Mega Thread The Flat Earth Mega thread.

[Procrastinator35]

What? He was warned trying it would be dangerous, but he knew better, he wanted to prove everyone wrong and now...hes paid the ultimate price.

Give it a few weeks/months and conspiracy theorists will claim it was an inside sabotage job to stop him from exposing the truth.

Tell me Im wrong.

Fairly certain NASA hAs lost plenty of rockets & astronauts due to malfunctions......Nothing to do with flat- earth beliefs or not.

This is unbelievably tasteless by you.

 

[Zidane98]

I reckon the next mission to the International Space Station should include 2-3 flat earthers.

Since they claim we all live under a dome and space is fake I say stick them in the airlock and tell them to push the depressurise button if they believe it's all a hoax. Give them the choice.

 

[iBeng]

Fairly certain NASA hAs lost plenty of rockets & astronauts due to malfunctions......Nothing to do with flat- earth beliefs or not.

This is unbelievably tasteless by you.

Hey, tasteless would be me cheerleading on the sidelines HOPING he'd crash and die.

This is me pointing out that we all knew this was the end result, and that it'll only lead to fan the flames for conspiracies.

 

[Zidane98]

Fairly certain NASA hAs lost plenty of rockets & astronauts due to malfunctions......Nothing to do with flat- earth beliefs or not.

This is unbelievably tasteless by you.

Rocket launches are inherently dangerous even done properly by the experts. It was a ridiculous stunt to attempt and hes paid for it with his life which was completely unnecessary.

 

[iBeng]

I reckon the next mission to the International Space Station should include 2-3 flat earthers.

Since they claim we all live under a dome and space is fake I say stick them in the airlock and tell them to push the depressurise button if they believe it's all a hoax. Give them the choice.

Nope, wont work, NASA will drug them before sending them up so they hallucinate and think the earth is round.

NASA is always 5 steps ahead of the truth seekers!

 

[iBeng]

The science channels that PAID HIM MONEY to continue his attempts...

 

[Dan]

The last thing the poor bastard saw was the curvature of the earth. RIP.

Poor guy probably felt a bit flat afterwards.

 

[iBeng]

Poor guy probably felt a bit flat afterwards.

Gravity sure did throw him a curve ball...

 

[iBeng]

Yes, the appropriate response to the crash is "Oh dang it"


Never change, Americans.

 

[Dan]

Yes, the appropriate response to the crash is "Oh dang it"


Never change, Americans.

Hang on......that can't be real!!?!?!??!

 

[iBeng]

Hang on......that can't be real!!?!?!??!

Apparently its the footage. You can see his parachute fall off at the start, yet they are shouting for him to use it...

 

[Dan]

Apparently its the footage. You can see his parachute fall off at the start, yet they are shouting for him to use it...

I just watched it and the longer version on youtube.

These people are in a cult. Not one person there with any common sense be like....'hey man....maybe this isn't a good idea, you shouldn't do this'.

 

[iBeng]

I just watched it and the longer version on youtube.

These people are in a cult. Not one person there with any common sense be like....'hey man....maybe this isn't a good idea, you shouldn't do this'.

If you watch the Netflix doco it really shows what the whole Flat Earth movement is. Cult is a close approximation, but its basically a club for people to feel enlightened or special because they all believe in something. The two main people focused on in the documentary were treated like celebrities, and they fed off it.

 

[Dan]

If you watch the Netflix doco it really shows what the whole Flat Earth movement is. Cult is a close approximation, but its basically a club for people to feel enlightened or special because they all believe in something. The two main people focused on in the documentary were treated like celebrities, and they fed off it.

This will come across as shallow but it's true......the thing is you don't see normal or and attractive people (men & women) in those groups.

Outcast/downtrodden people who don't have a sense of belonging in society often cling to groups in which they feel comfortable in. Even if the concept of the group is crazy ie Flat Earth, Climate Change Protesters, Animal Rights Groups, Anti Trump Protesters, Emo's.

 

[Quivorir]

I'm not expert but I am almost certain this proves the dome above the earth exists. He bounced right off it back into the earth.

 

[Present Not Past]

Next trick someone's going to drown trying to prove that we have actually been lied to and that in fact it's possible to live succesfully underwater without breathing devices.

 

[Procrastinator35]

Hey, tasteless would be me cheerleading on the sidelines HOPING he'd crash and die.

This is me pointing out that we all knew this was the end result, and that it'll only lead to fan the flames for conspiracies.

Rank Parochialism over a silly debate, taking precedence over caring about a human life.

If people were in here 'celebrating' the death of a NaSa astronaut over one of their rocket tragedies, they'd be rightly carded out of here.

 

[iBeng]

Rank Parochialism over a silly debate, taking precedence over caring about a human life.

If people were in here 'celebrating' the death of a NaSa astronaut over one of their rocket tragedies, they'd be rightly carded out of here.

And you know what? People discrediting the life work and sacrifices made by astronauts because its "All fake and all lies" is disgusting. But it happens. Because free speech, blah blah.

At the end of the day, this guy was trying to prove everything wrong, using poorly built home made equipment and ultimately paid the price for it. However, we all know this will only feed further into the conspiracy, as now we'll get copy cats because "He got to close to the truth, we'll continue his legacy!"

There are certain things that hold back humanity. Shit like this is one of them. Hes not the only victim in this, think about the people who were his "rescue" crew? This is going to mess them up mentally for quite some time, since they were the first to confirm his death visually.

This who situation boils down to Americans education system failing, a conspiracy group encouraging an escalation in dangerous activities and the basic human ignorance.

 

[Dan]

Rank Parochialism over a silly debate, taking precedence over caring about a human life.

If people were in here 'celebrating' the death of a NaSa astronaut over one of their rocket tragedies, they'd be rightly carded out of here.

Dude was stupid enough to strap himself to a rocket....

 

[Quivorir]

A steam powered rocket at that.

 

[Halloween Jack]

He is not dead you fools. That's just what they want you to believe, you sheeple.

 

[Wallaby]

I think he went into the hole leading into the hollow earth.

 

[CD Xbow]

And you know what? People discrediting the life work and sacrifices made by astronauts because its "All fake and all lies" is disgusting. But it happens. Because free speech, blah blah.

At the end of the day, this guy was trying to prove everything wrong, using poorly built home made equipment and ultimately paid the price for it. However, we all know this will only feed further into the conspiracy, as now we'll get copy cats because "He got to close to the truth, we'll continue his legacy!"

There are certain things that hold back humanity. Shit like this is one of them. Hes not the only victim in this, think about the people who were his "rescue" crew? This is going to mess them up mentally for quite some time, since they were the first to confirm his death visually.

This who situation boils down to Americans education system failing, a conspiracy group encouraging an escalation in dangerous activities and the basic human ignorance.

To true. Stupidity leading to human tragedy. This is some more video on Twitter,


clearly showing the parachute fouling on the launch tower. I thought the comment on twitter 'The Earth is still round. Mad Mike Hughes is flat. RIP" funny, if a little distasteful. The old adage 'you can't fix stupid' comes to mind.

 

[William Wonka]

Rank Parochialism over a silly debate, taking precedence over caring about a human life.

If people were in here 'celebrating' the death of a NaSa astronaut over one of their rocket tragedies, they'd be rightly carded out of here.

Its a terrible tragedy but hardly an unexpected one.
'Home made, steam powered rocket' **** me dead! Anyone who didn't tell him hes not just mad but bat shit crazy and try everything they could to stop him should feel guilty as hell

 

[iBeng]

Its a terrible tragedy but hardly an unexpected one.
'Home made, steam powered rocket' fu** me dead! Anyone who didn't tell him hes not just mad but bat shit crazy and try everything they could to stop him should feel guilty as hell

They all wanted their 5 minutes of fame and the potential money that came with it. Anyone who tried to sit him down and talk sense into him would have been quickly shunned from his little group of leeches.