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Hortensis

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4. Well, good for him. Alive and hopefully satisfied.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sun Mar 25, 2018, 09:10 AM

Mar 2018

We've camped out "there" many times, and I'm guessing whoever owns that land had no idea funky history was being made. Closest we ever came to knowing who owned where we camped were National Forester Service and "keep out, private property" signs, but even those are almost as rare as maple trees out there.

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Self-taught rocket scientist finally blasts off into California sky [View all] sl8 Mar 2018 OP

"Rockoon," a rocket that is carried into the atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon underpants Mar 2018 #1

aka Death Wish 2018 Botany Mar 2018 #2

So is the world flat?! blugbox Mar 2018 #3

You won't get one. He was not remotely high enough. nt Blue_true Mar 2018 #19

He would have been better served climbing the adjacent mountain peaks to have a look-see Brother Buzz Mar 2018 #23

Even the highest mountain on Earth would not allow his to see the circular curvature in the Earth. Blue_true Mar 2018 #25

So sorry, I forgot to come back here blugbox Mar 2018 #29

Well, good for him. Alive and hopefully satisfied. Hortensis Mar 2018 #4

The owner of the town, Albert Okura, is something of an eccentric, and was totally on board Brother Buzz Mar 2018 #10

Oh, I didn't read it. I just looked Amboy up. We've driven Hortensis Mar 2018 #12

Amboy has a strong Route 66 connection, and that's Albert Okura's attraction Brother Buzz Mar 2018 #15

This is wonderful. Thank you, Brother Buzz. Hortensis Mar 2018 #16

And how did this help him prove the earth is flat? Generic Brad Mar 2018 #5

Well, that's what he said after he got funding from the Flat Earth folks. sl8 Mar 2018 #7

From the elevation that he reached. Blue_true Mar 2018 #18

What are you talking about? Downtown Hound Mar 2018 #22

Sorry about the confusion, I meant the same thing you pointed out. Blue_true Mar 2018 #26

I was only joking Downtown Hound Mar 2018 #27

Even if that guy got into orbit and saw the earth was round, not sure that Blue_true Mar 2018 #30

This idiot is trying to prove earth is flat. nt USALiberal Mar 2018 #6

That's for "next time" he says. JDC Mar 2018 #8

LOL! nt USALiberal Mar 2018 #11

Coming up: he runs for governor struggle4progress Mar 2018 #9

Oh hell yeah I would do this, Good for him I say............. Old Vet Mar 2018 #13

I wonder if he took the time to look for his house. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2018 #14

He is a flat earther. Blue_true Mar 2018 #17

self taught, engineer, nutcase, whatever onethatcares Mar 2018 #20

I want to know what kind of Gs he pulled ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #21

If you look at the video BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #24

he may shoot himself into the air in rocket-like devices, but he's no scientist. blake2012 Mar 2018 #28