It ’s safe to say that if someone has the moniker " insane " , then they ’re certainly not going to be , you make out , un - mad .
That ’s the case for Mad Mike Hughes , a limousine - equipment driver in the US who revel a spot of being a daredevil on the side . He ’s previouslylaunched himselfin a rocket - powered limo and a steam rocket . Now , he ’s planning to launch himself in a rocket over a wraith town anticipate Amboy in California this weekend .
Hughes is , well , an interesting character reference . He ’s a flat - Earther , solidify by the giant " RESEARCH FLAT terra firma " branding on his rocket from a group of the same name . He also does n’t really like science , which is a pity , as he seems quite good at building rocket .
" I do n’t believe in science , " he toldThe Associated Press . " I sleep together about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how thing move through the air , about the sure size of rocket schnoz , and thrust . But that ’s not skill , that ’s just a rule . There ’s no difference of opinion between science and science fabrication . ”
His latest rocket is again powered by steam , and Hughes apparently built it for just $ 20,000 – using a stripped down motor home for the ramp . That ’s seriously impressive if true . Maybe the next von Braun is going to be a guy that does n’t think the Earth is round .
On the launch this weekend , Hughes says he ’ll travel about 1.6 kilometers ( 1 land mile ) through the air above the Mojave Desert , subjected to speeds of up to 800 kilometers per hour ( 500 miles per hour ) .
Footage of Hughes launch in 2014
When Hughes launched in 2014 , the intense G - force and what looked like a rather shoddy parachute injured him quite badly ; he needed three day to regain . Who knows how it ’ll go this clip around , but it ’s dependable to say it does n’t look hugely dependable .
The launch is run to be teem on Hughes’YouTube channelandon his internet site . You wo n’t be able to watch out it live in mortal though , for rubber reasons . The issue is scheduled for between 2 and 3 pm local time , when Hughes will have 70 congius of water in a armoured combat vehicle ready to shoot him into the sky . Two chute will impart him back to Earth , hopefully .
In the hereafter , he ’s weigh dropping a rocket with him in it from a natural gas - filled balloon , and rocket into space by reaching a height of 110 kilometers ( 68 miles ) . First , we just go for he land safely on Saturday , if it all goes ahead .
