Viable?

Hello

My idea is to launch a high power rocket from "antarctic" south of South America at an angle of 5°-15° from the ground, equip it with satellite live video feed and 4 cameras (the video feed would be split between those 4 cameras) or a 360° camera then we would finally know what is beyond the walls (the Iron Republic?).

is it a good idea? what are the problems that could be encountered?

thanks

Jeff

Hello

My idea is to launch a high power rocket from "antarctic" south of South America at an angle of 5°-15° from the ground, equip it with satellite live video feed and 4 cameras (the video feed would be split between those 4 cameras) or a 360° camera then we would finally know what is beyond the walls (the Iron Republic?).

is it a good idea? what are the problems that could be encountered?

thanks

Jeff

please do it. but should you find no edge would you give up FE theory?

Hello

My idea is to launch a high power rocket from "antarctic" south of South America at an angle of 5°-15° from the ground, equip it with satellite live video feed and 4 cameras (the video feed would be split between those 4 cameras) or a 360° camera then we would finally know what is beyond the walls (the Iron Republic?).

is it a good idea? what are the problems that could be encountered?

thanks

Jeff

Funding

Depends on how much fuel you can get into this thing.  Chances are pretty high you're just going to see a bunch of ice, then more water.  Just for the sake of argument, let's make sure it has enough fuel to reach Australia (assuming Australia is where globe-earth says it is).

Boom, if it lands in Australia, RE confirmed.  If it still lands on ice or hits a dome, then we'll have to re-examine some things.

Depends on how much fuel you can get into this thing.  Chances are pretty high you're just going to see a bunch of ice, then more water.  Just for the sake of argument, let's make sure it has enough fuel to reach Australia (assuming Australia is where globe-earth says it is).

Boom, if it lands in Australia, RE confirmed.  If it still lands on ice or hits a dome, then we'll have to re-examine some things.

other possibilities would be solar powered balloons like the ones Google uses or small airplane. i don't know which one would be the best, maybe the airplane, for flight duration ?

for those interested here is an Excell XLS for computing rocket stuff

http://www.rocketmime.com/rockets/flt_sim_2d_MiniMagg_I161.xls

This stuff is bloody expensive. You're talking about intercontinental rockets, those are pretty much inaccessibly expensive and require a lot of expertise to get working.

Hello

My idea is to launch a high power rocket from "antarctic" south of South America at an angle of 5°-15° from the ground, equip it with satellite live video feed and 4 cameras (the video feed would be split between those 4 cameras) or a 360° camera then we would finally know what is beyond the walls (the Iron Republic?).

is it a good idea? what are the problems that could be encountered?

thanks

Jeff

You wont find any wall.
You fill find Antartica, and if the rocket keeps going, depending on its trajectory. maybe New Zealand.

If you like, you can actually go to Antartica. Nothing is stopping you.

The other main issue is the temperature.

please do it. but should you find no edge would you give up FE theory?

of course, i'm not (totally) crazy ^^.)

if i had money i would go to south antarctic right now and rent a boat and buy a rocket+plane+balloon (just to cover all the bases)
bob_the_skywatcher, thank you for the support! i'm not sure a goFundme campaign would be successfull when we look at the numbers : putting a simple balloon can go as high as 10K, so...

Jeff

Quote from: sir_awesome123 on December 06, 2016, 06:55:34 AM

please do it. but should you find no edge would you give up FE theory?

of course, i'm not (totally) crazy ^^.)

if i had money i would go to south antarctic right now and rent a boat and buy a rocket+plane+balloon (just to cover all the bases)
bob_the_skywatcher, thank you for the support! i'm not sure a goFundme campaign would be successfull when we look at the numbers : putting a simple balloon can go as high as 10K, so...

Jeff

It would cost a lot less to fly to the actual real and only South Pole on one of the adventure flights.

Quote from: 1on0ne on December 08, 2016, 03:54:50 AM

Quote from: sir_awesome123 on December 06, 2016, 06:55:34 AM

please do it. but should you find no edge would you give up FE theory?

of course, i'm not (totally) crazy ^^.)

if i had money i would go to south antarctic right now and rent a boat and buy a rocket+plane+balloon (just to cover all the bases)
bob_the_skywatcher, thank you for the support! i'm not sure a goFundme campaign would be successfull when we look at the numbers : putting a simple balloon can go as high as 10K, so...

Jeff

It would cost a lot less to fly to the actual real and only South Pole on one of the adventure flights.

What would that acomplish, dummy? This entire thread has been about scientific discovery and you suggest flying to a known destination... Why?

Quote from: rabinoz on December 08, 2016, 08:50:13 PM

Quote from: 1on0ne on December 08, 2016, 03:54:50 AM

Quote from: sir_awesome123 on December 06, 2016, 06:55:34 AM

please do it. but should you find no edge would you give up FE theory?

of course, i'm not (totally) crazy ^^.)

if i had money i would go to south antarctic right now and rent a boat and buy a rocket+plane+balloon (just to cover all the bases)
bob_the_skywatcher, thank you for the support! i'm not sure a goFundme campaign would be successfull when we look at the numbers : putting a simple balloon can go as high as 10K, so...

Jeff

It would cost a lot less to fly to the actual real and only South Pole on one of the adventure flights.

What would that acomplish, dummy? This entire thread has been about scientific discovery and you suggest flying to a known destination... Why?

Since the South Pole is as far south as anyone can possibly go, what is the point of this "rocket", dummy.

Earth
The earth is the flat astronomical body where live numerous species of plants, animals and other beings. The North Pole is the center of the earth, and South Pole is a circunference around it.

Note this is from the TFES.org Wiki! TheFlatEarthSociety Wiki is still hacked.

If it can be shown that the South Pole is a single location, that the sun appears to circle around in summer - bang goes any idea of a edge or "Ice Wall" map.
Take a sextant so you can verify that the sun is at the expected elevation and azimuth.

I think that just simply sailing there by a ship is easier, but well, you FE'ers have never been fast thinkers.

I think that just simply sailing there by a ship is easier, but well, you FE'ers have never been fast thinkers.

Are you referring to the south geographic pole, or the south magnetic pole?  I only ask because I think everyone else is talking about the south geographic pole, and I have no idea how the heck you could possibly sail there. 

I think that just simply sailing there by a ship is easier, but well, you FE'ers have never been fast thinkers.

well the cost of a boat with a crew is 300K a week and we can't refuel in the antarctic remember so how you gonna prove anything in that much time?