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These are indeed part of the solution and are known as baffles. They have risks of their own, e.g.: https://wccftech.com/baffling-baffles-musk-explains-why-spac

• nuancebydefault 2y ago
  In the first spacex rocket Musk thought that it was a good idea to not install baffles. He learned from experience that they are indeed needed.
  • m4rtink 2y ago
    I remember a very similar anecdote about Von Braun & the early Juno/Jupiter rockets - with someone pointing out issues with sloshing on a press conference & Von Braun brushing it off as insignificant. Then the next launch crashed due to slosh induced oscillation - and the one rocket after that had anti-slosh baffles. ;-)