Screw that I'm not doing it
heading to a nearby village and finding a retired farmer willing to take some chances
I'm having real trouble envisioning this.
Guy in white coat pops into country pub and says:
"Hi Everyone , I'm from the rocket site down the road , we need a volunteer to stand next to the rocket and unplug a cable when we blast off .
We asked around in the office but no one is stupid / mad enough to do it , so .... here I am "