Daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes killed in rocket crash outside Barstow

Re:Daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes killed in rocket crash outsid... by krisoft on Sunday February 23, 2020 @09:17AM (#22396908)

"explorer and pushing the limits" Which limits exactly? According to the article he planed to go up to 5000 feet. That's a "rent a Cessna and pay your pilot buddy to take you up" territory.

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Re:Daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes killed in rocket crash outsid... by willis936 on Sunday February 23, 2020 @09:49AM (#22397040)

The limits of what a human is willing to do. Note that his title isn’t “rocket scientist” but “daredevil”. When you compare getting into a rocket you built on your own to riding a bike across the Grand Canyon, well, Evel Knievel seems tame.

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Re:Daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes killed in rocket crash outsid... by lonelappde on Monday February 24, 2020 @06:59PM (#22409686)

You are only a daredevil if you win. Otherwise you are a losedevil

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Re:Daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes killed in rocket crash outsid... by DonHopkins on Sunday February 23, 2020 @11:43AM (#22397795)

I think you misspelled "Evel": ;)

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Douchebag%20...

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Re:Daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes killed in rocket crash outsid... by lilSebastian on Sunday February 23, 2020 @09:50AM (#22397048)

Or buy a weather balloon and stick a camera on it...

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Re:Daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes killed in rocket crash outsid... by gridlockd on Sunday February 23, 2020 @10:09AM (#22397139)

> Which limits exactly?

The limits of stuntmanship.

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