Real-life mad scientist – “Mad” Mike Hughes blasts off in homemade steam-powered rocket – and survives
He's a limo driver from California who calls himself a self-taught scientist. Others say he’s a crackpot. What we know for certain is that he’s no chicken. This week 61-year-old “Mad” Mike Hughes took the first step to proving the world if truly flat (more accurately, Frisbee-shaped). According to Mike, to verify the earth is flat, we must view it from space. And Mike doesn’t trust NASA’s version of events. Thus, he decided to build his own rocket (with the wondrous words “flat earth” emblazoned on the side). “Do I believe the Earth is shaped like a Frisbee? I believe it is. Do I know for sure? No. That’s why I want to go up in space.” Mike constructed his steam-powered rocket, dubbed Liberty One, and a