| 词条 | Mike Hughes (daredevil) |
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| name = Mike Hughes | birth_date = c. {{birth year and age|1956||}}[1] | birth_place = | other_names = Mad Mike Hughes | residence = California | occupation = Limousine driver | known_for = Amateur manned rocketry Flat-Earther | website = }} "Mad" Mike Hughes is an American limo driver, daredevil, and flat earth conspiracy theorist known for flying in self-built rockets.[1][2] BiographyHughes lives in California,[3] where he makes US$15 per hour plus tips as a limousine driver.[2] In 2002 he set a Guinness world record with a {{convert|103|ft|m|adj=on}} jump in a Lincoln Town Car stretch limo.[4][5][6] According to the Associated Press, Hughes built his first manned rocket on January 30, 2014, and flew {{convert|1374|ft|m}} in just over one minute over Winkelman, Arizona. According to the CBC, Hughes collapsed after the landing and it took him three days to recover. Hughes stated that the injuries suffered from the flight put him in a walker for two weeks.[7][8] Hughes has stated he plans to run for governor of California.[9] Flat-Earth rocket fundraising and launchIn 2016 Hughes launched a failed fundraising attempt for a rocket that earned $310.[1][7] After professing his belief in a flat Earth later that year, Hughes gained support within the flat-Earth community. His post-flat-Earth fundraising campaign made its $7,875 goal. He has said he intends to make multiple rocket journeys, culminating in a flight to outer space, where he believes he will be able to take a picture of the entire Earth as a flat disk.[1] He claimed in November 2017 that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had given him verbal permission more than a year ago to launch his rocket, pending approval from the Federal Aviation Administration; however, a BLM spokesman said its local field office had no record of speaking to Hughes at the time. According to the BLM, after seeing some news articles about the planned launch, a BLM representative reached out to Hughes with concerns. The rocket launch was originally scheduled for the weekend of November 25, 2017; Hughes then rescheduled for December 2, 2017, blaming ongoing difficulties in obtaining permissions.[7] Hughes moved his launch pad {{convert|4|mi|km}} so that he could take off and land on private property; however, the BLM maintained he still needed to fill out permits. Hughes defiantly stated the dispute would not stop him flying: "I'm a daredevil. I'm not much for authority or rules."[10] The untested initial rocket was intended to reach a speed of {{convert|500|mph|km/h}}; further rocket trips, to be launched from a balloon {{convert|20|mi|km}} up,[11] are intended to reach above the atmosphere into outer space. Hughes acknowledged there are risks, telling the Associated Press: "It's scary as hell. But none of us are getting out of this world alive."[4] A fundraising campaign to cover the costs of the delay raised around $100 of its $10,000 goal. On February 3, 2018, Hughes live-streamed another attempted launch in front of spectators, but the rocket failed to ignite.[12] A successful launch on March 24, 2018, resulted in his reaching a height of {{convert|1875|ft|m}} and a hard landing in the Mojave Desert.[13] The steam-powered rocket launched at a sharp angle to avoid falling back to Earth on public land, and landed about {{convert|1500|ft|m}} away from the launch point. Hughes' team reported a maximum speed of 350 mph. Hughes reported no serious injury from the landing.[9] Ian Whittaker of Nottingham Trent University has commented that a more feasible way to view the shape of the Earth is to send up a camera in a high-altitude balloon; if high up enough in the atmosphere, such a camera can see the curvature of the Earth.[14] In popular cultureHughes appears in the music video for the Death Valley Girls' song "One Less Thing (Before I Die)". The video is directed by Kansas Bowling and features footage of his rocket launch in Apple Valley.[15][16] See also
References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|title='I Don't Believe In Science,' Says Flat-Earther Set To Launch Himself In Own Rocket|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/22/565926690/i-dont-believe-in-science-says-flat-earther-set-to-launch-himself-in-own-rocket|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=NPR.org|language=en}} 2. ^1 {{cite news|title=Self-Taught Rocket Scientist Mad Mike Hughes Plans to Launch Over Ghost Town|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Mad-Mike-Hughes-Rocket-Over-Amboy-458823163.html|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=NBC4 Washington|agency=Associated Press|language=en}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|title=Flat-Earther 'Mad' Mike Hughes forced to delay launch of homemade rocket|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/flat-earther-mike-hughes-homemade-rocket-launch-delay-atmsophere-proof-a8078316.html|author=Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith |accessdate=29 November 2017|work=The Independent|date=27 November 2017}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|title=A flat-Earther's plan to launch himself in a homemade rocket has been postponed — again|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-flat-earth-rocket-launch-20171127-story.html|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=chicagotribune.com}} 5. ^{{cite news|title="Mad" Mike built a rocket so he can jump the Grand Canyon of Texas|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/03/mad-mike-built-a-rocket-so-he-can-jump-the-grand-canyon-of-texas/|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=Ars Technica|language=en-us}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Longest limousine ramp jump|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-ramp-jump-limousine|website=Guinness World Records|accessdate=26 March 2018}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Amy B.|last2=Selk|first2=Avi|title=A flat-Earther’s plan to launch himself in a homemade rocket just hit a speed bump|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/11/24/a-flat-earthers-plan-to-launch-himself-in-a-homemade-rocket-just-hit-a-speed-bump/|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=Washington Post|date=24 November 2017}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rocket-scientist-mad-mike-hughes-blasts-off-california-1.4592170|title=Self-taught rocket scientist 'Mad' Mike Hughes blasts off into California sky|accessdate=25 March 2018}} 9. ^1 {{cite news|title=Flat-Earther's steam-powered rocket lofts him 1,875 feet up into Mojave Desert sky|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-rocket-man-blast-20180325-story.html|accessdate=26 March 2018|work=latimes.com|agency=Associated Press|date=2018}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=Self-taught rocket scientist eyes new launch date in Calif.|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/self-taught-rocket-scientist-eyes-new-launch-date-in-calif/|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=28 November 2017}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=Dow|first1=Mike|title='Mad' Mike Hughes – limo driver turned rocket man|url=http://www.themaineedge.com/adventure/mad-mike-hughes-%E2%80%93-limo-driver-turned-rocket-man|accessdate=10 January 2018|work=The Maine Edge|date=13 December 2017}} 12. ^{{cite news|last1=Selk|first1=Avi|last2=Wang|first2=Amy B.|title=Analysis {{!}} A flat-earther finally tried to fly away. His rocket didn’t even ignite.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/02/06/a-flat-earther-finally-tried-to-fly-away-his-rocket-didnt-even-ignite/|accessdate=7 February 2018|work=Washington Post|date=6 February 2018}} 13. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/flat-earther-mad-mike-hughes-rocket-launch-man-blasts-off-a8272761.html|title=Flat-earther blasts off in homemade rocket in bid to reassure himself world is shaped 'like a Frisbee'|date=25 March 2018|author=Chiara Giordano|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=25 March 2018}} 14. ^{{cite news|title=Why you don't need a rocket to prove the planet is round|url=http://www.newsweek.com/flat-earth-society-mike-hughes-rocket-proof-planet-round-724207|accessdate=30 November 2017|work=Newsweek|date=28 November 2017|language=en}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/10/death-valley-girls-share-video-for-one-less-thing.html|title=Death Valley Girls Share Video for "(One Less Thing) Before I Die"|last=Kamp|first=Justin|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-25}} 16. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2016918/death-valley-girls-flat-earth-kansas-bowling/video/|title=Death Valley Girls - "(One Less Thing) Before I Die" Video|date=2018-10-02|website=Stereogum|access-date=2018-12-25}} External links
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