Mad Mike, the flat earther who wanted to prove his case by launching himself into the atmosphere in a home made rocket is dead...
The home made rocket - essentially a hot water heater with a man inside - was launched from the back of a rickety old truck...immediately after take off, the parachute that is supposed to allow him to safely return to the earths surface detaches and the hot water heater crashes back to the surface of our round planet...
If he didn't procreate, he's definitely a Darwin award winner....