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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by jimrandomh on Monday November 13, 2023 @11:58PM (#38259367)
When it comes to distance from an exploding rocket, inverse-square works in your favor. It's relatively straightforward to calculate an upper bound on how big the blast can be based on the amount of energy in the fuel.

(I believe the closest you can get without going into the exclusion zone is about five miles.)

Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by ethbr1 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @01:08PM (#38267062)
That's assuming it doesn't fly to you and then explode. As unlikely as can be engineered, but energetically possible!