He's Serious: California Man Plans To Launch A Homemade Rocket To Prove The Earth Is Flat!
Hughes is a 61-year-old limo driver who's spent the last few years building a steam-powered rocket out of salvage parts in his garage. His project has cost him $20,000, which includes Rust-Oleum paint to fancy it up and a motor home he bought on Craigslist that he converted into a ramp. He will travel about a mile at a speed of roughly 500 mph, or at least he thinks he will.