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		guscost on March 25, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flat-Earther's rocket lofts him 1,875 feet up If you’re going less than 2000 feet up, what’s wrong with an airplane?

mulmen on March 25, 2018 [–]

It’s harder to get flat earthers to give you money for airfare.

guscost on March 25, 2018 | [–]

Well obviously commercial jets have video screens instead of windows, but surely building an ultralight or using an open cockpit plane is easier than this.

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