Flat-earther Mike Hughes died after crash-landing his homemade rocket. He was trying to get to the edge of space to click a picture of the earth and prove the earth is flat (www.reddit.com)

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[-] ConcreteHalloween@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago

From what I understand this guy was more of a daredevil who said he MAYBE believed in flat earther shit so he could get them to crowd fund his janky rocket builds.

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