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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by mlindner on Friday February 18, 2022 @03:57AM (#30383548)
> Catastrophic failure of a plane causes a fire, catastrophic failure of a rocket causes a detonation the size of a small nuke.

Rockets do not detonate. They cause rapid burning. The fuel and oxidizer are not well mixed so cannot detonate.

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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by ClumsyPilot on Friday February 18, 2022 @07:31AM (#30384908)
I meant 'they explode" in laymans terms
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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by mlindner on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @08:03PM (#30449025)
The terms "nuke" were used which conveys the entirely wrong message. Even if you release the energy of a nuke, if you release it slowly you can even generate electricity from it. What matters is how fast the energy is released and a rocket explosion releases energy relatively slowly.
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