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"Mad Mike" Hughes, who built a steam-powered rocket in his backyard launched himself Saturday from a ranch in California. He was 64.
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The devil is found in the details. Sorry to hear of this.
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I guess he ran out of steam!
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Well sounds like he confirmed his theory the earth is flat.
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No, the Earth isn't. He is.
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I thought he would just go blind.
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What goes up must come down!!!!!!!!!!
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Super Dave Osborne. Sad the guy died, but at least it was something he was passionate about and on his own terms.
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The human genome just got a little cleaner.
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That looks like a very expensive way to kill yourself. Hopefully he cash flowed the project and didn’t leave his family any debt to pay off.
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The human genome just got a little cleaner.
He was past reproductive age. the damage is already done.
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Super Dave Osborne. Sad the guy died, but at least it was something he was passionate about and on his own terms.
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Heard about that on the radio this morning. It's a shame but I couldn't help but think the guy may have been a little "eccentric", to say the least. I'd like to see a steam powered rocket propulsion system and what it's capable of.
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Maybe rpcket science really is rocket science after all.
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I don't believe the earth is flat - Columbus fixed that.
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