal, and lots of astonishingly stupid people do quite well by doing demonstrably stupid things. We are all liable to survivorship bias; the fallacy of attributing cause and merit to either success or to failure. There are wealthy and successful fools, and there are worthy and clever failures (rather more of the former, I suspect -- but plenty of both).
This is a singular case of a person doing something stupidly dangerous and suffering a completely unsurprising failure. But the failure wasn't his alone. He did this in full view of people who knew (or should have known) how it was likely to end.
As I stated, the world will not suffer fools. They simply watched. He's already shown he would not listen. He gave them no other alternative.
And sadly, the guy didn't even have enough mental horsepower to understand he wasn't going to achieve a high enough altitude to observe the earth's curvature in that contraption in any case....individual who lawn darted himself could have walked, drove or even flown to the 'edge' of the earth yet chose the most dangerous route.
I agree with that. Had things turned out better, he would have come down stating: "See, it's flat!"And sadly, the guy didn't even have enough mental horsepower to understand he wasn't going to achieve a high enough altitude to observe the earth's curvature in that contraption in any case.
Well at least he went out doing something he believed in.I agree with that. Had things turned out better, he would have come down stating: "See, it's flat!"
Saying the least is also saying the most here.Well at least he went out doing something he believed in.
You are dead on with everything you said Nate, I know all 7 guys on the film crew like family now, they have a safety guy on the crew, who even quit because he couldn’t take all the insurance they had to go through with Mike. So we have a new guy, everything we do is way over board on safety meetings, and it has always been #1. The rule is if they ever feel uncomfortable/unsafe, anyone can drop their gear and leave. I can promise you that they had no clue this would happen, as the past launches Mike made it out alive, and it was simply another launch for him, without changing any factor on the propulsion side (who knows about recovery, but I’ll find out soon). I know the producer is very startled, and the crew didn’t even stick around after the crash in panic. The ambulance that was there didn’t even move for 5 minutes, because they already figured it was over with.
Gee, I hope Mad Mike Hughes doesn't give model rocketry hobbiests a bad name. So driven to prove the Earth is flat.
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Gee, I hope Mad Mike Hughes doesn't give model rocketry hobbiests a bad name. So driven to prove the Earth is flat.
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Yeah, im mixed. For a man who didnt believe in science or engineering because "thats all just formulas", im not entirely surprised.
Im not leaving out the option this is a publicity stunt
"To err is human, to forgive is not within the unshakable laws of gravity"
exactly!!And why do we see a round shadow on the Moon during a Lunar Eclipse? And not this?View attachment 407469
I just listened to both interviews that were replayed on the All Out Show today with Rude Jude.....
Probably the best interviews and captures the full character of Hughes and has commentary from callers.
You would need to listen to it to get a feel for him. YouTube might have it. There's 2 interviews.Can you expand on this thought?
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