The pod is basically flying. Although its weight of course is still ultimately borne by the pythons, perhaps it's mushed out and dampened in a way that reduces

The pod is basically flying. Although its weight of course is still ultimately borne by the pythons, perhaps it's mushed out and dampened in a way that reduces the ground-boom effect? But it sounds like one of the (many) bugs that must be worked out. spaceX wasn't all smooth sailing.